$291.39
0.73% today
NYSE, Jul 08, 04:15 pm CET
ISIN
US5801351017
Symbol
MCD

McDonalds Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

McDonalds Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
52%
Hold
45%
Sell
2%

McDonalds Price Target

Target Price $346.80
Price $293.53
Potential 18.15%
Number of Estimates 32
32 Analysts have issued a price target McDonalds 2026 . The average McDonalds target price is $346.80. This is 18.15% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $382.20 30.21% , the lowest is $262.60 10.54% .
A rating was issued by 42 analysts: 22 Analysts recommend McDonalds to buy, 19 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the McDonalds stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 18.15% . Most analysts recommend the McDonalds stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2032


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 25.92 26.64
1.67% 2.79%
EBITDA Margin 47.45% 55.24%
0.25% 16.42%
Net Margin 31.72% 33.26%
4.50% 4.84%

34 Analysts have issued a sales forecast McDonalds 2025 . The average McDonalds sales estimate is $26.6b . This is 3.64% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $28.4b 10.59% , the lowest is $25.3b 1.74% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $25.9b 1.67%
2025 $26.6b 2.79%
2026 $28.1b 5.36%
2027 $29.7b 5.88%
2028 $31.4b 5.65%
2029 $33.2b 5.80%
2030 $35.0b 5.32%
2031 $39.1b 11.78%
2032 $41.0b 4.85%

29 Analysts have issued an McDonalds EBITDA forecast 2025. The average McDonalds EBITDA estimate is $14.7b . This is 20.22% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $15.7b 27.87% , the lowest is $13.9b 13.26% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $12.3b 1.42%
2025 $14.7b 19.67%
2026 $15.7b 6.69%
2027 $16.8b 7.27%
2028 $18.3b 8.42%
2029 $19.4b 6.28%
2030 $20.6b 6.13%
2031 $23.6b 14.70%
2032 $24.9b 5.26%

EBITDA Margin

2024 47.45% 0.25%
2025 55.24% 16.42%
2026 55.94% 1.27%
2027 56.67% 1.30%
2028 58.16% 2.63%
2029 58.42% 0.45%
2030 58.87% 0.77%
2031 60.41% 2.62%
2032 60.64% 0.38%

38 McDonalds Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average McDonalds net profit estimate is $8.9b . This is 8.58% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $9.5b 15.95% , the lowest is $8.3b 1.66% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $8.2b 2.90%
2025 $8.9b 7.76%
2026 $9.6b 8.12%
2027 $10.5b 9.11%
2028 $11.5b 10.03%
2029 $12.9b 12.36%
2030 $14.3b 10.45%
2031 $17.8b 24.61%
2032 $19.9b 11.69%

Net Margin

2024 31.72% 4.50%
2025 33.26% 4.84%
2026 34.13% 2.62%
2027 35.17% 3.05%
2028 36.63% 4.15%
2029 38.90% 6.20%
2030 40.80% 4.88%
2031 45.48% 11.47%
2032 48.45% 6.53%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2032


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 11.39 12.39
1.47% 8.78%
P/E 23.68
EV/Sales 9.29

38 Analysts have issued a McDonalds forecast for earnings per share. The average McDonalds EPS is $12.39 . This is 9.07% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest EPS forecast is $13.23 16.46% , the lowest is $11.60 2.11% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $11.39 1.47%
2025 $12.39 8.78%
2026 $13.40 8.15%
2027 $14.62 9.10%
2028 $16.09 10.05%
2029 $18.07 12.31%
2030 $19.96 10.46%
2031 $24.88 24.65%
2032 $27.79 11.70%

P/E ratio

Current 25.84 18.34%
2025 23.68 8.36%
2026 21.91 7.47%
2027 20.08 8.35%
2028 18.25 9.11%
2029 16.24 11.01%
2030 14.70 9.48%
2031 11.80 19.73%
2032 10.56 10.51%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the McDonalds stock is valued at an EV/Sales of 9.29 and an P/S ratio of 7.88 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 9.63 13.43%
2025 9.29 3.50%
2026 8.82 5.09%
2027 8.33 5.55%
2028 7.88 5.34%
2029 7.45 5.48%
2030 7.08 5.05%
2031 6.33 10.54%
2032 6.04 4.62%

P/S ratio

Current 8.16 16.21%
2025 7.88 3.51%
2026 7.48 5.09%
2027 7.06 5.55%
2028 6.68 5.34%
2029 6.32 5.48%
2030 6.00 5.05%
2031 5.37 10.54%
2032 5.12 4.62%

Current McDonalds Upgrades & Downgrades

Analyst Rating Action Date
Keybanc
Overweight
Overweight
Unchanged Jun 30 2025
Argus Research
Buy
Hold
Downgrade Jun 13 2025
Redburn Atlantic
Buy
Sell
Downgrade Jun 10 2025
Morgan Stanley
Overweight
Equal-Weight
Downgrade Jun 09 2025
Loop Capital
Buy
Hold
Downgrade Jun 06 2025
TD Securities
Hold
Hold
Unchanged Jun 05 2025
BMO Capital
Outperform
Outperform
Unchanged May 05 2025
Analyst Rating Date
Unchanged
Keybanc:
Overweight
Overweight
Jun 30 2025
Downgrade
Argus Research:
Buy
Hold
Jun 13 2025
Downgrade
Redburn Atlantic:
Buy
Sell
Jun 10 2025
Downgrade
Morgan Stanley:
Overweight
Equal-Weight
Jun 09 2025
Downgrade
Loop Capital:
Buy
Hold
Jun 06 2025
Unchanged
TD Securities:
Hold
Hold
Jun 05 2025
Unchanged
BMO Capital:
Outperform
Outperform
May 05 2025

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