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McDonald's (MCD)

(Real Time Quote from BATS)

$303.75 USD

303.75
1,173,838

+2.11 (0.70%)

Updated Aug 13, 2025 12:54 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 Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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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 B Momentum D 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 24% (187 out of 245)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

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Here is What to Know Beyond Why McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Trending Stock

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Wingstop, Domino's Pizza, Potbelly, Chipotle Mexican Grill and McDonald's

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Starbucks (SBUX) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates

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Red Robin (RRGB) Q3 Earnings Beat, Adjusted EBITDA Up Y/Y

Red Robin's (RRGB) Q3 performance is hurt by the decline in comps. Yet, a rise in guest checks and increased menu prices aided the company's bottom line.

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Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) fiscal third-quarter 2023 results reflect growth in comparable sales. Yet, the soft sales trend hurts.

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McDonald's (MCD) Beats Overall in Q3: ETFs to Benefit

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) reported third-quarter 2023 results, with earnings and revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate.

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Pre-Markets in Green to Start a Crucial Week of Events

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Busy Week for Earnings, Fed, Reports; MCD, ON Beat in Q3

Mid-October near-term highs have given way to lower trading levels for the most part in the past couple weeks.

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Up on Q3 Earnings & Revenue Beat

McDonald's (MCD) third-quarter 2023 results are aided by robust comparable sales.

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McDonald's (MCD) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

McDonald's (MCD) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 6.33% and 1.79%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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YUM! Brands (YUM) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

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McDonald's (MCD) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store?

McDonald's (MCD) third-quarter 2023 top line is likely to have been aided by strong comps growth, menu innovation, expansion efforts, an increase in average check growth and menu price.

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Is Trending Stock McDonald's Corporation (MCD) a Buy Now?

McDonald's (MCD) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.