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McDonald's (MCD)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$296.04 USD

296.04
3,813,149

-4.94 (-1.64%)

Updated Oct 6, 2025 04:00 PM ET

Pre-Market: $295.62 -0.42 (-0.14%) 8:22 AM 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 C 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 18% (200 out of 243)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

Zacks News

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Wendy's (WEN) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Miss, Shares Down

While Wendy's (WEN) system optimization initiatives favor the company's fourth-quarter expenses and profit, fewer company-operated restaurants affect the top line

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    Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Q4 Earnings in Line With Estimates

    Cheesecake Factory's (CAKE) fourth-quarter results hurt by a challenging operating environment in the U.S. restaurants space.

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      Jack in the Box (JACK) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Top, Shares Up

      Jack in the Box's (JACK) re-franchising strategies favor first-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings, while decline in system comps somewhat hurts the top line.

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        Domino's (DPZ) Q4 Earnings Match Estimates, Revenues Miss

        Domino's (DPZ) witnessed a year-over-year increase in top and bottom lines in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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          Cracker Barrel (CBRL) Beats on Q2 Earnings, Raises EPS View

          Cracker Barrel's (CBRL) sales-building initiatives favored comps growth and the overall top line in the second-quarter of fiscal 2018.

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            Dine Brands' (DIN) Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates

            While Dine Brands' (DIN) fourth-quarter revenues are partially affected by closing down of a few restaurants, lower gross profit somewhat dents earnings.

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              Top Ranked Income Stocks to Buy for February 20th

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                Yum! Brands (YUM) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss

                The shift to refranchising substantially boosted Yum! Brands (YUM) operating margin and earnings per share and the trend is expected to continue.

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                  Chipotle Mexican (CMG) Stock Down Despite Q4 Earnings Beat

                  Chipotle's (CMG) revenue growth and lower costs have driven fourth-quarter 2017 earnings.

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                    Key Predictions for Q4 Earnings Reports of CMG, DNKN & BWLD

                    The performance of restaurant players has been decent so far this earnings season. Let's see how CMG, DNKN, BWLD are poised ahead of their earnings announcements.

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                      McDonald's, TravelCenters of America and Alphabet highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

                      McDonald's, TravelCenters of America and Alphabet highlighted as Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day

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                        Bull of the Day: McDonald's (MCD)

                        Compared to the rest of industry, this fast food chain is a stand out.

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                          Brinker's (EAT) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Lag

                          Brinker's (EAT) second-quarter fiscal 2018 earnings were driven by the implementation of the new tax structure and revenue growth at Maggiano's.

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                            McDonald's (MCD) Q4 Earnings Beat on Solid Comps Growth

                            McDonald's (MCD) solid comps growth drive fourth-quarter 2017 results. Focus on refranchising boosts earnings but remains a drag on the company's revenues.

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                              McDonald's (MCD) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

                              McDonald's (MCD) global comps for the fourth-quarter 2017 rise with all the segments posting positive guest count.

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                                Yum! Brands Makes Investment Attractive With Dividend Hike

                                As part of its strategy to drive investments through attracting stockholders, Yum! Brands (YUM) recently announced a dividend hike.

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                                  Starbucks (SBUX) Q1 Earnings Top, Stock Falls on Weak Comps

                                  Starbucks (SBUX) reports better-than-expected Q1 earnings but fails to meet the consensus estimate for revenues. Shares fall 4.3% in the after-hour trading session in response to weak comps.

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                                    Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon's Q4 Earnings

                                    The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of all around strength and momentum.

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                                      Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon's Q4 Earnings

                                      The picture emerging from the Q4 earnings season is one of all around strength and momentum.

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                                        McDonald's (MCD) Q4 Earnings Likely to Reflect Comps Growth

                                        We expect the McDonald's (MCD) solid comps growth to drive fourth-quarter 2017 results. Though increased focus on refranchising is likely to boost earnings, it may lower the company's revenues.

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                                          Can Americas Segment Boost Starbucks' (SBUX) Q1 Earnings?

                                          Starbucks' (SBUX) Americas segment revenues are expected to witness improvement in Q1, courtesy of successful innovations, best-in-class loyalty program and digital offerings.

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                                            Dunkin' Donuts Opens First-Next Generation Concept Store

                                            Dunkin' Brands' (DNKN) focus on re-imaging stores, strong digital initiatives and aggressive expansion strategies are expected to drive the company's performance.

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                                              McDonald's Plans to Improve Global Packaging System by 2025

                                              McDonald's (MCD) plans sustainable packaging to meet the growing demand for food with ethics.

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                                                El Pollo Loco Opens Outlet in Yuba City With Vision Design

                                                El Pollo Loco (LOCO) opens franchised location in Yuba City implementing its vision design model.

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                                                  Will Vending Machines Boost Fastenal's (FAST) Q4 Earnings?

                                                  Increased onsite locations and installation of vending machines along with the Mansco acquisition are expected to boost Fastenal's (FAST) sales in the fourth quarter.