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Starbucks vs McDonald's

Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: SBUX · MCD

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1-year performance, rebased to 100

SBUX +11.0%MCD -21.3%
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.
SBUXMCD
Snapshot
SectorRestaurantsRestaurants
Last price93.58230.88
Change today-2.63%-0.68%
1-year return+18.1%-20.1%
Market cap$106.68B$163.38B
52-week range76.05 – 109.88229.20 – 335.18
Valuation
P/E (TTM)54.0918.76
P/E percentile, own 5-yr range85th0th
P/B-13.90-159.67
Dividend yield2.64%3.18%
Profitability & growth
EPS (TTM)1.6311.95
Net profit (TTM)$1.86B$8.46B
Revenue (TTM)$38.34B$27.70B
Revenue growth (YoY)-1.4%+3.8%
Gross margin22.1%57.4%
Operating margin10.1%45.7%
Net margin5.2%31.7%
Free cash flow (TTM)$3.64B$7.76B
Ownership & sentiment
Institutional ownership86.7%75.9%
Insider activity (12mo)18 buy / 30 sell26 buy / 20 sell
Short interest (% of float)3.5%1.7%
Analyst consensus60% buy / 40% hold (20)58% buy / 38% hold / 4% sell (26)
Analyst price target$119 (+27%)$298 (+29%)
StockVane view
StockVane Quant RatingD (59)D (19)
Company
Employees381,000150,000
Founded19851955

▲ 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.