AKO-A vs ARCO vs MCD Stock Comparison

Andina Bottling, Arcos Dorados Holdings and Mcdonalds Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AKO-A Andina Bottling Co Inc
$23.61 -9.1% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$978.34B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
ARCO Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
$7.03 -2.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
6.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$250.84 +6.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$176.77B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcos Dorados Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arcos Dorados Holdings 5, Mcdonalds 4, Andina Bottling 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAKO-AARCOMCDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.72B $1.51B $176.77B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.0x 6.2x 20.1x ARCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.5x 18.9x ARCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +10.8% +6.3% ARCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.6% 4.9% 31.7% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.9% 18.1% 25.9% MCD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.3x 2.6x ARCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.2% -2.4% -18.0% AKO-A
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.0%/yr +8.1%/yr +0.7%/yr AKO-A
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.0% 38.8% 19.9% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 72/100 50/100 ARCO

Percentile Scorecard

AKO-AARCOMCD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAKO-AARCOMCD
Valuation 95 #3 of 38 94 #4 of 50 18 #41 of 50
Growth 13 #29 of 33 85 #8 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Profitability 53 #15 of 31 62 #18 of 46 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 48 #27 of 51 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns – 72 #10 of 33 47 #18 of 33
Overall 50 72 50
  • AKO-A ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • ARCO ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAKO-AARCOMCDSPY
1 month -9.1%-2.9%+6.1% -0.8%
3 months +3.8%-15.4%-7.3% +3.5%
6 months +1.5%-21.4%-13.6% +7.0%
Year to date +1.3%-4.2%-17.9% +12.2%
1 year +17.2%-2.4%-18.0% +13.0%
3 years +141.4%-22.9%-1.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +34.2%-8.3%-0.6% +23.1%
5 years +118.8%+47.4%+3.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.0%+8.1%+0.7% +11.0%
10 years +8.0%+15.6%+123.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +0.8%+1.5%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAKO-AARCOMCDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.0%38.8%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%36.4%20.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.190.92-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.32-0.06-0.90 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.6%-50.0%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-26.0%-26.5% -1.8%
52-week high $26.96$9.50$341.06 $779.14
52-week low $20.29$6.91$230.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAKO-AARCOMCD
P/E now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 26.6x 6.0xmedian 20.5x 20.2xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 1.1x 6.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 14.2x 4.1xmedian 13.3x 14.4xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 18.3x 23.7xmedian 17.5x 24.0xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 3.1x -173.5xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 2.09 0.44median 1.07 4.71median 1.07

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAKO-AARCOMCD
Revenue $978.34B $4.98B $27.70B
Gross profit $395.11B $4.89B $24.86B
Operating income $497.89B $327.73M $12.80B
Net income $105.38B $256.75M $8.79B
Free cash flow $799.73M $62.51M $7.39B
EPS (diluted) – $1.17 $12.36
Cash & equivalents $322.08B $259.99M $822.00M
Total debt $6.65T $4.13B $162.65B
Shares (diluted) – 210.66M 711.10M
Enterprise value -$985.18B $295.08M $171.59B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAKO-AARCOMCD
P/E 0.0x 6.0x 20.2x
P/FCF 4.7x 23.7x 24.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 4.1x 15.6x
P/S 0.0x 0.3x 6.4x
P/B 0.0x 1.8x -173.5x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 1.8x -173.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 4.1x 14.4x
EV/EBIT 3.7x 6.7x 16.9x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 0.4x 7.8x
EV/FCF 2,314x 35.2x 29.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 2,532x 6.1x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.44 4.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AARCOMCD
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 10.8% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -34.1% 7.8% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.4% 10.7% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -33.4% 7.8% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 12.9% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 3.4% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 97.3% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -16.9% 15.4% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 88.7% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 13.7% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 38.8% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -88.9% 5.6% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.3% 156.0% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -90.2% -24.4% 8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAKO-AARCOMCD
Gross margin 40.4% 98.1% 89.7%
EBITDA margin 50.9% 10.8% 54.4%
Operating margin 50.9% 6.6% 46.2%
Pretax margin 13.8% 6.7% 40.4%
Net margin -19.6% 4.9% 31.7%
FCF margin 0.1% 1.3% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 0.1% 7.3% 40.9%
Return on equity 7.6% 30.6% –
Return on assets 3.0% 6.4% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 13.9% 18.1% 25.9%
Return on capital employed 17.2% 10.9% 22.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAKO-AARCOMCD
Debt / assets 63.5% 25.5% 66.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.2x -39.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 1.3x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 2,774x 15.9x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 61.1% 78.6% 101.7%
Equity / assets 38.9% 21.4% -1.7%
Interest coverage 30.2x 24.5x 7.9x
Current ratio 1.6x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.38 2.12 4.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAKO-AARCOMCD
Dividend yield – 3.8% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield – 3.8% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 59.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 70.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAKO-AARCOMCD
Forward P/E – 8.5xFY2026 18.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.83FY2026 $13.26FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -17.8%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -4.8% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.14BFY2026 $29.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +9.9%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.2% -3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAKO-AARCOMCD
Held by institutions 0.1% 45.3% 74.2%
Institutions holding 16 174 3,473
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +3.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 4 93 1,534
Institutions selling 5 45 1,485
Buyers to sellers 0.80 2.07 1.03

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AKO-AARCOMCD
AKO-A 1.00 0.02 0.09
ARCO 0.02 1.00 0.20
MCD 0.09 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AKO-A, ARCO and MCD?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) $3.72B, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) $1.51B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $176.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, AKO-A, ARCO and MCD?

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 0.0x, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 6.2x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) is cheapest (Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 8.5x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +2.3%, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) +10.8%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) -19.6%, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 4.9%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%). On return on invested capital, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 13.9%, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 18.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Andina Bottling (AKO-A) returned the most: Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.2%, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) -2.4%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -18.0%. Over five years, Andina Bottling (AKO-A) compounded fastest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) +17.0%/yr, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) +8.1%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%. Andina Bottling (AKO-A) and Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Andina Bottling (AKO-A) 53.0%, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) 38.8%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AKO-A, ARCO and MCD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.