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FAQ
MCD — frequently asked questions
Is McDonald's Corporation overvalued?
In our latest published analysis dated 2026-09-08, MCD looks meaningfully undervalued. The price recorded at analysis is 256 USD versus our fair value of 345 USD; the high endpoint is presented separately as potential value of 488 USD. That implies roughly 34.9% upside to fair value at that date.
Our latest published report, analyzed 2026-09-08, gives MCD a fair value of 345 USD and a potential value of 488 USD. The conclusion is triangulated across multiple valuation models and weighted by reliability for McDonald's Corporation's archetype; it is a dated research output, not a live price.
Should I buy MCD now?
Our latest published rating for MCD, analyzed 2026-09-08, is Strong Buy. McDonald's Corporation looks meaningfully undervalued at the analysis-date price of 256 USD versus fair value of 345 USD; potential value is 488 USD. This is research for educational purposes, not personalized investment advice.
What are the biggest risks for MCD?
The dedicated bear-case section in our report analyzed 2026-09-08 documents McDonald's Corporation's material risks, evidence, thresholds, and thesis-invalidation conditions. Scenario-specific explanations remain in that section so the report does not repeat or decontextualize them elsewhere.
What is MCD's rating?
Our latest published rating for MCD, analyzed 2026-09-08, is Strong Buy, with a published moat assessment of 1/10 (None). It reflects our fair value of 345 USD, the potential value of 488 USD, and the price recorded at analysis (256 USD).
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§1 الملخص التنفيذيEN
الإجابة في 30 ثانيةStrong Buy
السعر مقابل القيمة
Price
$255.69
Fair value
$345.00
Potential value
$487.79
As of
2026-09-04
لماذا قد تنجح الفرضية
Both major geographic lines could outperform while FY2025 investment converts into incremental demand.
ما الذي سيغيّر تقييمنا
The risk test is capital spending at or above 12.52% of revenue in FY2030 without better revenue and operating cash.
Strong Buy. The $255.69 report-date price is below $345 Fair value and $487.79 Potential value. Unproductive capital spending is the main risk; broad segment growth is the clearest upside.3
Capital spending rose to $3.37 billion in FY2025. If it stays high without better sales and cash, investor returns and financial flexibility would weaken.3,5
FY2027 forecasts average $29.67 billion of revenue and $13.98 of diluted earnings per share. FY2025 was $10.55 billion.
A favorable demand cycle would let both major geographic lines sustain mid-single-digit growth while capital spending produces incremental sales and cash.
Evidence-backed thesis
Strong Buy because the valuation gap and cash generation outweigh the conditional capital-spending risk.4
Cycle upside
A favorable demand cycle would let both major geographic lines sustain mid-single-digit growth while capital spending produces incremental sales and cash.
توصية الدار
Strong Buy because the valuation gap and cash generation outweigh the conditional capital-spending risk.4
نظرة عامة على الشركة
The Company has determined that it is the principal in these arrangements. The Company’s revenues consist of sales by Company-owned and operated restaurants and fees from franchised restaurants operated by conventional franchisees, developmental licensees and affiliates. Fees vary by type of site, amount of Company investment, if any, and local business conditions. These fees, along with occupancy and operating rights, are stipulated in franchise/license agreements that generally have 20-year terms. McDonald's creates opportunities that encourage Company employees, franchisees and their employees, suppliers, and customers to get involved in philanthropic and volunteering opportunities.
The Company is guided by five core values that define who it is and how it runs the business across the three-legged stool of McDonald’s franchisees, suppliers, and employees:
§2 السيناريو الهبوطيEN
The central stress is weaker demand while capital spending stays high. Sales, profit and cash would fall as the debt balance limits financial flexibility.
A broad segment slowdown would reduce consolidated sales, weaken fixed-cost absorption, and force lower earnings and free-cash-flow assumptions across valuation methods.
الحالي:FY2026 and FY2027 forecasts imply 4.92% and 5.2% growth.
تنبيه إذاBelow 3% for two consecutive issuer fiscal years.
02
Capital spending intensity
§3 الميزة التنافسيةEN
None
McDonald's reports revenue across International Operated Markets, the Usmarket, and its smaller licensed-markets-and-corporate line. Those figures show geographic breadth, but they do not establish switching costs, protected assets, network effects, cost advantage, or efficient scale; each structural factor remains unknown from the cited segment data.
SBUX is the closest restaurant-demand comparison. TJX represents value spending, while BKNG and ABNB represent travel-related discretionary spending; their different economics make them indirect checks rather than interchangeable peers.
الربح الاقتصادي
FY2025 operating income was $12.39 billion, yet no structural moat source is credited from that result alone.5
1/ 10
None
التهديدات المعروفة للميزة التنافسية
التهديد
الخطورة
الجدول الزمني
التخفيف
Direct restaurant competition could weaken traffic or require more promotional value.
medium
Through FY2027 and beyond
Treat the threat as confirmed if operating margin falls below 43% while major-segment growth weakens. That combination would show traffic or pricing pressure reaching profit.5
الصفوف: معدل الخصم (Ke للأرباح؛ WACC للتدفقات النقدية). الأعمدة: النمو النهائي.
القيمة العادلة
تغير المدة (سنوات)
-5
-2
0
+2
+5
القيمة العادلة
345.00 US$
345.00 US$
345.00 US$
346.39 US$
348.41 US$
مدة الميزة التنافسية: 1 سنوات في الحالة الأساسية المميزة. تبقى الافتراضات الأخرى ثابتة.
مرجع الحساسية
The highlighted cell is Fair value when every assumption sits at its base level ($345.00). Each row and column shows what Fair value becomes when one assumption moves.
منحدر التدفق النقدي الحر
Free cash flow to the firm stays positive in the first projected year at $7.9B after modeled reinvestment of $2.5B, with terminal value at 73.4% of enterprise value. A sudden drop in free cash flow is not projected unless capital spending relative to revenue, reinvestment, or gross margin resets materially.
Consolidated FY2027 revenue reaches the published annual forecast, then the house revenue path slows gradually; the two major geographic lines remain the key operating test.1,6
Margins ease modestly while investment spending begins to produce incremental revenue.
This path supports steady earnings growth without further margin expansion. It fails if annual revenue growth stays below 3% for two consecutive fiscal years, or if capital spending does not lift revenue and operating cash.5
FY2027 revenue and earnings approach the upper ends of their forecast ranges.1
§7 شجرة قرارات الأرباحEN
تجاوز
Add within the planned allocation if both major geographic lines strengthen.
المُحفِّز: Revenue and earnings exceed the annual forecasts while margin remains near the reported level.
Broad growth with steady margins would show that investment spending is producing demand and operating leverage.
متوافق
Keep the planned allocation and require continued progress.
المُحفِّز: Revenue, earnings and margins remain close to the FY2027 forecast path.
Results near the forecast path would support the base case without proving the later growth runway.
دون التوقعات
Pause new buying and re-underwrite the growth duration.
المُحفِّز: Both major lines weaken, margin compresses, or capital spending fails to produce better cash.
Weak segment growth or lower margins would reduce earnings and cash while leaving the investment burden in place.
جودة الأرباح
FY2025 operating cash exceeded reported profit, and free cash flow remained positive. Elevated capital spending means less cash may remain for investors, so weaker operating cash alongside persistent spending would be the warning.4,5
Free cash flow means cash left after capital spending. It remained $7.19 billion in FY2025 despite elevated investment, supporting distributions while leaving future spending productivity unresolved.4,5
تخصيص رأس المال
Capital allocation must balance investment, shareholder distributions and $54.60 billion of debt. Future repurchases should not be treated as a permanent earnings-growth source.
The earnings case has cash support, provided capital spending does not become a permanent burden.
Capital intensity remains the main financial tension.
FY2025 capital spending reached $3.37 billion, while total debt was $54.60 billion on 2026-09-08.
Weak investment returns could reduce cash available for debt reduction and repurchases.
أحدث إيرادات26.9 مليار US$معدل النمو السنوي المركب للإيرادات +1.0%
هامش التشغيل46.1%10 فترات مالية
أحدث تدفق نقدي حر7.2 مليار US$FY2025
صافي الدين39.2 مليار US$FY2025
تفصيل قائمة الدخلكيف يتحول حجم الأعمال إلى أرباح مُعلنة.
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الإيرادات26.9 مليار US$تكلفة الإيرادات−11.5 مليار US$إجمالي الربح15.4 مليار US$المصروفات التشغيلية−3 مليار US$الدخل التشغيلي12.4 مليار US$البنود غير التشغيلية والضرائب−3.8 مليار US$صافي الدخل8.6 مليار US$
بيانات التاريخ المالي
الإيرادات
26,885,000,000 US$
تكلفة الإيرادات
11,450,000,000 US$
إجمالي الربح
15,435,000,000 US$
المصروفات التشغيلية
3,042,000,000 US$
الدخل التشغيلي
12,393,000,000 US$
البنود غير التشغيلية والضرائب
-3,830,000,000 US$
صافي الدخل
8,563,000,000 US$
لمحة عن الميزانية العموميةكيفية الاحتفاظ بالأصول المُبلغ عنها وتمويلها في الفترة المحددة.
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تكوين الأصولمصادر التمويل
إجمالي الأصول59.5 مليار US$النقد774 مليون US$الأصول المتداولة4.2 مليار US$إجمالي الالتزامات61.3 مليار US$الالتزامات المتداولة4.4 مليار US$عجز حقوق المساهمين1.8 مليار US$
بيانات تفصيل الميزانية العمومية
إجمالي الأصول
59,515,000,000 US$
النقد
774,000,000 US$
الأصول المتداولة
4,163,000,000 US$
إجمالي الالتزامات
61,306,000,000 US$
الالتزامات المتداولة
4,361,000,000 US$
عجز حقوق المساهمين
1,791,000,000 US$
جسر التدفق النقديكيف تحول التدفق النقدي التشغيلي إلى تدفق نقدي حر في FY2025.
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تسوية التدفق النقدي التشغيلي
صافي الدخل8.6 مليار US$الإهلاك والإطفاء+457 مليون US$التعويض القائم على الأسهم+165 مليون US$تعديلات تشغيلية أخرى+1.4 مليار US$التدفق النقدي التشغيلي10.6 مليار US$
تسوية النقد من بداية الفترة إلى نهايتها
النقد في بداية الفترة1.1 مليار US$التدفق النقدي التشغيلي+10.6 مليار US$التدفق النقدي الاستثماري−3.8 مليار US$التدفق النقدي التمويلي−7.1 مليار US$تأثير سعر الصرف+86 مليون US$النقد في نهاية الفترة774 مليون US$
10.6 مليار US$ − 3.4 مليار US$التدفق النقدي الحر 7.2 مليار US$
بيانات جسر التدفق النقدي
صافي الدخل
8,563,000,000 US$
التدفق النقدي التشغيلي الداخل
10,551,000,000 US$
الإهلاك والإطفاء
457,000,000 US$
التعويض القائم على الأسهم
165,000,000 US$
تعديلات تشغيلية أخرى
1,366,000,000 US$
التدفق النقدي التشغيلي
10,551,000,000 US$
النقد المتاح
11,722,000,000 US$
النقد في بداية الفترة
1,085,000,000 US$
تأثير سعر الصرف
86,000,000 US$
التدفق الاستثماري الخارج
3,822,000,000 US$
النفقات الرأسمالية
3,365,000,000 US$
أنشطة استثمارية أخرى
457,000,000 US$
التدفق التمويلي الخارج
7,125,000,000 US$
النقد في نهاية الفترة
774,000,000 US$
التدفق النقدي الاستثماري
-3,822,000,000 US$
التدفق النقدي التمويلي
-7,125,000,000 US$
الإيرادات حسب القطاع التشغيليالحصة من إجمالي إيرادات 2025-12-31.
26.9 مليار US$إجمالي الإيرادات
الإيرادات حسب القطاع التشغيليالحصة
International Operated Markets13.6 مليار US$50.7%+8% على أساس سنوي
USMarket10.8 مليار US$40.3%+1.8% على أساس سنوي
International Developmental Licensed Marketsand Corporate2.4 مليار US$9%−8.8% على أساس سنوي
المصدر: SEC EDGAR · تاريخ الإيداع 2026-02-24 · SEC EDGAR
بيانات توزيع الإيرادات: الإيرادات حسب القطاع التشغيلي
الإيرادات حسب القطاع التشغيلي
الإيرادات
الحصة
على أساس سنوي
International Operated Markets
13.6 مليار US$
50.7%
8%
USMarket
10.8 مليار US$
40.3%
1.8%
International Developmental Licensed Marketsand Corporate
2.4 مليار US$
9%
-8.8%
الإيرادات والأرباحكيف يتحول حجم الأعمال إلى أرباح مُعلنة.
النقد والدينالسيولة المتاحة مقارنة بإجمالي الاقتراض.
توليد النقدالتدفق النقدي التشغيلي مقارنة بالتدفق النقدي الحر.
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) trades at 18.6x forward earnings against a peer median of 26.3x. Its EV/EBITDA of 15.7x compares with a peer median of 20.9x. The comparison uses 4 peers: The TJX Companies Inc., Booking Holdings Inc., Starbucks Corporation and Airbnb Inc., as of 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-08.
§10 الصناعة والدورةEN
مرحلة الدورة
Expansion
Capital spending rose from $2.36 billion in FY2023 to $3.37 billion in FY2025. The industry references are 3.7% of revenue and 1.64 times depreciation.5
دورة صعودية
A favorable demand cycle would let both major geographic lines sustain mid-single-digit growth while capital spending produces incremental sales and cash.
دورة هبوطية
A weaker demand cycle would pressure traffic and pricing. High spending would then absorb more cash while debt reduces flexibility.
التموضع
The cycle view is demand-led and evidence-limited. Segment demand and capital productivity are the decisive tests.
§11 إدارة المراكزEN
حجم المركز
Start smaller than the investor's usual full position. Add only while annual revenue growth stays at least 3%, margin remains above 43%, and capital spending produces better revenue and cash. The Strong Buy view has material upside, but long-run growth and capital-spending productivity still require verification.5
المخاطر
Keep position size tied to segment growth, margin and spending productivity. Do not rely on debt-funded repurchases as a lasting earnings driver.
شرائح الدخول
المستوى
إجراء
لماذا
Annual revenue growth remains at least 3%.
Initiate or add within the planned allocation.
Growth above this threshold keeps both major segments and the later revenue path credible.
Not every cited input appears here: internal calculations and intermediate model outputs have no external record, and some citations could not be matched to one.
Traffic weakness and heavier value promotions would reduce profit per sale and invalidate the high-margin growth path.5
FV impact
-2.4%
Operating margin 6 points lower throughout
Trigger
Within 24 months
Persistent spending would leave less operating cash for investors, limit repurchases, and weaken the assumption that investment converts into durable growth.
الحالي:FY2025 capital spending was $3.37 billion in the annual filing retrieved 2026-09-08.
تنبيه إذاAt or above 12.52% of revenue in FY2030 without better revenue and cash flow.
A sustained financing-cost increase would lower the present value of long-run cash flows and intensify pressure from debt and continuing capital needs.
الحالي:6.8243% as of and retrieved 2026-09-08T21:14:02+00:00.
Limitation: Terminal value is 73.7% of this model's value, above the 60% level at which the methodology flags concentration; the value leans on the years beyond the explicit forecast.
Project EPS through the explicit advantage period, fade growth as competition catches up, and discount the full stream at cost of equity.
Limitation: Terminal value is 80.7% of this model's value, above the 60% level at which the methodology flags concentration; the value leans on the years beyond the explicit forecast.
Limitation: Terminal value is 73.4% of this model's value, above the 60% level at which the methodology flags concentration; the value leans on the years beyond the explicit forecast.
Joint segment strength would raise sales, profit and cash without requiring investors to pay a higher multiple. Margin compression would disconfirm this path.