McDonald's Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 26 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for McDonald's stock have an average target of 340.12, with a low estimate of 260 and a high estimate of 380. The average target predicts an increase of 0.11% from the current stock price of 339.76.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$260	$340.12	$340	$380
Change	-23.48%	+0.11%	+0.07%	+11.84%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for McDonald's stock from 26 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	4	3	3	3	3	7
Buy	7	6	6	6	7	7
Hold	12	15	14	14	14	11
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total	24	25	24	24	25	26

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
John Ivankoe JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $305 → $325	Buy	Maintains	$305 → $325	-4.34%	Feb 24, 2026
John Staszak Argus Research	Argus Research	Hold → Strong Buy Upgrades $380	Hold → Strong Buy	Upgrades	$380	+11.84%	Feb 13, 2026
Gregory Francfort Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Hold Maintains $325 → $320	Hold	Maintains	$325 → $320	-5.82%	Feb 13, 2026
Andy Barish Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $360 → $375	Strong Buy	Maintains	$360 → $375	+10.37%	Feb 12, 2026
Jon Tower Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy Maintains $371 → $375	Strong Buy	Maintains	$371 → $375	+10.37%	Feb 12, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

29.13B

from 26.89B

8.35%

from 26.89B

Revenue Next Year

30.80B

from 29.13B

5.73%

from 29.13B

EPS This Year

13.40

from 11.95

12.10%

from 11.95

EPS Next Year

14.56

from 13.40

8.67%

from 13.40

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	23.22B	23.18B	25.49B	25.92B	26.89B	29.13B	30.80B
Revenue Growth	20.90%	-0.17%	9.97%	1.67%	3.72%	8.35%	5.73%
EPS	10.04	8.33	11.56	11.39	11.95	13.40	14.56
EPS Growth	59.11%	-17.03%	38.78%	-1.47%	4.92%	12.10%	8.67%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	25.36	23.34
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	40	27

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	32.2B	34.3B
Avg	29.1B	30.8B
Low	27.7B	29.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	19.9%	17.9%
Avg	8.4%	5.7%
Low	3.0%	-0.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	14.28	15.91
Avg	13.40	14.56
Low	12.38	12.80

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	19.5%	18.8%
Avg	12.1%	8.7%
Low	3.6%	-4.4%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.