McDonald's Corporation
MCDRestaurantsClosed
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What it reported
Reported 88 days ago, on 2026-08-04.
Forecast against the result
| Forecast | Reported | Surprise | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7.1B | 7.1B+3.7% year on year | -0.4% |
| Net income | 2.4B | 2.4B+4.8% year on year | +0.1% |
| Earnings per share | 3.32 | 3.38+6.0% year on year | +1.8% |
Year on year compares the same quarter a year earlier (2025-08-06), not the quarter before.
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You can hold through the announcement here
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What the market expects
For the quarter ending 2026-09-30.
Against the same quarter last year (2025-11-05): EPS +5.1%revenue +2.9%
These are third-party analyst forecasts. CoinUnited.io does not produce them and does not choose which analysts are included.
Where the revenue comes from
- High-Growth Markets50.8%3.6B
- UNITED STATES39.8%2.8B
- International Developmental Licensed Markets and9.4%669.0M
Most recent reported quarter (2026-06-30).
Track record
Next report expected 2026-11-04. Reports quarterly.
Beat estimates 6 of the last 8 quarters. The typical gap is +0.04 per share.
How much it actually moves
±2.6%
Median move across the two sessions around the report, over its last 8 results. On an ordinary two-day stretch it moves 1.0%.
2026-08-04+2.51%
2024-10-29Move over the two sessions around each report2026-08-04
Beat or miss, then up or down
| Rose | Fell | |
|---|---|---|
| Beat | 3 | 3 |
| Missed | 1 | 1 |
Counted across 8 results. This is what happened, not what will.
Where analysts put it in 12 months
A different timescale from the rest of this page: these are 12-month views, not the two-day move around a report.
| Firm | Target | Set on | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | 250.00 | 2026-10-08 | TheFly |
| KeyBanc | 280.00 | 2026-10-06 | TheFly |
| Guggenheim | 250.00 | 2026-10-05 | StreetInsider |
| Wells Fargo | 270.00 | 2026-10-05 | StreetInsider |
| Morgan Stanley | 297.00 | 2026-09-28 | StreetInsider |
| Melius Research | 230.00 | 2026-09-28 | TheFly |
| H.C. Wainwright | 250.00 | 2026-09-25 | StreetInsider |
| Robert W. Baird | 250.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| Oppenheimer | 295.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| RBC Capital | 285.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| Jefferies | 325.00 | 2026-09-24 | StreetInsider |
| UBS | 260.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| BMO Capital | 310.00 | 2026-09-24 | StreetInsider |
| Cowen & Co. | 270.00 | 2026-09-24 | TheFly |
| Deutsche Bank | 300.00 | 2026-09-14 | TheFly |
From 19 firms that published a target in the last 180 days, latest call per firm. Targets are set by those firms; CoinUnited.io does not produce or endorse them.
Reported results
| Reported | EPS forecast | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 3.32 | 3.38 | +1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2026-05-07 | 2.74 | 2.83 | +3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2026-02-11 | 3.05 | 3.12 | +2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025-11-05 | 3.33 | 3.22 | -3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025-08-06 | 3.14 | 3.19 | +1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2.66 | 2.67 | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2025-02-10 | 2.85 | 2.83 | -0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024-10-29 | 3.2 | 3.23 | +0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024-07-29 | 3.07 | 2.97 | -3.3% | -2.0% |
| 2024-04-30 | 2.72 | 2.7 | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024-02-05 | 2.82 | 2.95 | +4.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023-10-30 | 3 | 3.19 | +6.3% | +8.1% |
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YUM EPS history for MCD runs from 1985-09-30 to 2026-08-04, 135 reports.Reaction history covers its last 8 results, which is as deep as our daily price baseline reaches.