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McDonald's (MCD): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy14 Buy10 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 25 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 25 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $288, the highest $343, the lowest $230. The average is +18.5% from the last price of $243.
Analyst ratings 40
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Harbour★★★★★★★★★★#10941 · hits 49% · avg −2.3% | Morgan Stanley | $297 | Hold | +22.2% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 05:25 | +1.5%next day +1.3% | ↗ |
| Danilo Gargiulo★★★★★★★★★★#10979 · hits 52% · avg −3.5% | Bernstein | $250 | Hold | +2.9% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 06:10 | +0.1%next day +2.1% | ↗ |
| Danilo Gargiulo★★★★★★★★★★#10979 · hits 52% · avg −3.5% | Bernstein | $295 → $250−15.3% | Hold | +2.9% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 07:07 | +3.0%next day −1.3% · 5 days +2.6% | ↗ |
| Sara Senatore★★★★★★★★★★#9103 · hits 47% · avg −0.1% | Bank of America Securities | $343 | Hold | +41.2% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 06:35 | +3.0%next day −1.3% · 5 days +2.6% | ↗ |
| Andrew Charles★★★★★★★★★★#1572 · hits 51% · avg +7.2% | TD Cowen | $270 | Hold | +11.1% | Assigned | 07.10.26on TipRanks Oct 16 05:55 | −0.4%next day +3.0% · 5 days +4.2% | |
| Christopher Carril★★★★★★★★★★#615 · hits 66% · avg +16.0% | KeyBanc | $305 → $280−8.2% | Buy | +15.2% | Reiterated | 06.10.26on TipRanks 04:50 | −0.8%next day −0.4% · 5 days +1.6% | ↗ |
| Zachary Fadem★★★★★★★★★★#5702 · hits 54% · avg +0.9% | Wells Fargo | $300 → $270−10.0% | Buy | +11.1% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 05:55 | −0.2%next day −0.8% · 5 days +0.7% | ↗ |
| Gregory Francfort★★★★★★★★★★#2482 · hits 64% · avg +7.4% | Guggenheim | $290 → $250−13.8% | Hold | +2.9% | Reiterated | 04.10.26on TipRanks Oct 5 07:16 | −0.2%next day −0.8% · 5 days +0.7% | ↗ |
| John Ivankoe★★★★★★★★★★#659 · hits 63% · avg +11.5% | J.P. Morgan | $260 → $250−3.8% | Buy | +2.9% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 07:25 | +0.3%next day −1.1% · 5 days −2.6% | ↗ |
| Brian Harbour★★★★★★★★★★#10941 · hits 49% · avg −2.3% | Morgan Stanley | $308 → $297−3.6% | Hold | +22.2% | Reiterated | 28.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −0.5%next day +0.3% · 5 days −1.4% | ↗ |
| Jacob Aiken Phillips★★★★★★★★★★#7029 · hits 67% · avg +4.4% | Melius Research | $250 → $230−8.0% | Sell | −5.3% | Reiterated | 28.09.26on TipRanks 06:35 | −0.5%next day +0.3% · 5 days −1.4% | ↗ |
| Chris O`Cull★★★★★★★★★★#1070 · hits 54% · avg +9.1% | Stifel Nicolaus | $285 → $250−12.3% | Hold | +2.9% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 13:15 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Brian Bittner★★★★★★★★★★#1132 · hits 61% · avg +7.0% | Oppenheimer | $325 → $295−9.2% | Buy | +21.4% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 11:25 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Katharina Schmenger★★★★★★★★★★#8978 · hits 43% · avg −0.3% | DZ BANK AG | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 10:35 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Sara Senatore★★★★★★★★★★#9103 · hits 47% · avg −0.1% | Bank of America Securities | $343 | Hold | +41.2% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 10:15 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Dennis Geiger★★★★★★★★★★#6791 · hits 51% · avg +0.7% | UBS | $320 | Buy | +31.7% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 09:20 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Andrew Strelzik★★★★★★★★★★#2829 · hits 53% · avg +3.8% | BMO Capital | $335 → $310−7.5% | Buy | +27.6% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 07:45 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Peter Saleh★★★★★★★★★★#671 · hits 61% · avg +10.3% | BTIG | $350 → $295−15.7% | Buy | +21.4% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 07:20 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Logan Reich★★★★★★★★★★#12108 · hits 39% · avg −9.0% | RBC Capital | $290 → $285−1.7% | Hold | +17.3% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 06:45 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| David Palmer★★★★★★★★★★#2520 · hits 57% · avg +3.8% | Evercore ISI | $320 → $300−6.2% | Buy | +23.5% | Reiterated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 06:45 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| Andrew Charles★★★★★★★★★★#1572 · hits 51% · avg +7.2% | TD Cowen | $282 → $270−4.3% | Hold | +11.1% | Assigned | 24.09.26on TipRanks Sep 23 22:50 | −0.5%next day −0.8% · 5 days −1.8% | ↗ |
| AI xAi RestaurantsxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $307 → $275−10.4% | Buy | +13.2% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek RestaurantsDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $312 → $270−13.5% | Hold | +11.1% | Downgrade | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI RestaurantsOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $299 → $273−8.7% | Hold | +12.4% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic RestaurantsAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $287 → $265−7.7% | Hold | +9.1% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Google RestaurantsGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $302 → $275−8.9% | Buy | +13.2% | Reiterated | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity RestaurantsPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $294 → $278−5.4% | Buy | +14.4% | Upgrade | 23.09.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| Danilo Gargiulo★★★★★★★★★★#10979 · hits 52% · avg −3.5% | Bernstein | $295 | Hold | +21.4% | Reiterated | 18.09.26on TipRanks 07:50 | −0.2%next day −1.7% · 5 days −6.0% | ↗ |
| Jon Tower★★★★★★★★★★#1450 · hits 57% · avg +9.8% | Citi | $345 → $310−10.1% | Buy | +27.6% | Assigned | 17.09.26on TipRanks 05:45 | −1.2%next day −0.2% · 5 days −5.5% | ↗ |
| Eric Gonzalez★★★★★★★★★★#2623 · hits 52% · avg +6.3% | KeyBanc | — | Hold | — | Initiated | 15.09.26on TipRanks Sep 16 07:30 | −1.4%next day −1.2% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| Andy Barish★★★★★★★★★★#1254 · hits 54% · avg +8.1% | Jefferies | $350 → $325−7.1% | Buy | +33.8% | Reiterated | 15.09.26on TipRanks 10:45 | −1.4%next day −1.2% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| Lauren Silberman★★★★★★★★★★#1006 · hits 67% · avg +11.3% | Deutsche Bank | $325 → $300−7.7% | Buy | +23.5% | Assigned | 14.09.26on TipRanks 09:25 | +2.4%next day −1.4% · 5 days −5.6% | ↗ |
| John Staszak★★★★★★★★★★#835 · hits 59% · avg +8.8% | Argus Research | $320 → $310−3.1% | Buy | +27.6% | Reiterated | 25.08.26on TipRanks Aug 26 08:30 | −1.9%next day −0.5% · 5 days −1.4% | ↗ |
| Georgy Vashchenko★★★★★★★★★★#8914 · hits 0% · avg −1.6% | Freedom Capital Markets | $320 → $305−4.7% | Buy | +25.5% | Upgrade | 05.08.26on TipRanks Aug 7 08:05 | +2.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
| Gregory Francfort★★★★★★★★★★#2482 · hits 64% · avg +7.4% | Guggenheim | $320 → $290−9.4% | Hold | +19.4% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 12:50 | +2.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
| Christopher Carril★★★★★★★★★★#615 · hits 66% · avg +16.0% | KeyBanc | $315 → $305−3.2% | Buy | +25.5% | Reiterated | 05.08.26on TipRanks 04:15 | +2.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days +0.3% | ↗ |
| Brian Mullan★★★★★★★★★★#1115 · hits 62% · avg +11.2% | Piper Sandler | $305 → $286−6.2% | Hold | +17.7% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks 11:51 | −0.6%next day +2.3% · 5 days +2.3% | ↗ |
| Nick Setyan★★★★★★★★★★#740 · hits 54% · avg +11.7% | Mizuho Securities | $300 → $290−3.3% | Hold | +19.4% | Reiterated | 31.07.26on TipRanks 07:39 | +0.1%next day −3.4% · 5 days −2.1% | ↗ |
| Ivan Feinseth★★★★★★★★★★#902 · hits 57% · avg +9.4% | Tigress Financial | $385 → $390+1.3% | Buy | +60.5% | Reiterated | 17.07.26on TipRanks 10:00 | −1.1%next day +0.1% · 5 days −0.5% | ↗ |
| Zachary Fadem★★★★★★★★★★#5702 · hits 54% · avg +0.9% | Wells Fargo | $320 → $300−6.2% | Buy | +23.5% | Assigned | 15.07.26on TipRanks Jul 16 06:45 | −1.9%next day +3.8% · 5 days +0.5% | ↗ |
| Stephan Lingnau★★★★★★★★★★#3694 · hits 58% · avg +9.1% | Erste Group | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 24.06.26on TipRanks Jun 25 09:00 | +0.9%next day −3.6% · 5 days −3.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | CFRA | — | Buy | — | Upgrade | 08.05.26on TipRanks May 10 08:15 | −3.6%next day −0.6% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
| Jeff Bernstein★★★★★★★★★★#7710 · hits 53% · avg +0.1% | Barclays | $380 → $350−7.9% | Buy | +44.1% | Assigned | 08.05.26on TipRanks May 7 05:31 | +0.2%next day −3.6% · 5 days −5.3% | ↗ |
| Chris Luyckx★★★★★★★★★★#6567 · hits 60% · avg +11.9% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $260 → $306+17.7% | Hold | +25.9% | Upgrade | 23.04.26on TipRanks 05:07 | +1.2%next day −1.8% · 5 days −4.4% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Raymond James | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 21.04.26on TipRanks 08:30 | −1.0%next day −1.6% · 5 days −4.2% | ↗ |
| Alison Fok★★★★★★★★★★#4348 · hits 54% · avg +3.0% | DBS | $357 | Buy | +46.9% | Reiterated | 03.12.25on TipRanks Dec 4 01:10 | +2.0%next day +0.2% · 5 days +0.4% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering McDonald's
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $298 at a price of $231 (+29.0%); now: $288 at $243 (+18.5%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 28 |
| Hold | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 04.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $3.38 (from $3.23 to $3.50). Last quarter: $3.38.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $7.3B (from $7.0B to $7.5B). Last quarter: $7.1B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical
About McDonald's
- CEO: Christopher J. Kempczinski
- Employees: 150,000
- 110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, US
- www.mcdonalds.com
McDonald's Corporation operates and licenses its renowned fast-food chain worldwide, with a significant presence in both the United States and international markets. Their comprehensive menu offers classic items like hamburgers and cheeseburgers, a variety of chicken options including sandwiches and nuggets, alongside lighter choices such as wraps, french fries, and salads. For breakfast, patrons can select from offerings like biscuit and bagel sandwiches, breakfast burritos, and hotcakes. Additionally, the company provides oatmeal, an assortment of desserts including milkshakes, sundaes, and soft-serve ice cream, plus a selection of baked goods. A wide array of soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages completes their offering. By December 31, 2021, the corporation's global network encompassed 40,031 establishments. McDonald's Corporation, founded in 1940, has its main corporate office located in Chicago, Illinois.
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