MCD vs SBUX vs YUM
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
MCD67.8
McDonald's Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$242.97 +0.16%$171.9B mkt cap
Score DNA
SBUX52.7
Starbucks Corporation
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$97.52 +0.66%$111.2B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
MCD SBUX YUM · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-06-05 | 2026-03-27 |
| 13F net change in holders | −118 | +61 | −5 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,521 | 1,326 | 1,153 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 1,246 | 1,095 | 978 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +275 | +231 | +175 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 19.6x
30th
|
56.1x
81st
|
18.5x
26th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 4.55
94th
|
— | 1.09
47th
|
| Price / sales | 6.2x
100th
|
2.9x
74th
|
4.7x
90th
|
| Price / book | — | — | — |
| Price / tangible book | — | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 22.2x
42nd
|
30.5x
81st
|
24.5x
54th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 15.2x
62nd
|
22.3x
93rd
|
19.7x
86th
|
| Enterprise value | $225.7B
100th
|
$130.0B
97th
|
$52.7B
94th
|
| EV / sales | 8.1x
100th
|
3.4x
71st
|
6.0x
94th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 15.0x
47th
|
21.9x
80th
|
17.9x
67th
|
| EV / EBIT | 17.6x
37th
|
30.3x
63rd
|
19.5x
41st
|
| EV / free cash flow | 29.1x
38th
|
35.7x
62nd
|
31.4x
50th
|
| Earnings yield | 5.1%
74th
|
1.8%
29th
|
5.4%
77th
|
| FCF yield | 4.5%
65th
|
3.3%
32nd
|
4.1%
55th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 6.6%
42nd
|
4.5%
13th
|
5.1%
19th
|
| Graham number (per share) | — | — | — |
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 57.4%
97th
|
31.7%
65th
|
45.8%
90th
|
| EBITDA margin | 54.3%
100th
|
15.5%
65th
|
33.7%
97th
|
| Operating margin | 46.0%
100th
|
9.4%
45th
|
31.0%
97th
|
| EBIT margin | 46.2%
100th
|
11.2%
68th
|
31.0%
97th
|
| Net margin | 31.7%
100th
|
5.2%
58th
|
25.4%
97th
|
| NOPAT margin | 36.1%
100th
|
5.0%
29th
|
31.3%
97th
|
| FCF margin | 28.0%
100th
|
9.5%
65th
|
19.3%
97th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 41.0%
100th
|
13.0%
52nd
|
23.9%
94th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 10.4%
55th
|
6.5%
26th
|
15.0%
77th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
32nd
|
0.8%
61st
|
0.5%
26th
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.4%
53rd
|
47.1%
100th
|
-0.9%
13th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | — | — | — |
| ROA | 14.7%
81st
|
6.4%
65th
|
28.4%
94th
|
| ROIC | 19.0%
81st
|
17.2%
71st
|
60.7%
97th
|
| ROCE | 22.9%
77th
|
23.3%
81st
|
61.6%
97th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 21.4%
84th
|
13.8%
71st
|
34.7%
94th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 21.5%
63rd
|
44.7%
90th
|
46.4%
93rd
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 26.5%
55th
|
43.0%
71st
|
46.0%
74th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 15.5%
79th
|
14.5%
75th
|
54.7%
96th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | — | — | — |
| ROE, 5-yr average | — | — | — |
| Incremental ROIC | 738.5%
97th
|
-9.6%
39th
|
240.6%
90th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 6.3%
35th
|
4.5%
26th
|
10.3%
74th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 8.9%
74th
|
-2.2%
16th
|
5.3%
42nd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 4.6%
43rd
|
3.1%
33rd
|
7.7%
57th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 5.0%
40th
|
7.2%
52nd
|
6.8%
48th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 4.6%
40th
|
9.4%
57th
|
5.3%
43rd
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 5.1%
36th
|
-12.3%
16th
|
6.8%
40th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 4.7%
48th
|
-24.7%
28th
|
54.8%
84th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 3.2%
29th
|
-19.4%
17th
|
16.0%
75th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 5.7%
44th
|
-25.0%
28th
|
55.9%
80th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 4.3%
33rd
|
-19.2%
17th
|
17.0%
71st
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 6.1%
41st
|
-6.2%
24th
|
12.6%
65th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 12.5%
56th
|
61.6%
88th
|
9.3%
52nd
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 5.3%
38th
|
6.9%
48th
|
9.5%
57th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 9.1%
50th
|
-1.2%
29th
|
9.6%
54th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.6%
59th
|
1.3%
35th
|
2.4%
53rd
|
| Sustainable growth rate | — | — | — |
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 57.1%
100th
|
27.7%
43rd
|
47.1%
90th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 45.7%
100th
|
12.1%
70th
|
31.7%
97th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 32.1%
100th
|
7.8%
70th
|
21.8%
97th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 27.3%
100th
|
8.7%
67th
|
19.3%
97th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.98
73rd
|
0.87
30th
|
0.92
47th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.74
57th
|
0.26
27th
|
0.53
47th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.97
90th
|
0.89
70th
|
0.97
87th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $822.0M
90th
|
$3.6B
100th
|
$674.0M
87th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$53.8B
0th
|
−$18.8B
3rd
|
−$11.6B
10th
|
| Working capital | $327.0M
100th
|
−$2.4B
0th
|
−$1.8B
6th
|
| Current ratio | 1.08
61st
|
0.76
42nd
|
0.59
35th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.07
61st
|
0.54
35th
|
0.59
39th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.20
32nd
|
0.36
52nd
|
0.16
23rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 382 days
74th
|
210 days
32nd
|
368 days
68th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $54.6B
100th
|
$22.4B
97th
|
$12.3B
90th
|
| Debt / equity | — | — | — |
| Net debt / equity | — | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 91.1%
87th
|
79.3%
77th
|
141.4%
97th
|
| Debt / capital | — | — | — |
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.63
43rd
|
3.79
47th
|
4.17
60th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.58
53rd
|
3.18
43rd
|
3.94
60th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 7.9x
63rd
|
7.4x
59th
|
5.3x
52nd
|
| Cash interest coverage | 7.0x
52nd
|
8.6x
56th
|
4.1x
33rd
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 4.8 yrs
52nd
|
4.5 yrs
48th
|
5.9 yrs
66th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 101.7%
77th
|
127.1%
87th
|
181.9%
94th
|
| IS credit model rating | A- | B- | B- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 175
16th
|
900
71st
|
900
71st
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.46
16th
|
1.24
68th
|
1.12
55th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 0.97
3rd
|
2.56
71st
|
3.13
84th
|
| Inventory turnover | 208.9
89th
|
11.7
0th
|
— |
| Receivables turnover | 11.0
6th
|
30.1
39th
|
12.6
13th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 33 days
94th
|
12 days
61st
|
29 days
87th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 2 days
11th
|
31 days
100th
|
— |
| Days payables outstanding | 30 days
77th
|
26 days
65th
|
93 days
100th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 5 days
74th
|
18 days
97th
|
−64 days
0th
|
| Capex / revenue | 12.9%
90th
|
3.5%
23rd
|
4.6%
39th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.61
68th
|
0.82
16th
|
1.71
71st
|
| Operating expense ratio | 11.0%
23rd
|
59.1%
87th
|
17.1%
50th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.29
15th
|
2.51
56th
|
0.94
7th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.88
33rd
|
1.84
85th
|
0.76
30th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 68.4%
72nd
|
73.0%
79th
|
80.6%
86th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 31.6%
28th
|
27.0%
21st
|
19.4%
14th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.3%
77th
|
-9.7%
26th
|
1.7%
94th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -5.4%
52nd
|
-4.2%
68th
|
-20.3%
6th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
78th
|
0.75
7th
|
0.75
7th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 68
100th
|
53
52nd
|
62
90th
|
| IS profitability | 72
97th
|
42
61st
|
72
100th
|
| IS growth | 58
55th
|
36
13th
|
76
90th
|
| IS value | 48
68th
|
32
23rd
|
49
71st
|
| IS momentum | 77
55th
|
58
26th
|
81
68th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
81st
|
80
65th
|
50
23rd
|
| IS quality | 77
100th
|
66
74th
|
66
77th
|
| IS balance sheet | 34
42nd
|
41
48th
|
30
32nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 82
65th
|
77
35th
|
81
52nd
|
| IS cash flow | 69
97th
|
65
84th
|
57
65th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
87th
|
7
55th
|
6
42nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 4.7
81st
|
3.3
71st
|
2.4
39th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.30
74th
|
−3.32
10th
|
−2.53
65th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.65
13th
|
−5.30
74th
|
−1.93
90th
|
| IS credit score | 68
77th
|
20
6th
|
20
6th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $171.9B
100th
|
$111.2B
97th
|
$41.1B
94th
|
| Revenue | $27.7B
97th
|
$38.3B
100th
|
$8.7B
81st
|
| EBITDA | $15.0B
100th
|
$5.9B
97th
|
$2.9B
94th
|
| Net income | $8.8B
100th
|
$2.0B
94th
|
$2.2B
97th
|
| Free cash flow | $7.8B
100th
|
$3.6B
97th
|
$1.7B
94th
|
| Total assets | $59.9B
100th
|
$28.3B
97th
|
$8.7B
81st
|
| Shareholders' equity | −$1.0B
10th
|
−$7.7B
0th
|
−$7.1B
3rd
|
| Employees | 150,000
94th
|
381,000
100th
|
49,000
65th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.2% | +0.7% | −0.2% |
| 1 week | +3.3% | +7.5% | +3.9% |
| 1 month | −2.2% | +0.9% | +10.9% |
| 3 months | −9.2% | −6.4% | +2.1% |
| 6 months | −22.0% | −1.4% | −7.5% |
| Year to date | −19.9% | +18.2% | +0.5% |
| 1 year | −19.9% | +20.7% | +4.6% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +2.1% | +14.4% | +32.8% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +8.1% | −1.3% | +32.2% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | MCD | SBUX | YUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 52.0 | 54.6 | 65.5 |
| From 52-week high | −28.5% | −11.2% | −11.5% |
| From 52-week low | +6.0% | +28.2% | +12.1% |
| Beta | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.55 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17