MCDMcDonald's
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−19% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −19% vs its 200-day average.
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 0.7% since the previous count, up from 1.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How MCD is trading
McDonald's is −20% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 39 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −19%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 31
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 30%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $235.25
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −7.0%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −20%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +8.8%
- vs 50-day average$256.01
- −8.1%
- 52-week high
- $336.88
- 52-week low
- $230.86
- Annualised volatility
- 18%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −22% |
| 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 | +2.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.8% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.3% |
| 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.
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