McDonald's (TSX:MCD) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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TSX:MCD McDonald's Corp TSX:MCD
76 GF Score
Price C$20.88
GF Value C$27.57
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is McDonald's Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


McDonald's  (TSX:MCD) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


McDonald's Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


McDonald's Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for McDonald's's Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio Chart

McDonald's Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.42 2.40 2.09 1.97

McDonald's Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Shiller PE 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 1.96 1.98 1.96 1.93 1.62

TSX:MCD vs SBUX, CMG, YUM: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, McDonald's's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Restaurants Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where McDonald's's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


TSX:MCD
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McDonald's Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

McDonald's's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

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

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=4.5984/333.9520*333.9520
=4.598

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

McDonald's Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 1.957 241.428 2.706
201612 1.921 241.432 2.657
201703 1.946 243.801 2.665
201706 2.285 244.955 3.115
201709 2.911 246.819 3.939
201712 1.106 246.524 1.498
201803 2.176 249.554 2.911
201806 2.453 251.989 3.251
201809 2.746 252.439 3.632
201812 2.404 251.233 3.195
201903 2.289 254.202 3.007
201906 2.640 256.143 3.442
201909 2.780 256.759 3.615
201912 2.747 256.974 3.569
202003 1.983 258.115 2.566
202006 0.896 257.797 1.161
202009 3.133 260.280 4.019
202012 2.390 260.474 3.064
202103 2.592 264.877 3.268
202106 3.626 271.696 4.457
202109 3.599 274.310 4.381
202112 2.749 278.802 3.292
202203 1.871 287.504 2.173
202206 2.043 296.311 2.303
202209 3.499 296.808 3.937
202212 3.512 296.797 3.951
202303 3.314 301.836 3.667
202306 4.227 305.109 4.626
202309 4.246 307.789 4.607
202312 3.815 306.746 4.154
202403 3.584 312.332 3.832
202406 3.831 314.175 4.072
202409 4.272 315.301 4.525
202412 3.919 315.605 4.147
202503 3.732 319.799 3.897
202506 4.348 322.561 4.501
202509 4.382 324.800 4.505
202512 4.225 324.054 4.354
202603 3.812 330.213 3.855
202606 4.598 333.952 4.598

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

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 (TSX:MCD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, McDonald's stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of C$20.88 is trading 24.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of C$27.57. GuruFocus considers McDonald's to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:MCD:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: C$27.57 vs. price of C$20.88 (24.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:MCD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


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%).
76GF Score

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