DPZ vs KDP vs MCD Stock Comparison

Dominos Pizza, Keurig Dr Pepper and Mcdonalds Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DPZ Dominos Pizza Inc
$312.03 +6.8% 1M -24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.86 +9.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$47.52B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
–
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
3 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$249.47 +5.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$177.61B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 5, Dominos Pizza 3, Keurig Dr Pepper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDPZKDPMCDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.22B $47.52B $177.61B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 33.3x 20.2x DPZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 14.7x 18.8x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +27.5% +6.3% KDP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.0% 7.1% 31.7% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 85.1% 4.3% 25.9% DPZ
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 6.7x 2.6x MCD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.4% +19.3% -19.5% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr -0.4%/yr +0.3%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 26.4% 19.9% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 40/100 50/100 DPZ

Percentile Scorecard

DPZKDPMCD

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

AxisDPZKDPMCD
Valuation 47 #27 of 50 49 #20 of 38 18 #41 of 50
Growth 37 #30 of 47 47 #18 of 33 39 #29 of 47
Profitability 89 #6 of 46 70 #10 of 31 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 14 #44 of 51 14 #32 of 37 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns 78 #8 of 33 18 #19 of 23 47 #18 of 33
Overall 53 40 50
  • DPZ ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • KDP ranked among 41 companies in Beverages
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDPZKDPMCDSPY
1 month +6.8%+9.1%+5.5% -0.2%
3 months -11.0%+12.2%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months -8.4%+21.1%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date -25.1%+24.5%-18.4% +12.9%
1 year -24.4%+19.3%-19.5% +12.3%
3 years -8.4%+16.7%-2.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -2.9%+5.3%-0.8% +23.3%
5 years -34.9%-1.8%+1.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.2%-0.4%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +88.0%-60.0%+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +6.5%-8.8%+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDPZKDPMCDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%26.4%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%25.8%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.070.02-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.760.73-0.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-36.9%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.8%-0.9%-26.9% -1.2%
52-week high $438.42$35.19$341.06 $779.14
52-week low $283.03$25.31$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.

MultipleDPZKDPMCD
P/E now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 20.6x 33.2xmedian 26.1x 20.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.6x 6.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 13.3x 17.8xmedian 14.0x 14.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 17.3x 24.1xmedian 18.1x 23.9xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 2.6x -172.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 1.07 -12.02median 2.07 4.68median 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 monthsDPZKDPMCD
Revenue $5.07B $20.09B $27.70B
Gross profit $2.03B $9.92B $24.86B
Operating income $999.84M $3.26B $12.80B
Net income $609.38M $1.50B $8.79B
Free cash flow $635.69M $1.97B $7.39B
EPS (diluted) $18.40 $1.05 $12.36
Cash & equivalents $229.04M $1.52B $822.00M
Total debt $4.89B $29.98B $162.65B
Shares (diluted) 33.11M 1.36B 711.10M
Enterprise value $9.47B $43.56B $172.43B

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
MetricDPZKDPMCD
P/E 16.9x 33.2x 20.1x
P/FCF 16.1x 24.1x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x 18.8x 15.6x
P/S 2.0x 2.4x 6.4x
P/B -2.6x 1.6x -172.6x
P/Tangible book -2.6x -5.3x -172.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 17.8x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 23.3x 16.8x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 3.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF 23.5x 38.5x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.6x 30.0x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 -12.02 4.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDPZKDPMCD
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 27.5% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.3% 11.3% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 14.6% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 8.9% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 22.4% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 10.4% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.4% -2.7% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -2.3% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.6% -7.2% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -2.8% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 4.1% 19.4% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 9.0% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 0.7% 23.0% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 6.4% 8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDPZKDPMCD
Gross margin 40.0% 49.4% 89.7%
EBITDA margin 21.6% 21.2% 54.4%
Operating margin 19.7% 16.2% 46.2%
Pretax margin 15.4% 9.8% 40.4%
Net margin 12.0% 7.1% 31.7%
FCF margin 12.5% 9.8% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.0% 12.6% 40.9%
Return on equity – 5.1% –
Return on assets 34.5% 1.9% 14.6%
Return on invested capital 85.1% 4.3% 25.9%
Return on capital employed – 5.4% 22.9%
Asset turnover 2.9x 0.2x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDPZKDPMCD
Debt / assets 276.6% 34.2% 66.5%
Debt / equity -1.2x 1.0x -39.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.3x 6.7x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 7.7x 15.2x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 323.9% 66.6% 101.7%
Equity / assets -223.9% 33.4% -1.7%
Interest coverage 5.0x – 7.9x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.03 0.78 4.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDPZKDPMCD
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 3.6% -9.3% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 6.1% -6.6% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusDPZKDPMCD
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.78FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $13.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.5% +11.8% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.29BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.2%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +13.6% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDPZKDPMCD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 74.2%
Institutions holding 733 852 3,475
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% +12.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 381 469 1,535
Institutions selling 288 284 1,486
Buyers to sellers 1.32 1.65 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.

DPZKDPMCD
DPZ 1.00 0.29 0.50
KDP 0.29 1.00 0.32
MCD 0.50 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DPZ, KDP and MCD?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) $10.22B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.52B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $177.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, DPZ, KDP and MCD?

Dominos Pizza (DPZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 16.8x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.3x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 17.5x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.7x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) +4.5%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 12.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%). On return on invested capital, Dominos Pizza (DPZ) leads (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 85.1%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -24.4%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +19.3%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.5%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) -8.2%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) -0.4%/yr, Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 0.00%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%. Dominos Pizza (DPZ) and Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Dominos Pizza (DPZ) 32.2%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.4%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DPZ, KDP 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, Mcdonalds (MCD) 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.