McDonald's Corporation
MCD stock score: 54/100
$252.63 · +2.59% · Scored Oct 22, 2026
- Technical
- 46
- Fundamental
- 63
- News
- 59
The reading
McDonald's (MCD) scores 54 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 58% of Consumer Cyclical stocks and 56% of the 4,161 US stocks we score.
The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 46, fundamentals 63.
Among the fundamentals, Operating Margins at 100 and Inventory Turnover at 100 score highest, while Price to Sales Ratio at 16 weighs the most against it.
On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 54 and contrarian oscillators 34.
News sentiment is neutral at 59; it is shown, not counted in the composite.
Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 48 to 58, and it ends the period where it started.
What’s driving the score
The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward MCD’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.
Fundamental
63Pulling it up
- Operating Margins100
Operating margins measure profitability after operating expenses.
- Inventory Turnover100
Inventory turnover is how many times a year a company sells through its inventory.
- EBITDA Margins99
EBITDA margins measure operating profitability before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.
Holding it back
- Price to Sales Ratio16
Price-to-Sales ratio compares market capitalization to annual revenue.
- Asset Turnover23
Asset turnover is revenue divided by total assets: how much sales a company generates from each dollar of assets.
- Earnings Estimates25
Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.
38 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.
Technical · daily
47Pulling it up
- Parabolic SAR (PSAR)100
Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.
- VWAP100
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.
- EMA 50 Cross Up100
EMA 50 Cross Up detects when price crosses above the 50-period EMA.
Holding it back
- Bollinger Bands (20)0
Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.
- Williams %R (14)0
Williams %R (14-period) measures where the current price sits within the recent high-low range.
- Williams %R (7)0
Williams %R (7-period) places the close within the last 7 periods' high-low range.
61 weighted scorers; 4 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.
News · shown, not counted
- Global News
- 67
- Social Sentiment (3D)
- 54
- Social Sentiment (1W)
- 50
Technical score by timeframe
| Chart | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 61 | 1 |
| Daily | 47 | 3 |
| Weekly | 32 | 2 |
| Monthly | 45 | 2 |
| Quarterly | 50 | 2 |
Composite score, last 90 days
Show the daily numbers
| Date | Composite |
|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 54 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 53 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 53 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 52 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 51 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 49 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 50 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 48 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 48 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 48 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 52 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 49 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 51 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 50 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 52 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 52 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 50 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 52 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 52 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 52 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 56 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 55 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 55 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 55 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 55 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 54 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 53 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 51 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 48 |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 48 |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 48 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 57 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 53 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 56 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 58 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 57 |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 55 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 54 |
Key facts
- Market cap
- $178.8B
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Beta
- 0.45
- Risk grade (1–10)
- 5
- Next earnings
- Nov 4, 2026
Restaurants peers
| Company | Market cap | Score |
|---|---|---|
| SBUX Starbucks | $116.2B | 56 |
| YUM Yum! Brands | $42.1B | 63 |
| CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill | $35.6B | 51 |
| QSR Restaurant Brands International | $35.0B | 62 |
| DRI Darden Restaurants | $24.6B | 62 |
| YUMC Yum China | $15.1B | 56 |
Questions
What is MCD's stock score today?
MCD scores 54/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 22, 2026: technical 46, fundamental 63, and news sentiment 59, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.
Is MCD a buy?
The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 54 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.
How is the MCD score calculated?
99 weighted scorers feed it today: 38 fundamental, scored against Consumer Cyclical ranges, and 61 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.
Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.