McDonald's (STU:MDO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio: (As of Sep. 20, 2026)

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STU:MDO McDonald's Corp STU:MDO
69 GF Score
Price €217.10
GF Value €281.40
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

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McDonald's  (STU:MDO) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms


McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for McDonald's's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

McDonald's Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.00 8.76 8.94 8.98 8.18

McDonald's Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.73 8.00 8.14 8.21 7.15

STU:MDO vs SBUX, CMG, YUM: Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, McDonald's's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, McDonald's's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where McDonald's's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.


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McDonald's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

McDonald's's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, McDonald's's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=8.587/333.9520*333.9520
=8.587

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

McDonald's Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201609 6.790 241.428 9.392
201612 6.739 241.432 9.321
201703 6.453 243.801 8.839
201706 6.711 244.955 9.149
201709 6.027 246.819 8.155
201712 5.648 246.524 7.651
201803 5.235 249.554 7.005
201806 5.709 251.989 7.566
201809 5.921 252.439 7.833
201812 5.826 251.233 7.744
201903 5.734 254.202 7.533
201906 6.263 256.143 8.166
201909 6.478 256.759 8.426
201912 6.489 256.974 8.433
202003 5.700 258.115 7.375
202006 4.563 257.797 5.911
202009 6.185 260.280 7.936
202012 5.935 260.474 7.609
202103 5.665 264.877 7.142
202106 6.499 271.696 7.988
202109 6.990 274.310 8.510
202112 6.995 278.802 8.379
202203 6.755 287.504 7.846
202206 7.232 296.311 8.151
202209 7.883 296.808 8.870
202212 7.899 296.797 8.888
202303 7.474 301.836 8.269
202306 8.130 305.109 8.899
202309 8.408 307.789 9.123
202312 8.187 306.746 8.913
202403 7.830 312.332 8.372
202406 8.349 314.175 8.875
202409 8.690 315.301 9.204
202412 8.321 315.605 8.805
202503 7.880 319.799 8.229
202506 8.413 322.561 8.710
202509 8.459 324.800 8.697
202512 8.432 324.054 8.690
202603 7.807 330.213 7.895
202606 8.587 333.952 8.587

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is McDonald's (STU:MDO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, McDonald's stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €217.10 is trading 22.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €281.40. GuruFocus considers McDonald's to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:MDO:

  • Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio:
  • GF Value™: €281.40 vs. price of €217.10 (22.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 1 warning sign

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McDonald's Business Description

Address 110 North Carpenter Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60607
McDonald's is the world's largest restaurant brand, with nearly $139 billion in systemwide sales across more than 45,000 restaurants and over 100 markets. The quick-service chain built its early reputation on speed, consistency, and affordable hamburgers, and today its global menu spans burgers, chicken, breakfast, and beverages that have helped popularize American fast-food cuisine worldwide. The firm derives the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and rent (about 62%), with the remainder stemming from company-operated restaurants across three segments: the United States (39% of systemwide sales), international operated markets (35%), and international developmental/licensed markets (26%).
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