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McDonald's Corporation
$265.501d +9.3%5d +6.1%settled close · 2026-11-02

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3 investor calls on MCD in the last 90 days (3 bullish, 0 bearish). Follow MCD free and new calls come to you in The Brief, our morning email, the day after we record them. This page shows them a week later.

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Mkt cap $189B (11/2)β 0.0452w $231–341Shares 710.4MInd. Retail-Eating PlacesNYSE since 1966Emp. 150,000HQ Chicago, ILmcdonalds.com
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Who’s talking about MCD

4 long1 neutral1 shortlatest 2026-10-22
DateVoiceStanceVenueThesis
2026-10-22UnknownBullishFox Business (uncut)McDonald's has compounded its dividend at 7.8% per year since the late 1960s and proved defensive during the…
2026-10-19Dan Nathan (RiskReversal)Trader & co-host, RiskReversal MediaBullishCNBC (uncut)McDonald's is a final-trade buy with the stock expected to start moving more constructively from current…
2026-10-15Tobias CarlisleFounder & CIO, Acquirers FundsBullishThe Acquirers Podcast (feed)High-quality consumer staples like McDonald's and Pepsi have been sold off hard as former bond proxies in a…
2025-06-10Josh Brown (Ritholtz)CEO, Ritholtz Wealth ManagementBearishThe CompoundWeight-loss drug adoption is a structural headwind to traffic, pricing power is eroding so McDonald's no…
2023-07-03Scott MartinCIO, Kingsview Wealth ManagementBullishFox Making MoneyMcDonald's reached oversold valuations and is bouncing, and student-loan repayment resumption will accelerate…
2013-07-03Warren BuffettChairman, Berkshire HathawayNeutralLeyland Private Asset ManagementMcDonald's has the strongest global position in fast food but is increasingly promotional-dependent rather…
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Earnings

Next report: 4 Nov 2026 before the open

Confirmed date · consensus EPS 3.42. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
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Notable options days

Sessions in the last 120 where MCD’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 6 of 120 sessions qualified.

The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are member content.
DateCloseRVOL Δ$ flow ($M)Call % LEAPS %+20 sess.
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