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McDonald's (MCD)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$296.04 USD

296.04
3,521,758

-4.94 (-1.64%)

Updated Oct 6, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $296.08 +0.04 (0.01%) 7:42 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.81%
2Buy17.98%
3Hold9.90%
4Sell5.43%
5Strong Sell2.74%
S&P50011.32%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value D Growth D Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 21% (194 out of 245)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

Zacks News

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McDonald's Drives Sustainable Growth Through Loyalty & Menu Innovation

MCD fuels growth with loyalty gains, menu hits like the Chicken Big Mac and global expansion despite inflation headwinds.

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

The latest trading day saw McDonald's (MCD) settling at $300.52, representing a -1.11% change from its previous close.

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Drops Despite Market Gains: Important Facts to Note

The latest trading day saw McDonald's (MCD) settling at $305.94, representing a -2.11% change from its previous close.

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Can McDonald's Tech Platform Unlock a New Wave of Margin Expansion?

MCD leans on edge computing and loyalty growth to unlock efficiencies and lift customer frequency.

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Chipotle's Loyalty Base Reaches 20M: Will It Drive Sales Recovery?

CMG's loyalty base hit 20 million, with new promotions boosting engagement as comps struggle in 2025.

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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to McDonald's (MCD). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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Starbucks Stock Falls 19% in 6 Months: Time to Buy or Stay Away?

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CMG Stock Slips 18% in a Month: Should You Act Now or Hold Steady?

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