LKNCY vs BROS vs MCD Stock Comparison

Luckin Coffee, Dutch Bros and Mcdonalds Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LKNCY Luckin Coffee Inc.
$31.80 -2.2% 1M -21.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.07B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
$41.63 +9.8% 1M -30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$5.83B
P/E
63.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.88B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$249.47 +5.5% 1M -19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$178.28B
P/E
20.3x
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, Luckin Coffee 3, Dutch Bros 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLKNCYBROSMCDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.07B $5.83B $178.28B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 63.1x 20.3x LKNCY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 46.3x 18.8x LKNCY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +29.6% +6.3% BROS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.9% 31.7% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 13.2% 25.9% MCD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 2.6x BROS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.1% -30.5% -19.5% MCD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.1%/yr -9.6%/yr +0.3%/yr LKNCY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 52.2% 19.9% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 60/100 50/100 BROS

Percentile Scorecard

LKNCYBROSMCD

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

AxisLKNCYBROSMCD
Valuation 51 #25 of 50 14 #43 of 50 18 #41 of 50
Growth – 98 #2 of 47 39 #29 of 47
Profitability – 51 #23 of 46 100 #1 of 46
Financial Health 86 #8 of 51 78 #12 of 51 44 #29 of 51
Shareholder Returns – – 47 #18 of 33
Overall – 60 50
  • LKNCY ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • BROS 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

PeriodLKNCYBROSMCDSPY
1 month -2.2%+9.8%+5.5% -0.2%
3 months -2.2%-35.6%-8.6% +3.9%
6 months +2.4%-24.8%-14.7% +8.2%
Year to date -5.1%-32.0%-18.4% +12.9%
1 year -21.1%-30.5%-19.5% +12.3%
3 years -3.6%+68.2%-2.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -1.2%+18.9%-0.8% +23.3%
5 years +120.1%-39.6%+1.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +17.1%-9.6%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+122.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+8.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLKNCYBROSMCDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%52.2%19.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%52.8%20.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.23-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.49-0.58-0.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-70.1%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-43.2%-26.9% -1.2%
52-week high $41.15$73.35$341.06 $779.14
52-week low $27.67$37.26$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.

MultipleLKNCYBROSMCD
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 20.6x 60.6xmedian 20.6x 20.1xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 3.9xmedian 1.2x 6.4xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.3x 22.9xmedian 13.3x 14.3xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.3x 96.7xmedian 17.3x 23.9xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 3.1x 7.5xmedian 3.1x -172.6xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.07 0.04median 1.07 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 monthsLKNCYBROSMCD
Revenue – $1.88B $27.70B
Gross profit – $472.44M $24.86B
Operating income – $180.15M $12.80B
Net income – $131.71M $8.79B
Free cash flow – $75.23M $7.39B
EPS (diluted) – $0.69 $12.36
Cash & equivalents $327.91M $268.62M $822.00M
Total debt – $198.48M $162.65B
Shares (diluted) 321.02M 134.77M 711.10M
Enterprise value $9.16B $4.76B $173.10B

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
MetricLKNCYBROSMCD
P/E 19.8x 60.6x 20.1x
P/FCF 17.3x 96.7x 23.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 19.9x 15.6x
P/S 1.2x 3.9x 6.4x
P/B 3.8x 7.5x -172.6x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 7.5x -172.6x
EV/EBITDA – 22.9x 14.3x
EV/EBIT – 40.0x 16.8x
EV/Revenue – 3.8x 7.8x
EV/FCF – 95.7x 29.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 19.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 4.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYBROSMCD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 29.6% 6.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 30.5% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 21.8% 5.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.6% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 34.4% 7.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 85.3% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 48.1% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 466.1% 3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 51.9% 5.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 1,479% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 34.2% 15.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 60.2% 9.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.2% 18.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 38.2% 8.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLKNCYBROSMCD
Gross margin – 25.1% 89.7%
EBITDA margin – 16.7% 54.4%
Operating margin – 9.6% 46.2%
Pretax margin – 8.4% 40.4%
Net margin – 4.9% 31.7%
FCF margin – 4.0% 26.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 19.4% 40.9%
Return on equity – 13.9% –
Return on assets – 4.1% 14.6%
Return on invested capital – 13.2% 25.9%
Return on capital employed – 6.0% 22.9%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.1% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLKNCYBROSMCD
Debt / assets – 5.9% 66.5%
Debt / equity – 0.2x -39.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 2.6x
Debt / FCF – 2.6x 5.4x
Liabilities / assets 48.4% 71.1% 101.7%
Equity / assets 51.6% 28.9% -1.7%
Interest coverage – – 7.9x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.1x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.65 4.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLKNCYBROSMCD
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield – – 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.

ConsensusLKNCYBROSMCD
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 46.3xFY2026 18.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $13.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.0%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +28.2% +36.7% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.64BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026 $29.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.7%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.8% +25.1% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLKNCYBROSMCD
Held by institutions 0.0% 94.6% 74.2%
Institutions holding 9 555 3,475
Change in shares held, QoQ +880.6% -1.1% +0.4%
Institutions buying 5 290 1,535
Institutions selling 0 164 1,486
Buyers to sellers – 1.77 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.

LKNCYBROSMCD
LKNCY 1.00 0.04 0.02
BROS 0.04 1.00 0.19
MCD 0.02 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LKNCY, BROS and MCD?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) $10.07B, Dutch Bros (BROS) $5.83B, Mcdonalds (MCD) $178.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, LKNCY, BROS and MCD?

Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 19.8x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 63.1x, Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) is cheapest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 14.7x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 46.3x, 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?

Dutch Bros (BROS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Dutch Bros (BROS) +29.6%, Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Dutch Bros (BROS) 4.9%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%). On return on invested capital, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads (Dutch Bros (BROS) 13.2%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mcdonalds (MCD) returned the most: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) -21.1%, Dutch Bros (BROS) -30.5%, Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.5%. Over five years, Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) compounded fastest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) +17.1%/yr, Dutch Bros (BROS) -9.6%/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: Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 0.00%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 0.00%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%. Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) and Dutch Bros (BROS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Luckin Coffee (LKNCY) 43.4%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 52.2%, Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LKNCY, BROS 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.