MCD Analysis — TradeApes

MCDONALDS CORP (MCD)

Consumer Cyclical Restaurants

$255.69 close · Sep 05, 2026

Inconclusive 74 Health · Healthy

Below 50 & 200 SMA

52W -25.0% from High

Methodology Breakdown

Mature

The per-share figures for this stock imply an implausible value, which almost always points to incomplete or inconsistent underlying data (for example a missing or mis-scaled share count). We're withholding an estimate until the data is verified. The raw method outputs are shown below for transparency.

Method	Value	Role
DCF (Base Case)	$252,010,872.50	COMPUTED
DCF (TTM-anchored)	$252,010,872.50	COMPUTED
Peer Multiples	$190,363,254.11	COMPUTED
Earnings Power Value	$102,184,409.13	COMPUTED
Earnings Anchor	$311,876,715.44	COMPUTED
Cash Floor	$809,168.89	COMPUTED

Computed — every method is shown for transparency; none was published as our estimate for this stock.

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Multiple compressed z = -1.61

EV/EBITDA (4.1×) is 1.61 std deviations below its 2-year average

Jun 03

Health Score

Out of 100

Healthy

Pillar Scores

Financial Strength

Operating Trend

Valuation

Undervalued 83

Capital Allocation

Risk Management

Positives

↑ multiple vs own 5-yr history +4.8

↑ earnings yield (absolute) +2.4

↑ free-cash-flow margin +3.9

Concerns

↓ PEG ratio -1.3

Signal contribution: +43.5 from strengths -1.3 from concerns

Health Score Trend 9 snapshots

Financials

TTM Financials

Revenue ?Total sales generated from the company's primary business activities over the trailing twelve months.	27.70B
Gross Profit ?Revenue minus cost of goods sold. What remains before operating expenses — reflects pricing power and production efficiency.	—
Operating Income ?Profit from core business operations after all operating expenses (EBIT). Excludes interest and taxes.	12.80B
Net Income ?Bottom-line profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted from revenue.	8.79B
Free Cash Flow ?Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The actual cash the business generates after maintaining its assets — the truest measure of profitability.	7.76B
EBITDA ?Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation & amortization. A proxy for operating cash earnings that strips out accounting and financing differences.	13.27B
Total Debt ?Combined short-term and long-term interest-bearing debt obligations. Compare against cash and earnings to gauge leverage risk.	39.86B
Cash & Equivalents ?Highly liquid assets on hand — cash, money market funds, and short-term securities. The company's immediate financial cushion.	822.0M

Valuation

Market Cap	$181,821
Enterprise Value	53.77B
EV / Revenue	1.9x
EV / EBITDA	4.1x
P/E (TTM)	0.0x
Forward P/E (extrapolated)	11.5x
PEG	2.0x
P/FCF	0.0x
FCF Yield	—

EV/EBITDA vs history — 0% percentile (historically cheap)

CheapMidExpensive

Relative Valuation

Using relative multiples

EV / Revenue

1.9x

Price / Book

Neg. equity · buybacks

Key Metrics

Gross Margin ?Gross profit as a % of revenue. Measures how efficiently the company produces its goods or services — higher is better.	—
EBITDA Margin ?EBITDA as a % of revenue. Shows core operating profitability before accounting adjustments — useful for comparing across industries.	47.9%
Net Margin ?Net income as a % of revenue. The ultimate measure of overall profitability after every expense, interest payment, and tax is accounted for.	31.7%
FCF Margin ?Free cash flow as a % of revenue. Shows how much of each dollar of revenue converts into real, spendable cash.	28.0%
Revenue Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in total revenue. Measures business momentum — sustained growth above 15% is typically considered strong.	6.3%
Net Income Growth (YoY) ?Year-over-year change in net income. Shows whether profits are growing faster or slower than revenue — a key indicator of improving or deteriorating quality.	4.7%
Piotroski F-Score ?Score from 0–9 measuring financial strength across profitability, leverage, and efficiency signals. 8–9 = strong, 0–2 = distressed.	7 / 9
Altman Z-Score ?Bankruptcy risk model. Above 2.99 = safe zone, 1.81–2.99 = grey zone, below 1.81 = distress signal. Most useful for manufacturing companies.	—

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Quarterly Financials

Metric	Q2 '26	Q1 '26	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25	Q4 '25	Q3 '25	Q2 '25	Q1 '25	Q4 '23	Q3 '24
Revenue ?Total quarterly sales from primary business operations.	7.10B	6.52B	7.01B	7.08B	6.84B	5.96B	6.39B	6.87B	6.49B	6.17B	6.41B	6.69B
Gross Profit ?Quarterly revenue minus cost of goods sold.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income ?Quarterly profit from core operations before interest and taxes (EBIT).	3.34B	2.95B	3.16B	3.36B	3.23B	2.65B	2.87B	3.19B	2.92B	2.74B	2.80B	3.21B
Net Income ?Quarterly bottom-line profit after all expenses and taxes.	2.36B	1.98B	2.16B	2.28B	2.25B	1.87B	2.02B	2.26B	2.02B	1.93B	2.04B	2.32B
FCF ?Quarterly free cash flow: operating cash minus capital expenditures.	1.98B	1.73B	1.64B	2.42B	1.25B	1.88B	1.83B	1.94B	1.06B	1.84B	1.73B	2.46B

Revenue & Free Cash Flow

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Disclaimer: This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Scores and valuations are derived from SEC filings and publicly available data. Always do your own research before making investment decisions.