MCD McDonalds Corp stock chart & analysis
Conviction 39Consumer DiscretionaryScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026McDonalds Corp (MCD) closed at $276.52 (-0.55%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is above its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 73, RS Rating 39, -19.1% from its 52-week high, -9.6% year to date. Sector: Consumer Discretionary · Retail-Eating Places.
Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.
MCD technical analysis
Trend
MCD's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 11.1% above the 50-day ($248.77) and 2.1% below the 200-day ($282.35). ADX(14) at 42 points to a strong, established trend. It meets 3 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 73, in overbought territory. The MACD histogram is positive. A bullish RSI divergence is in place. A bullish MACD divergence is in place. Its RS Rating of 39 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 39% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.1× its 20-day average. It trades about $1.4B a day on average. ATR(14) is $6.18, 2.2% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending up. Chaikin Money Flow (0.30) shows accumulation.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $229.70 and its resistance $252.47. The 52-week range is $229.20 to $341.75; price is 19.1% below the high and 20.6% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $271.46, below price.
Performance
MCD returned +7.1% (1 week), +16.7% (1 month), +1.0% (3 months), +0.3% (6 months), -9.6% (1 year), -9.6% (year to date).
About McDonalds Corp
McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant brand, with nearly $139 billion in systemwide sales across more than 45,000 restaurants and over 100 markets. The quick-service chain built its early reputation on speed, consistency, and affordable hamburgers, and today its global menu spans burgers, chicken, breakfast, and beverages that have helped popularize American fast-food cuisine worldwide. The firm derives the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and rent (about 62%), with the remainder stemming from company-operated restaurants across three segments: the United States (39% of systemwide sales), international operated markets (35%), and international developmental/licensed markets (26%).
Retail-Eating Places · Listed 1966 · 150,000 employees
Signal lifecycle
How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.
- Setting upOct 81 scan
- Broke outOct 15 – Oct 204 scans
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in MCD · 10 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Sessions house · R · TX · traded 2026-10-02 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-27 | |
Pete Sessions house · R · TX · traded 2026-10-27 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-10-27 | 2026-10-27 | |
 Josh Gottheimer house · D · NJ · traded 2026-09-25 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-09-25 | 2026-10-07 | |
 Scott Scott Franklin house · R · FL · traded 2026-08-26 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-08-26 | 2026-09-17 | |
 Cory A Booker senate · D · NJ · traded 2026-08-11 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2026-08-11 | 2026-09-09 | |
 Richard Dean Dr McCormick house · R · GA · traded 2026-07-30 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2026-07-30 | 2026-08-14 | |
 Thomas H Tuberville senate · traded 2024-10-29 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2024-10-29 | 2026-08-05 | |
Thomas H Tuberville senate · traded 2024-10-29 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2024-10-29 | 2026-08-05 | |
 Alan Armstrong senate · R · OK · traded 2026-03-27 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2026-03-27 | 2026-07-21 | |
 Sheldon Whitehouse senate · D · RI · traded 2026-01-09 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2026-01-09 | 2026-02-04 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in MCD · open-market 2 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller · Common Stock · 2026-08-07 | Exercise | 990 | — | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-11 |
Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller · Common Stock · 2026-08-07 | Exercise | 48 | — | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-11 |
Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller · Common Stock · 2026-08-07 | Tax | 304 | $83K | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-11 |
Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller · Restricted Stock Unit · 2026-08-07 | Exercise | 990 | — | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-11 |
Elting Lauren B VP - CAO and Corp Controller · Dividend Equivalent Rights · 2026-08-07 | Exercise | 48 | — | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-11 |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA · Common Stock · 2026-06-10 | Exercise | 5.25K | $829K | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-10 |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA · Options (Right to Buy) · 2026-06-10 | Exercise | 5.25K | $0 | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-10 |
Erlinger Joseph M. President, McDonald's USA · Common Stock · 2026-06-10 | Sell | 5.25K | $1.5M | 2026-06-10 | 2026-06-10 |
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer · Common Stock · 2026-05-28 | Sell | 2.76K | $769K | 2026-05-28 | 2026-06-01 |
Ralls-Morrison Desiree EVP, Chief Legal Officer · Phantom Stock · 2026-05-28 | Other | — | — | 2026-05-28 | 2026-06-01 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in MCD · 9 recent
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