MCD
McDonald's Corporation
September 23, 2026 · intraday
- Rarity
- 2.58
- Peak move
- −6.48%
- Float cap
- $177.8B
McDonald's Corporation franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants, serving a locally relevant menu of quality food and beverages to customers in communities across more than 100 countries. At year-end 2025, about 95% of its 45,356 restaurants were franchised. Revenue comes from sales at company-owned restaurants and fees from franchised restaurants, including rent and royalties.
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10 events · 1 from SEC or newswire · 0 timed with the move- Key event
investor_dayAt its Sept 23, 2026 Investor Day in Chicago, McDonald's unveiled its 'McDonald's > NEXT' strategy, targeting 1.5pp chicken and beverage market share gains and low-to-mid 50% operating margin by 2030, ~250bps restaurant efficiency gains, and ~$8.5B franchisee support through 2036 (~$5B by 2030).
- Key event
analyst_ratingCiti lowered its price target on McDonald's to $310 from $345 while keeping a Buy rating, citing a softer same-store-sales outlook.
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product_launchMcDonald's began a pilot placing third-party brand advertising on digital menu boards at select company-owned US restaurants, showing ads after customers order across roughly 13,700 US locations serving about 26 million daily customers.
investigative_reportChinese outlet Jiemian reported a whistleblower allegation of food-safety violations at McDonald's Beijing Tongzhou-area stores in August, including unauthorized transfer of near-expiry shake ingredients and falsification of records; McDonald's China said it is investigating.
product_launchMcDonald's UK & Ireland launched its second 'World Menu Heist' campaign on Sept 22, 2026, adding nine items from eight countries.
analyst_ratingUBS analyst Dennis Geiger lowered his McDonald's price target to $320 from $340 while maintaining a Buy rating, per a Sept 21, 2026 note.
analyst_ratingBMO Capital Markets reiterated its Outperform rating on McDonald's with a $335 price target on September 21, 2026.
analyst_ratingNeedham & Company LLC reiterated a Buy rating on McDonald's on September 21, 2026.
analyst_ratingDeutsche Bank analyst Lauren Silberman lowered her McDonald's price target to $300 from $325 while keeping a Buy rating.
commodity_eventU.S. live cattle futures rose to an all-time record of $2.51 per pound, pushing wholesale ground beef costs for burger chains including McDonald's up 48% over the past year.