McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation

Consumer Cyclical

NYSE:MCD · New York Stock Exchange

Market Cap $203.87B Beta 0.41 P/E (TTM) 23.5
$286.94 +0.76%

+$2.17 today

52W Low $271.85High $341.75

Vol 2.04M · Avg 3.73M

EPS (TTM)$12.21
Div Yield2.56%
Restaurants

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-478.4%

avg -152.5%

ROIC

17.4%

avg 17.0%

ROA

14.4%

avg 13.9%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at 17.4% versus its period average of 17.0%. 2 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Christopher J. Kempczinski

Chairman President, & Chief Executive Officer$4.57M57$144,416.000.02%

Ian Frederick Borden

Executive Vice President & Global Chief Financial Officer$3.09M57$52,151.00<0.01%

Gillian McDonald

Executive Vice President & Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer$2.31M60$8,211.81<0.01%

Manuel Steijaert

Executive VP & President of International Operated Markets$2.23M55$28,081.00<0.01%

Joseph Erlinger

EVP & President of McDonald's USA$1.73M52$15,757.00<0.01%

Desiree Ralls-Morrison

Executive Vice President & Global Chief Legal Officer$1.23M59$6,268.12<0.01%

Brian S. Rice

Executive Vice President & Global Chief Information Officer$834,294.0063$24,070.00<0.01%

Tiffanie L. Boyd

Executive Vice President & Global Chief People Officer$745,746.0053$0.00<0.01%

Dexter Congbalay

Vice President of Investor Relations

Mason Smoot

Senior Vice President & Chief Restaurant Officer of McDonald's USA

E. Morgan Flatley

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer & New Business Ventures52$26,076.00<0.01%

Morgan Flatley

Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer & New Business Ventures51$26,076.00<0.01%

Lauren Elting

VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller44$0.00<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

31

$44.56M

Net Sentiment

$44.56M

Net selling

Most Active

Erlinger Joseph M.

12 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell5.3K$284.32$1,493,248.64
May 28, 2026

Ralls-Morrison Desiree

Direct

Sell2.8K$278.36$769,108.68
May 26, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell333$280.11$93,276.63
Apr 23, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell333$302.72$100,805.76
Apr 10, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell2.6K$307.00$806,182.00
Mar 23, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell333$313.47$104,385.51
Mar 18, 2026

Baroni Dario

Direct

Sell600$323.77$194,262.00
Mar 10, 2026

Erlinger Joseph M.

Direct

Sell2.6K$328.34$862,220.84
Feb 23, 2026

Banner Jonathan

Direct

Sell4.6K$333.24$1,532,904.00
Feb 23, 2026

Banner Jonathan

Direct

Sell1.6K$333.42$533,692.06

1–10 of 31

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 31 sells worth $44.56M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $44.56M. Erlinger Joseph M. was the most active insider with 12 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-3.6%
+9.0% (15yr)6 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-2.7%
+1.9% (15yr)13 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-6.1%
+7.0% (15yr)13 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-6.0%
+5.1% (15yr)13 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -2.7% over three years. Forward estimates point to EPS at +9.0% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages MCD?

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) lists 13 active executives. The top listed executive is Manuel Steijaert, Executive VP & President of International Operated Markets.

Are MCD insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $77.18M.

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