Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy61 ratings
Bullish3659.0%
Neutral2439.4%
Bearish11.6%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
McDonald's Corporation analyst ratings
McDonald's Corporation (MCD) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$253.46Current
$222.5Low
$312.08Average
$385High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 11, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| BTIG | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 11, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 8, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 7, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Neutral | Sell | Upgrade | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Perform | Upgrade | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Baird | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 6, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 22, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Sell | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 6, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jun 5, 2025 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Erste Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 3, 2024 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 6, 2024 |
| DZ Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 26, 2023 |
| Northcoast Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 28, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Kalinowski Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 15, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 29, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 4, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 1, 2020 |
| Kalinowski | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Longbow Research | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 8, 2019 |
| Piper Jaffray | Neutral | Overweight | Downgrade | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 7, 2019 |
| Gordon Haskett | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 5, 2018 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Canaccord Genuity | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 22, 2016 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 25, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 23, 2015 |
| Cleveland Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2014 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Janney Capital | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Credit Agricole | Outperform | Buy | Maintain | Apr 22, 2013 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 9, 2013 |
| Lazard | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 26, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $253.46. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $267.07 | +22.3% | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $273.21 | +14.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Danilo Gargiulo | $295 | $273.92 | +16.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $273.35 | +20.3% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $319 | $273.25 | +25.9% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $268.34 | +12.4% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $345 | $268.34 | +36.1% | Aug 5, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $286 | $267.34 | +12.8% | Aug 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $340 | $267.14 | +34.1% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $262.8 | +38.1% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $262.58 | +26.3% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $264.95 | +18.4% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $322 | $268.94 | +27.0% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $325 | $273.98 | +28.2% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $269.76 | +24.3% | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $331 | $281.05 | +30.6% | May 8, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $350 | $279.42 | +38.1% | May 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $283.7 | +26.3% | May 8, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $283.7 | +20.3% | May 7, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $306 | $300.07 | +20.7% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $345 | $311.36 | +36.1% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth | $385 | $325.44 | +51.9% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $380 | $332.08 | +49.9% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $332.08 | +26.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $370 | $330.19 | +46.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Logan Reich | $330 | $330.56 | +30.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $323.88 | +48.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $380 | $330.2 | +49.9% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $335 | $323.21 | +32.2% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $365 | $323.21 | +44.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Danilo Gargiulo | $340 | $323.21 | +34.1% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $323.21 | +46.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $355 | $323.21 | +40.1% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $325 | $323.48 | +28.2% | Feb 6, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $325 | $318.53 | +28.2% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $350 | $318.17 | +38.1% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| BTIG | Analyst unavailable | $360 | $315 | +42.0% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $356 | $304.16 | +40.5% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $372 | $302.77 | +46.8% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $355 | $302.77 | +40.1% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $310 | +18.4% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $325 | $312.3 | +28.2% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $362 | $307.48 | +42.8% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $335 | $308.09 | +32.2% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $335 | $307.07 | +32.2% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $305.25 | +34.1% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $293.81 | +16.4% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $294.4 | +26.3% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $315 | $314.07 | +24.3% | Aug 22, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $345 | $315.72 | +36.1% | May 5, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $350 | $311.96 | +38.1% | May 2, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $340 | $312.69 | +34.1% | Mar 27, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $335 | $291.52 | +32.2% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $342 | $295 | +34.9% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $290 | $296.79 | +14.4% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $295 | $297.62 | +16.4% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho | $325 | $314.69 | +28.2% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $285 | $314.69 | +12.4% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $340 | $314.69 | +34.1% | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Sara Senatore | $322 | $316.56 | +27.0% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $340 | $313.34 | +34.1% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $345 | $301.9 | +36.1% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $330 | $303.76 | +30.2% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $317 | $302.98 | +25.1% | Oct 2, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $301 | $292.35 | +18.8% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Sara Senatore | $278 | $264.8 | +9.7% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $300 | $263.49 | +18.4% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alton Stump | $342 | $266.44 | +34.9% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $315 | $266.44 | +24.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $275 | $261.42 | +8.5% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $305 | $261.42 | +20.3% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Jon Tower | $285 | $261.42 | +12.4% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $310 | $262.56 | +22.3% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $295 | $261.42 | +16.4% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $257 | $262.1 | +1.4% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $295 | $252 | +16.4% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $265 | $257.28 | +4.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $280 | $249.99 | +10.5% | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Maxim Group | Thomas Forte | $222.5 | $126.18 | -12.2% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho | $288 | $254.48 | +13.6% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Eric Gonzalez | $310 | $252.07 | +22.3% | May 31, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $320 | $274.43 | +26.3% | May 2, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $330 | $272.07 | +30.2% | May 1, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $285 | $273.04 | +12.4% | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $320 | $266.8 | +26.3% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $300 | $268.67 | +18.4% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Aisling Grueninger | $299 | $267.56 | +18.0% | Apr 9, 2024 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $335 | $270.09 | +32.2% | Apr 5, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $340 | $283.46 | +34.1% | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $320 | $285.94 | +26.3% | Feb 5, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Carril | $315 | $262.17 | +24.3% | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Stephens | Joshua Long | $325 | $294.03 | +28.2% | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $315 | $288.55 | +24.3% | Apr 13, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $283 | $263.74 | +11.7% | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $267.23 | +18.4% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $267.4 | +15.2% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $266.29 | $267.4 | +5.1% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $277 | $267.4 | +9.3% | Feb 1, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $310 | $264.39 | +22.3% | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $267.25 | +24.3% | Dec 21, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $243.76 | -2.9% | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $258.42 | +5.3% | Sep 8, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $254.39 | +6.5% | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Tigress Financial | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $255.16 | +26.3% | Aug 30, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $266.82 | +18.4% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $287 | $256.43 | +13.2% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $257.09 | +12.4% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $257.09 | +8.5% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $257.09 | +20.3% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $257.09 | +12.4% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $257.09 | +14.4% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $254.22 | +12.4% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $263 | $252.5 | +3.8% | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Edward Lewis | $278 | $242.83 | +9.7% | Jun 29, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $289 | $245.61 | +14.0% | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $242.21 | +7.7% | May 25, 2022 |
| Atlantic Equities | Edward Lewis | $245 | $243.5 | -3.3% | May 16, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $242.77 | +8.5% | May 3, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $252.32 | +16.4% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $295 | $254.19 | +16.4% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $254.19 | +7.7% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| BTIG | Peter Saleh | $280 | $250.14 | +10.5% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Carril | $287 | $248.16 | +13.2% | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $270 | $250.51 | +6.5% | Apr 17, 2022 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $290 | $249.25 | +14.4% | Apr 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | John Glass | $287 | $241.58 | +13.2% | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $280 | $237.47 | +10.5% | Mar 17, 2022 |
| Stephens | James Rutherford | $280 | $222.79 | +10.5% | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $283 | $222.79 | +11.7% | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $305 | $260.06 | +20.3% | Feb 6, 2022 |
| Barclays | Jeff Bernstein | $305 | $254.67 | +20.3% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Wedbush | Nick Setyan | $270 | $254.67 | +6.5% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman | $285 | $254.67 | +12.4% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $270 | $254.67 | +6.5% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $300 | $254.67 | +18.4% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O`Cull | $260 | $247.36 | +2.6% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $306 | $247.36 | +20.7% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jared Garber | $284 | $247.36 | +12.0% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Christopher Carril | $303 | $247.36 | +19.5% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Jake Bartlett | $280 | $247.36 | +10.5% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| BTIG | Peter Saleh | $295 | $247.36 | +16.4% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Eric Gonzalez | $285 | $248.47 | +12.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Piper Sandler | Nicole Miller | $282 | $268.58 | +11.3% | Jan 3, 2022 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $300 | $265.73 | +18.4% | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alton Stump | $306 | $247.95 | +20.7% | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $275 | $242.8 | +8.5% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan | $268 | $242.8 | +5.7% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Jon Tower | $276 | $239.98 | +8.9% | Oct 13, 2021 |
| Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation | Jeff Farmer | $260 | $230.43 | +2.6% | Jul 20, 2021 |
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