MCDONALD'S ($MCD) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported earnings of $2.83 per share, beating estimates of $2.77 by $0.06. The company also reported revenue of $6,517,000,000, missing estimates of $6,531,353,627 by $-14,353,627.
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MCDONALD'S Insider Trading Activity
MCDONALD'S insiders have traded $MCD stock on the open market 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MCD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- CHRISTOPHER J KEMPCZINSKI (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 52,553 shares for an estimated $17,470,980.
- IAN FREDERICK BORDEN (EVP - CFO) sold 17,134 shares for an estimated $5,311,540
- JOSEPH M. ERLINGER (President, McDonald's USA) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 14,698 shares for an estimated $4,619,907.
- JONATHAN BANNER (EVP - Chief Impact Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,200 shares for an estimated $2,066,596.
- MANUEL JM STEIJAERT (EVP - President, IOM) sold 6,567 shares for an estimated $2,006,218
- EDITH MORGAN FLATLEY (EVP - Global CMO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,350 shares for an estimated $1,760,322.
- DESIREE RALLS-MORRISON (EVP, Chief Legal Officer) sold 2,486 shares for an estimated $795,520
- DARIO BARONI (President, IDL) sold 600 shares for an estimated $194,262
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MCDONALD'S Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,567 institutional investors add shares of MCDONALD'S stock to their portfolio, and 1,578 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 15,141,063 shares (-73.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,627,563,084
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 2,808,443 shares (-37.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $858,344,434
- DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. added 2,587,986 shares (+30979.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $804,320,168
- J. STERN & CO. LLP added 2,515,515 shares (+9867.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $768,816,849
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 2,432,048 shares (-7.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $743,306,830
- D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 1,688,635 shares (+433.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $516,097,515
- ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P. added 1,660,660 shares (+273.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $507,547,515
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MCDONALD'S Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $MCD stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MCD stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 03/31.
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE sold up to $50,000 on 01/09.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 12/18, 11/13.
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MCDONALD'S Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MCD in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 02/12/2026
- Jefferies issued a "Buy" rating on 02/12/2026
- Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/09/2026
- Truist Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/08/2026
- Oppenheimer issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/06/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for MCDONALD'S, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MCD forecast page.
MCDONALD'S Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MCD recently. We have seen 21 analysts offer price targets for $MCD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $354.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Peter Saleh from BTIG set a target price of $370.0 on 04/28/2026
- Chris Luyckx from Rothschild & Co set a target price of $306.0 on 04/23/2026
- Brian Harbour from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $334.0 on 04/21/2026
- Christopher Carril from Keybanc set a target price of $345.0 on 04/20/2026
- Ivan Feinseth from Tigress Financial set a target price of $385.0 on 03/06/2026
- John Ivankoe from JP Morgan set a target price of $325.0 on 02/24/2026
- Gregory Francfort from Guggenheim set a target price of $320.0 on 02/13/2026
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