What is the market doing?
What the tape says about MCD
McDonald's is −11% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 34 points behind the market.
−11%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- −10%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 34
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −21%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $267.18
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +1.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- −11%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +23%
- vs 50-day average$273.15
- −2.2%
- 52-week high
- $336.88
- 52-week low
- $262.77
- Annualised volatility
- 18%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$2.1M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −11% |
| 2025 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | +0.14% |
| 2023 | +15% |
| 2022 | +0.51% |
| 2021 | +28% |
| 2020 | +11% |
| 2019 | +14% |
| 2018 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | +45% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.56% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.19% |
| Mar | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.52% |
| Apr | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.8% |
| May | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.0% |
| Jun | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.17% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +2.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.76% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +3.5% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.52% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.