MCD earnings

McDonald's Corporation

MCD chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-11-05
When Thursday before open
In52 days
EPS estimate3.40
1-day std dev2.2%

How MCD has moved on earnings, close to close (last 20)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +1.2% +1.4% 2.2% 60%
Day 2 +0.1% -0.2% 1.7% 50%
Day 3 +0.1% -0.1% 0.9% 40%
5-day +1.9% +2.0% 3.1% 70%
Biggest pop
+4.8%
Biggest drop
-3.7%
On a beat
+1.1%
On a miss
+1.4%
1-mo drift
+0.4%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 20 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-08-04 beat 3.32 3.38 +1.8% +1.9% +1.2% +2.2% -2.8%
2026-05-07 beat 2.74 2.83 +3.1% +1.3% -0.1% -3.1% -2.1%
2026-02-11 beat 3.05 3.12 +2.2% +2.0% +2.7% -0.9% -1.6%
2025-11-05 miss 3.33 3.22 -3.4% +0.1% +2.2% +0.4% +1.8%
2025-08-06 beat 3.15 3.19 +1.4% +2.8% +3.0% -0.8% +2.2%
2025-05-01 miss 2.67 2.67 -0.0% -2.0% -1.9% +0.0% -0.3%
2025-02-10 miss 2.86 2.83 -1.0% +2.7% +4.8% -1.2% -2.9%
2024-10-29 beat 3.20 3.23 +0.9% +0.3% -0.6% +0.8% +0.0%
2024-07-29 miss 3.07 2.97 -3.2% +0.6% +3.7% +2.7% +10.8%
2024-04-30 miss 2.73 2.70 -0.9% -3.4% -0.2% -2.0% -7.7%
2024-02-05 beat 2.83 2.95 +4.4% -3.4% -3.7% +1.2% +2.4%
2023-10-30 beat 2.99 3.19 +6.5% +1.7% +1.7% +3.4% +7.8%
2023-07-27 beat 2.79 3.17 +13.7% +0.1% +1.2% -1.4% -3.6%
2023-04-25 beat 2.34 2.63 +12.6% +0.6% -0.6% +2.3% -1.9%
2023-01-31 beat 2.46 2.59 +5.2% -2.1% -1.3% +0.0% +0.1%
2022-10-27 beat 2.58 2.68 +3.9% +2.5% +3.3% +3.0% +2.9%
2022-07-26 beat 2.47 2.55 +3.4% -0.3% +2.7% +1.5% +1.5%
2022-04-28 beat 2.18 2.28 +4.7% +1.1% +2.9% -2.1% -0.9%
2022-01-27 miss 2.34 2.23 -4.8% -0.1% -0.4% +4.8% -1.6%
2021-10-27 beat 2.47 2.76 +11.9% +2.0% +2.7% +3.2% +3.0%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.