McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock

About McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation operates and licenses its renowned fast-food chain worldwide, with a significant presence in both the United States and international markets. Their comprehensive menu offers classic items like hamburgers and cheeseburgers, a variety of chicken options including sandwiches and nuggets, alongside lighter choices such as wraps, french fries, and salads. For breakfast, patrons can select from offerings like biscuit and bagel sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and hotcakes. Additionally, the company provides oatmeal, an assortment of desserts including milkshakes, sundaes, and soft-serve ice cream, plus a selection of baked goods. A wide array of soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages completes their offering. By December 31, 2021, the corporation's global network encompassed 40,031 establishments. McDonald's Corporation, founded in 1940, has its main corporate office located in Chicago, Illinois.

McDonald's Corporation is led by CEO Christopher J. Kempczinski, employs 150,000 people, headquartered in Chicago, US, publicly traded since 1965.

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) stock trades at $271.52 with a market capitalization of $192.92B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.31, price-to-book of -150.05, price-to-sales of 7.03. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $261.42 and $341.75, and currently trades 20.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.73%.

On profitability, McDonald's Corporation generates a return on equity (ROE) of -433.90%, return on capital employed of 22.60%, an operating margin of 46.10%, a net profit margin of 31.62%.

In its most recent fiscal year, McDonald's Corporation reported annual revenue of $26.9B, net profit of $8.6B, revenue has compounded at 7.0% a year over the last five years, profit at 12.6% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of -42.68 — a conservative balance sheet with little leverage risk, a current ratio of 0.95, total assets of $59.5B, $774.0M in cash and equivalents.

MCD has an average daily trading volume of 4,533,863 shares, a beta of 0.42 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.mcdonalds.com