McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
NYSE: MCD · Real-Time Price · USD
276.76
+3.46 (1.27%)
Jun 4, 2026, 10:25 AM EDT - Market open

McDonald's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 34 analysts polled by S&P Global, McDonald's stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $331.29. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 19.71% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $250 (-9.67%) and the highest is $407 (+47.06%).

Price Target: $331.29 (+19.71%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$250$331.29$330$407
Change-9.67%+19.71%+19.24%+47.06%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for McDonald's stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26
Strong Buy141517161514
Buy333445
Hold181714151614
Sell001000
Strong Sell222211
Total373737373634

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
UBS
UBS
Buy
Maintains
$365
BuyMaintains$365+31.89%May 18, 2026
Bernstein
Bernstein
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aMay 12, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$325$305
BuyMaintains$325$305+10.21%May 11, 2026
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintains
$360$350
BuyMaintains$360$350+26.47%May 8, 2026
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Maintains
$360$350
BuyMaintains$360$350+26.47%May 8, 2026
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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
28.49B
from 26.89B
Increased by 5.97%
Revenue Next Year
30.16B
from 28.49B
Increased by 5.87%
EPS This Year
12.90
from 11.95
Increased by 7.95%
EPS Next Year
14.12
from 12.90
Increased by 9.43%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
23.22B23.18B25.49B25.92B26.89B28.49B
Revenue Growth
20.90%-0.17%9.97%1.67%3.72%5.97%
Gross Profit
12.58B13.21B14.56B14.71B15.43B4.18B
Gross Margin
54.17%56.97%57.12%56.75%57.41%14.68%
Operating Income
10.16B10.37B11.75B11.85B12.40B13.44B
Net Income
7.55B6.18B8.47B8.22B8.56B9.16B
EPS
10.048.3311.5611.3911.9512.90
EPS Growth
59.11%-17.03%38.78%-1.47%4.92%7.95%
Forward PE
26.9225.9024.2123.5523.6121.45
Dividend / Share
5.255.666.236.787.177.49
Dividend Growth
-7.81%10.07%8.83%5.75%4.45%
Free Cash Flow
6.01B5.29B6.56B5.13B6.30B7.75B
No. Analysts
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Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High29.1B
Avg28.5B
Low27.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
8.2%
Avg
6.0%
Low
2.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High13.23
Avg12.90
Low12.25

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
10.7%
Avg
8.0%
Low
2.5%
Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Financial forecast data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.