McDonald's Corporation
MCD · NYSE
- $252.53
- $182.21B
- Open
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- $254.28 - $258.45
- $252.15 - $341.75
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About McDonald's Corporation
McDonald’s sells hamburgers, chicken, fries, beverages, breakfast items, and other food through a global restaurant network. It makes money primarily through franchising, collecting rent, royalties, and fees from franchisees, while also generating sales from company-operated restaurants and related restaurant operations. Its customers are everyday consumers, including value-focused lower-income households that have become an important industry debate. The company also benefits from its global brand, digital ordering, and delivery capabilities. McDonald’s reported $26.9 billion of fiscal 2025 revenue and $8.6 billion of net income, compared with $25.9 billion and $8.2 billion, respectively, in fiscal 2024.
Notable Price Movement
- Sep 7-11$252.531.24%
McDonald’s fell 2.93% over the week, from $263.54 to $255.81, extending a steady decline that left the shares near a reported 52-week low. The stock dropped on each of the first four observed sessions, with the largest move coming on the final session before the week’s Tuesday close, and did not materially reverse the losses. No company-specific earnings release, executive announcement, contract, or guidance change is identified in the supplied evidence. Instead, the decline coincided with broader pressure on consumer and quick-service restaurant stocks, including concern that lower-income consumers are reducing spending. Articles also focused on slower expansion, higher development costs, and uncertainty over whether McDonald’s growth plans will support returns.
- Aug 31 - Sep 4$255.693.51%
McDonald’s fell $0.43, or 0.17%, from $260.06 to $259.63 over the week. The stock’s path was more volatile than the net change: it jumped to $265.00 on August 28, then gave back the gain across four consecutive sessions, declining to $263.54 on August 31, $261.11 on September 1, $260.95 on September 2 and $259.63 on September 3. The supplied evidence identifies no company-specific announcement, earnings release or guidance change driving the reversal. Instead, coverage focused on the stock’s valuation, its proximity to a 52-week low, post-earnings weakness and consumer pressure. Broader market context was constructive, with one market article noting that equities had been performing well since earlier-year lows.
- Aug 24-28$265.002.20%
McDonald's fell 2.20% over the week, from $270.95 to $265.00. The stock initially gained 0.6% Monday to $272.54, then reversed lower Tuesday and Wednesday as no definitive company-specific announcement was reported. Selling intensified Thursday, when shares dropped 2.6% to $260.06 on the week's highest volume of 5.98 million shares. McDonald's recovered 1.9% Friday, giving back part of Thursday's decline but not the full week's loss. The supplied evidence points to trading and sector themes rather than a single catalyst: notable options activity, ETF outflows involving MCD, and discussion of a temporary beef-tariff waiver that could reduce costs for restaurant operators.
- Aug 10-14$272.830.60%
McDonald's rose 3.20% across the supplied trading sequence, from $265.23 to $273.72. The advance was front-loaded: the shares gained $3.11 on August 4, added $5.66 on August 5 and reached $276.26 on August 6 before giving back $2.54 over the final two sessions. No dated company-specific catalyst is identified in the evidence, so the move appears to have reflected broader sentiment toward a beaten-down defensive restaurant stock and ongoing debate over valuation, U.S. execution and the franchise model. Trading volume also eased from roughly 7.4 million shares on August 3-4 to 4.7 million on August 10, suggesting the late-week pullback occurred without a reported volume surge.
- Aug 3-7$274.481.42%
McDonald's fell $4.68, or 1.71%, from $273.02 to $268.34 over the supplied period. The stock weakened through July 30, rebounded modestly on July 31, then dropped $5.41 on August 3 ahead of its quarterly release. The principal company-specific development was the August 4 second-quarter report: earnings beat estimates by 1.81%, but revenue missed by 0.51%; stronger franchised margins offset the sales shortfall, while comparable sales increased across all three segments. Shares recovered $3.11 on August 4, more than half of Monday's decline, suggesting the mixed results reduced some pressure. Earlier trading had no clearly identified company-specific catalyst, while broader market coverage cited optimism over Middle East de-escalation and Iran-related developments.
