How much has McDonald's Corporation fallen this year?

McDonald's Corporation is down 20.50% so far in 2026: it closed 2025 at $305.63 and is at $242.97 now.

How volatile is McDonald's Corporation?

Over the past year, McDonald's Corporation had an annualised volatility of 19.48%, based on daily closes. Its deepest fall from a high in that time was 32.31%, from February 27, 2026 to October 7, 2026. Its beta against the S&P 500 was 0.03.

What was the biggest price drop for McDonald's Corporation?

The deepest fall in our weekly price history since October 2006 was 32.86%, from a high in the week of August 5, 2019 to a low in the week of March 16, 2020. The price regained that high in the week of September 28, 2020.

Which month has historically been best for McDonald's Corporation?

Since 2015, November has had the highest average return for McDonald's Corporation (+4.00%, up in 11 of 11 years) and September the lowest (-1.77%, up in 6 of 12 years). Past seasonal patterns do not predict future returns.

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McDonald's Corporation

MCD

$242.97

▲ 0.47 (0.19%)

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Below: live stock price for McDonald's Corporation (MCD), a 1-year chart, 8 indicators (RSI, MACD, Bollinger, MA, EMA, Stochastic, ATR, Volume), and a compare mode. Add to your portfolio, star to your watchlist, or set a price alert in one place.

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is a Consumer Cyclical company based in United States. Operating in Restaurants, it employs about 150,000 people. Over the past year MCD traded between 229.2 and 341.75 USD. Trailing P/E sits near 19.74 on a market cap of about 171.94B USD. It currently yields 3.18% in dividends.

Day

+0.19%

+0.47

Week

+3.29%

+7.74

Month

-2.12%

-5.27

Year

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Prev close: $242.50
Volume (24h): $1.74B
Market cap: $171.94B
Currency: USD

Score

47/ 100 · Mixed

Coverage: 7/7

Value38
Quality89
Momentum19
Growth35
Risk77
Dividend50
Liquidity22

Composite of public market data. Informational only — not investment advice.

Trend projection

Where the recent trend points if it continues.

DowntrendFit 84%Pace -0.32% per bar

+5 bars+20 bars+60 bars+120 bars

+5 bars: 239.9652
+20 bars: 235.8803
+60 bars: 234.3187
+120 bars: 234.2616

Linear-regression continuation — not a prediction, not investment advice. ±1σ ≈ 68% range · ±2σ ≈ 95% range: ±0.0239 USD.

Interpretation

Composite signals look mixed. Strength: quality with weakness: momentum. Price sits near the lower third of the recent range, trend is sloping downward.

Descriptive observation — not investment advice.

Score breakdown

Raw values behind each pillar so you can see what the composite is reading.

Value
38/100
Value looks weak — driven by P/E (19.74).
P/E:19.74PEG:2.57
Quality
89/100
Quality looks strong — driven by Gross margin (57.38%).
ROA:13.25%Profit margin:31.72%Gross margin:57.38%
Momentum
19/100
Momentum looks fragile — driven by 52w change (-21.05%).
52w change:-21.05%
Growth
35/100
Growth looks weak — driven by Earnings growth (5.70%).
Revenue growth:3.70%Earnings growth:5.70%
Risk
77/100
Risk looks strong — driven by Beta (0.45).
Beta:0.45Short interest:2.17%
Dividend
50/100
Dividend looks mixed — driven by Payout ratio (59.71%).
Dividend yield:3.18%Payout ratio:59.71%
Liquidity
22/100
Liquidity looks fragile — driven by Current ratio (1.08).
Current ratio:1.08Quick ratio:0.82

Derived from public market data — informational, not investment advice.

Price report

How this asset has actually moved over the last 250 days.

Position in range12%

229.2 low341.75 high

Where the price sits between the window low and high.

Volatility (annualised): 19.5%
Max drawdown: -32.3%
Below period high: -28.9%
Best day: +4.16%
Worst day: -4.81%
Up days: 46%
Current streak: 5 up
Typical day swing: 1.7%
Volume vs average: +26%

Descriptive statistics over past prices — not a forecast and not investment advice.

Reference levels

Fibonacci retracements and extensions across the recent range.

60 bars

Reference only — not investment advice.

These coordinates describe past-trade clustering, not where to buy or sell. Do your own research before any trade.

Next level above

248.109 USD+2.12%

Fib 61.8% retracement

Next level below

239.793 USD-1.31%

Fib 78.6% retracement

Levels derived from: 278.7 high → 229.2 low · 60 bars

Resistance
Fib +161.8% extension
not reached
358.791 USD
+47.67% from current
Resistance
Fib +100% extension
not reached
328.2 USD
+35.08% from current
Resistance
Fib +61.8% extension
not reached
309.291 USD
+27.30% from current
Resistance
Fib +27.2% extension
not reached
292.164 USD
+20.25% from current
Resistance
Fib 23.6% retracement
tested 10×
267.018 USD
+9.90% from current
Resistance
Fib 38.2% retracement
tested 1×
259.791 USD
+6.92% from current
Resistance
Fib 50% midpoint
tested 4×
253.95 USD
+4.52% from current
Resistance
Fib 61.8% retracement
tested 5×
248.109 USD
+2.12% from current
Current
242.97 USD
Support
Fib 78.6% retracementNearest
tested 2×
239.793 USD
-1.31% from current
Support
Fib −27.2% extension
not reached
215.736 USD
-11.21% from current
Support
Fib −61.8% extension
not reached
198.609 USD
-18.26% from current
Support
Fib −100% extension
not reached
179.7 USD
-26.04% from current

How to read this

We take the highest and lowest price of the last 60 bars and cut the gap between them at the classic Fibonacci ratios (23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, 61.8%, 78.6%), plus extensions beyond both ends.

“Tested N×” counts how many of those 60 bars actually traded through the level. A level price has crossed many times is one the market has repeatedly agreed on; a level at 0 is pure geometry the price has never reached.

This is a map of where trading has already happened — not a forecast and not a signal. Price moves through these levels all the time.

Financials

52w high: $341.75
52w low: $229.20
52w change: -21.05%
Day high: $245.85
Day low: $241.88
P/E (TTM): 19.74
Forward P/E: 17.65
PEG: 2.57
Beta (5Y): 0.45
Enterprise value: 225.72B
EV / Revenue: 8.15
EV / EBITDA: 15.12
EPS (TTM): $12.31
Forward EPS: $13.76
Dividend yield: 3.18%
Dividend rate: $7.72
Payout ratio: 59.71%
Revenue (TTM): 27.7B
EBITDA: 14.93B
Free cash flow: 6.26B
Total cash: 822M
Total debt: 54.6B
Current ratio: 1.08
Quick ratio: 0.82
Profit margin: 31.72%
Gross margin: 57.38%
Return on assets: 13.25%
Shares outstanding: 707.64M
Float: 706.58M

Sector: Consumer CyclicalIndustry: RestaurantsHQ: United StatesEmployees: 150Kwww.mcdonalds.com

McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Analyst & Risk

Consensus

Buy

Mean rating2.06 / 5

Analysts29

Next earnings2026-11-04

Strong buy 4Buy 15Hold 14Sell 1

Analyst price target

$292.03

Mean target · 29 analysts

+20.2%

upside

Low $230.00Now $242.97High $390.00

Beta (vs S&P 500): 0.45; very stable
52-week change: -21.05%
Short % of float: 2.17%
Short ratio (days): 2.36
Current ratio: 1.08
Quick ratio: 0.82
ROA: 13.25%
PEG ratio: 2.57; richly valued
EV / Revenue: 8.15
EV / EBITDA: 15.12
Revenue growth: 3.70%
Earnings growth: 5.70%
EBITDA: 14.93B
Free cash flow: 6.26B
Total cash: 822M
Total debt: 54.6B
Insider holdings: 0.25%
Institutional: 76.36%

Recent rating changes

2026-10-08BernsteinMarket Perform → Market Performmain
2026-10-06KeybancOverweight → Overweightmain
2026-10-05Wells FargoOverweight → Overweightmain
2026-10-05GuggenheimNeutral → Neutralmain
2026-09-29JP MorganOverweight → Overweightmain
2026-09-28Melius ResearchSell → Sellmain
2026-09-28Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight → Equal-Weightmain
2026-09-24BMO CapitalOutperform → Outperformmain

Financial documents

McDonald's Corporation performance

Change from the closing price at the start of each period to the latest price.

Period	Start price	Change	Per year
1 week$235.23	$235.23	+3.29%
1 month$248.24	$248.24	-2.12%
3 months$267.71	$267.71	-9.24%
6 months$311.36	$311.36	-21.96%
Year to date$305.63	$305.63	-20.50%
1 year$307.77	$307.77	-21.05%
3 years$248.31	$248.31	-2.15%	-0.72%
5 years$242.25	$242.25	+0.30%	+0.06%
10 years$114.09	$114.09	+113.0%	+7.84%
Since Oct 2006$41.47	$41.47	+485.9%	+9.25%

Periods up to a year use daily closes, longer ones weekly closes. “Per year” is the compound annual growth rate.

Price change only; dividends are not included.

McDonald's Corporation all-time high and low

Highest since Oct 2006

$341.75

Mar 2, 2026

28.90% below the high

Lowest since Oct 2006

$40.79

week of Nov 27, 2006

495.7% above the low

52-week range

12%

Low

$229.20

Oct 5, 2026

High

$341.75

Mar 2, 2026

The latest price sits at 12% of this range.

Highs and lows include intraday prices.

McDonald's Corporation risk metrics

Past year of daily closes unless stated otherwise.

Volatility (1 year, annualised): 19.48%; How large price swings have been: the standard deviation of daily returns, scaled up to a year.
Max drawdown (1 year): -32.31%; Feb 27, 2026 → Oct 7, 2026 · Not yet recovered.; The deepest fall from a previous high to a later low over the past year.
Max drawdown (since Oct 2006): -32.86%; Aug 2019 → Mar 2020 · Recovered in the week of Sep 28, 2020.; The same measure across the whole weekly price history.
Sharpe ratio (risk-free rate 0): -1.13; Average daily return divided by its volatility, annualised: higher means more return for each unit of risk over the past year.
Beta vs S&P 500 (1 year): 0.03; On average, McDonald's Corporation moved 0.03% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 on the same day.

McDonald's Corporation drawdown from peak

How far the price stood below its previous high, based on weekly closes since Oct 2006.

McDonald's Corporation seasonality

Monthly returns by year, from month-end closes: daily data for the past year, weekly closes before that.

McDonald's Corporation seasonality
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
2026	+3.1%	+8.3%	-8.9%	-5.5%	-4.9%	-3.2%	+0.1%	-2.6%	-12%	+5.2%*			-21%*
2025	-1.7%	+6.8%	-0.4%

McDonald's Corporation price history

Yearly open, high, low and close, newest first.

McDonald's Corporation price history
Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
2026YTD	$305.29	$341.75	$229.20	$242.97	-20.50%
2025	$291.47	$326.32	$276.53	$305.63	+4.09%
2024	$295.05	$317.90	$243.53	$293.62	-0.97%
2023	$263.53	$299.35	$245.73	$296.51	+12.51%
2022	$269.49	$281.67	$217.68	$263.53	-1.69%

Frequently asked questions about McDonald's Corporation

What is the price of McDonald's Corporation today?

As of October 18, 2026, the price of McDonald's Corporation is $242.97, up 0.19% from the previous close.

What is the all-time high of McDonald's Corporation?

The highest price for McDonald's Corporation in our data, which starts in October 2006, is $341.75, reached on March 2, 2026. At $242.97, the latest price is 28.90% below it.

Calculated from historical closing prices — daily for the past year, weekly before that — and refreshed as new prices arrive. Past performance does not predict future returns. Not investment advice.


Average	+0.9%	+0.1%	-0.6%	+2.5%	-0.7%	-0.6%	+2.0%	+1.4%	-1.8%	+2.0%	+4.0%	+0.1%	+12%
Years up	58%	42%	42%	67%	42%	42%	75%	50%	50%	45%	100%	45%	82%

Year	Open	High	Low	Close	Change
2021	$214.49	$269.72	$202.73	$268.07	+24.93%
2020	$197.58	$231.91	$124.23	$214.58	+8.28%
2019	$175.96	$221.93	$173.41	$198.17	+12.88%
2018	$173.73	$190.88	$146.84	$175.56	+2.00%
2017	$121.86	$175.78	$118.18	$172.12	+41.41%
2016	$117.25	$131.96	$110.33	$121.72	+3.03%
2015	$94.32	$120.23	$87.50	$118.14	+24.65%
2014	$96.88	$103.78	$87.62	$94.78	-2.20%
2013	$87.42	$103.70	$86.81	$96.91	+10.65%
2012	$101.33	$102.22	$83.31	$87.58	-12.71%
2011	$77.10	$101.00	$72.14	$100.33	+30.71%
2010	$62.63	$80.94	$61.06	$76.76	+22.93%
2009	$60.99	$64.75	$50.44	$62.44	+2.26%
2008	$59.72	$67.00	$45.79	$61.06	+2.62%
2007	$43.65	$63.69	$42.31	$59.50	+34.22%
2006from October	$41.37	$44.68	$40.79	$44.33	—

Month	Close	Change
September 2026	$230.94	-12.37%
August 2026	$263.54	-2.62%
July 2026	$270.64	+0.12%
June 2026	$270.31	-3.18%
May 2026	$279.20	-4.90%
April 2026	$293.59	-5.53%

Month	Close	Change
March 2026	$310.79	-8.88%
February 2026	$341.06	+8.27%
January 2026	$315.00	+3.07%
December 2025	$305.63	-1.99%
November 2025	$311.82	+4.49%
October 2025	$298.43	-2.23%

McDonald's Corporation

Score

Trend projection

Interpretation

Score breakdown

Price report

Reference levels

Financials

Analyst & Risk

Recent rating changes

Financial documents

McDonald's Corporation performance

McDonald's Corporation all-time high and low

52-week range

McDonald's Corporation risk metrics

McDonald's Corporation drawdown from peak

McDonald's Corporation seasonality

McDonald's Corporation price history

Frequently asked questions about McDonald's Corporation

What is the price of McDonald's Corporation today?

What is the all-time high of McDonald's Corporation?

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McDonald's Corporation price history

Frequently asked questions about McDonald's Corporation

What is the price of McDonald's Corporation today?

What is the all-time high of McDonald's Corporation?

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How much has McDonald's Corporation fallen this year?

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