McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
NYSE: MCD · Real-Time Price · USD
311.23
+2.69 (0.87%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
311.01
-0.22 (-0.07%)
After-hours: Dec 5, 2025, 7:59 PM EST

McDonald's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 23 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for McDonald's stock ranges from a low of $260 to a high of $375. The average analyst price target of $326.35 forecasts a 4.86% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $326.35 (+4.86%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $260 $326.35 $325 $375
Change -16.46% +4.86% +4.42% +20.49%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for McDonald's stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25
Strong Buy 764333
Buy 888777
Hold 111212151414
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 111111
Total 272725262525

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Hold
Maintains
$295$310
Hold Maintains $295$310 -0.40% Nov 19, 2025
Baird
Baird
Hold
Maintains
$322$325
Hold Maintains $322$325 +4.42% Nov 6, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$340$345
Buy Maintains $340$345 +10.85% Nov 6, 2025
Barclays
Barclays
Buy
Maintains
$362$358
Buy Maintains $362$358 +15.03% Nov 6, 2025
Mizuho
Mizuho
Hold
Initiates
$300
Hold Initiates $300 -3.61% Oct 28, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
26.94B
from 25.92B
Increased by 3.93%
Revenue Next Year
28.45B
from 26.94B
Increased by 5.61%
EPS This Year
12.25
from 11.39
Increased by 7.56%
EPS Next Year
13.37
from 12.25
Increased by 9.15%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
19.21B23.22B23.18B25.49B25.92B26.94B28.45B
Revenue Growth
-10.09%20.90%-0.17%9.97%1.67%3.93%5.61%
EPS
6.3110.048.3311.5611.3912.2513.37
EPS Growth
-19.92%59.11%-17.03%38.78%-1.47%7.56%9.15%
Forward PE
-----25.4023.28
No. Analysts
-----4040
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202520262027202820292030
High 28.3B 30.3B
Avg 26.9B 28.4B
Low 25.9B 27.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
9.1%
12.6%
Avg
3.9%
5.6%
Low
-0.0%
0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202520262027202820292030
High 13.04 14.28
Avg 12.25 13.37
Low 11.75 12.52

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
14.5%
16.6%
Avg
7.6%
9.1%
Low
3.1%
2.2%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.