Head to head
McDonald's vs Starbucks
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: MCD · SBUX
MCD
McDonald's
235.23-0.70%
1-year price shape — -18% over the period
Quant Rating D · 21/100
vs
SBUX
Starbucks
90.75-2.64%
1-year price shape — +17% over the period
Quant Rating D · 57/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
McDonald's edges it on the scoreable measures. McDonald's trades cheapest on trailing earnings; McDonald's pays the highest dividend yield; McDonald's earns the most per share.
| MCD | SBUX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Restaurants | Restaurants |
| Last price | 235.23 | 90.75 |
| Change today | -0.70% | -2.64% |
| 1-year return | -17.9% | +16.7% |
| Market cap | $166.46B | $103.46B |
| 52-week range | 229.20 – 335.18 | 76.05 – 109.88 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 19.11 | 52.46 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 0th | 85th |
| P/B | -162.68 | -13.48 |
| Dividend yield | 3.12% | 2.72% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 11.95 | 1.63 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $8.46B | $1.86B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $27.70B | $38.34B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +3.8% | -1.4% |
| Gross margin | 57.4% | 22.1% |
| Operating margin | 45.7% | 10.1% |
| Net margin | 31.7% | 5.2% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $7.76B | $3.64B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 75.8% | 86.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 26 buy / 20 sell | 18 buy / 30 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 1.7% | 3.7% |
| Analyst consensus | 58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26) | 60% buy / 40% hold (20) |
| Analyst price target | $292 (+24%) | $118 (+30%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (21) | D (57) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 150,000 | 381,000 |
| Founded | 1955 | 1985 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.