—
C+
C+ The full Closelook — membership. Open the C+ overview

McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) — chart, structure and Closelook read

Home› Indices›
Pick a ticker to load its detail page.

Company snapshot — McDonald’s Corporation

MCD in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
McDonald's owns, operates and franchises restaurants under its own brand across the United States and internationally, serving burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, breakfast items, desserts and beverages. It runs its restaurants through company-operated, conventional franchise, developmental licence and affiliate structures, and is based in Chicago.
Where it sits in the stack
McDonald's carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; it sits in our Consumer Cyclical sleeve, within the Restaurants sector, and appears in the diary mainly as a Dow Jones Industrial Average constituent, watched for its defensive market posture rather than any place in the compute chain.
Who it is priced against
The diary has not assigned a peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Yum! Brands as the other large quick-service restaurant operator.
Why Closelook tracks it
It is a Dow Jones Industrial Average constituent and does not carry a Closelook score, since it sits outside our AI-focused index. The Daily Pulse mentions it repeatedly as a defensive name whose chart tests support alongside other consumer and industrial stocks.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the stock's chart keeps testing support in the pattern the Pattern Scanner flags, and whether its defensive standing shifts as broader market risk appetite changes.

McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: MCD news on the tape · index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for MCD, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 5 analyst actions on the wire · latest: initiation by Seaport Global, 2026-09-16

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for MCD from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Initiation Seaport Global — at Neutral Initiated to Neutral 2026-09-16
  • Price target RBC Capital — target 290 from 295 Target cut to $290 from $295 (+12.6% to spot) 2026-09-15
  • Price target Deutsche Bank — target 300 from 325 Target cut to $300 from $325 (+16.4% to spot) 2026-09-14

5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 4 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is McDonald’s Corporation (MCD)?

McDonald’s Corporation trades as MCD on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is MCD in a Closelook index?

Not currently — McDonald’s Corporation is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does MCD trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -6.5% vs the 50-day and -15.2% vs the 200-day average, 26.9% below the 52-week high and +0.3% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does McDonald’s Corporation do?

McDonald's owns, operates and franchises restaurants under its own brand across the United States and internationally, serving burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, breakfast items, desserts and beverages. It runs its restaurants through company-operated, conventional franchise, developmental licence and affiliate structures, and is based in Chicago. The diary has not assigned a peer group for this name; the comparison the market draws is with Yum! Brands as the other large quick-service restaurant operator.

Where does McDonald’s Corporation sit in the AI build-out?

McDonald's carries no seat in Rubin, our AI build-out index; it sits in our Consumer Cyclical sleeve, within the Restaurants sector, and appears in the diary mainly as a Dow Jones Industrial Average constituent, watched for its defensive market posture rather than any place in the compute chain. It is a Dow Jones Industrial Average constituent and does not carry a Closelook score, since it sits outside our AI-focused index. The Daily Pulse mentions it repeatedly as a defensive name whose chart tests support alongside other consumer and industrial stocks.

What has Wall Street done on McDonald’s Corporation recently?

The most recent analyst action on McDonald’s Corporation on the Closelook wire is a initiation by Seaport Global on 2026-09-16 (at Neutral). 5 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 initiation, 4 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

Where has Closelook written about McDonald’s Corporation?

McDonald’s Corporation appears in 13 Closelook pieces, most recently Daily Pulse: Rubin surges as vol complex splits and Europe extends gains (2026-05-22); Daily Pulse: Layer-1 chips surge as Europe and US futures fade (2026-05-21); Daily Pulse: Narrow tape: Rubin leads as broad market softens across asset classes (2026-05-20). What Closelook said most recently: The Pattern Scanner showed 28 active signals, all top hits flagging support-confluence in defensive and industrial names — NOC, MCD, LMT, PLTR — most carrying red regime labels. (Daily Pulse, 2026-05-22). The "Mentioned on Closelook" block on this page lists the long reads, the reference entries and the dailies that name it.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for MCD, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Mentioned on Closelook 13 pieces · newest: Daily Pulse, “Rubin surges as vol complex splits and Europe extends gains” (2026-05-22)

Mentioned on Closelook

Where MCD appears in the diary — 13 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Related in the Closelook universe