MCD vs KDP vs BROS Stock Comparison

Mcdonalds, Keurig Dr Pepper and Dutch Bros Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$250.84 +6.1% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$177.50B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
2.97%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
7 wins
KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.
$34.99 +9.5% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$47.61B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.09B
Div. yield
2.63%
Non-Alcoholic Beverages Consumer Staples
2 wins
BROS Dutch Bros Inc.
$42.04 +10.9% 1M -26.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
61.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.88B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Mcdonalds leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Mcdonalds 7, Dutch Bros 3, Keurig Dr Pepper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCDKDPBROSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.50B $47.61B $7.34B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 33.4x 61.2x MCD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.9x 14.8x 46.2x KDP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +27.5% +29.6% BROS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.7% 7.1% 4.9% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.9% 4.3% 13.2% MCD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 6.7x -0.2x BROS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.97% 2.63% — MCD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.0% +28.8% -26.1% KDP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +0.5%/yr -9.1%/yr MCD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 26.5% 52.3% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 49/100 58/100 BROS

Percentile Scorecard

MCDKDPBROS

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

AxisMCDKDPBROS
Valuation 17 #16 of 19 53 #8 of 16 22 #15 of 19
Growth 38 #11 of 17 64 #5 of 12 94 #2 of 17
Profitability 93 #2 of 16 60 #5 of 11 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 26 #15 of 20 19 #14 of 17 68 #7 of 20
Shareholder Returns 25 #7 of 9 – –
Overall 40 49 58
  • MCD ranked among 22 companies in Restaurants
  • KDP ranked among 19 companies in Beverages
  • BROS ranked among 22 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCDKDPBROSSPY
1 month +6.1%+9.5%+10.9% -0.8%
3 months -7.3%+16.2%-36.0% +3.5%
6 months -13.6%+24.3%-26.7% +7.0%
Year to date -17.9%+24.9%-31.3% +12.2%
1 year -18.0%+28.8%-26.1% +13.0%
3 years -1.9%+17.1%+69.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.6%+5.4%+19.3% +23.1%
5 years +3.3%+2.3%-38.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.7%+0.5%-9.1% +11.0%
10 years +123.7%-60.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%-8.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMCDKDPBROSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%26.5%52.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.5%25.9%52.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.010.021.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.901.09-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-36.9%-70.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-0.6%-42.7% -1.8%
52-week high $341.06$35.19$73.35 $779.14
52-week low $230.86$25.31$37.26 $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.

MultipleMCDKDPBROS
P/E now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 16.8x 33.4xmedian 30.2x 61.2xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.0x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 3.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 9.9x 17.9xmedian 15.0x 23.1xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.0xmedian 17.5x 24.2xmedian 17.8x 97.6xmedian 17.5x
P/B now vs peer median -173.5xmedian 3.9x 1.6xmedian 1.3x 7.5xmedian 3.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.71median 0.52 -12.06median 1.70 0.04median 0.52

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 monthsMCDKDPBROS
Revenue $27.70B $20.09B $1.88B
Gross profit $24.86B $9.92B $472.44M
Operating income $12.80B $3.26B $180.15M
Net income $8.79B $1.50B $131.71M
Free cash flow $7.39B $1.97B $75.23M
EPS (diluted) $12.36 $1.05 $0.69
Cash & equivalents $822.00M $1.52B $268.62M
Total debt $162.65B $29.98B $198.48M
Shares (diluted) 711.10M 1.36B 134.77M
Enterprise value $172.33B $47.85B $6.45B

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
MetricMCDKDPBROS
P/E 20.2x 33.4x 61.2x
P/FCF 24.0x 24.2x 97.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.6x 18.8x 20.1x
P/S 6.4x 2.4x 3.9x
P/B -173.5x 1.6x 7.5x
P/Tangible book -173.5x -5.4x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.4x 17.9x 23.1x
EV/EBIT 16.9x 23.3x 40.4x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 3.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF 29.3x 38.6x 96.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 30.1x 19.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.71 -12.06 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCDKDPBROS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 27.5% 29.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 11.3% 30.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 14.6% 21.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 8.9% 28.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% 22.4% 34.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 10.4% 85.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -2.7% 48.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -2.3% 466.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.7% -7.2% 51.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -2.8% 1,479%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 19.4% 34.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% 9.0% 60.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.0% 23.0% 3.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 6.4% 38.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCDKDPBROS
Gross margin 89.7% 49.4% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 54.4% 21.2% 16.7%
Operating margin 46.2% 16.2% 9.6%
Pretax margin 40.4% 9.8% 8.4%
Net margin 31.7% 7.1% 4.9%
FCF margin 26.7% 9.8% 4.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.9% 12.6% 19.4%
Return on equity – 5.1% 13.9%
Return on assets 14.6% 1.9% 4.1%
Return on invested capital 25.9% 4.3% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 5.4% 6.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.7x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCDKDPBROS
Debt / assets 66.5% 34.2% 5.9%
Debt / equity -39.0x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 6.7x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 15.2x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 101.7% 66.6% 71.1%
Equity / assets -1.7% 33.4% 28.9%
Interest coverage 7.9x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 4.60 0.79 2.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCDKDPBROS
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.6% –
Net buyback yield 1.2% -9.2% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% -6.6% –
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.

ConsensusMCDKDPBROS
Forward P/E 18.9xFY2026 14.8xFY2026 46.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.26FY2026 $2.37FY2026 $0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +15.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +12.2% +36.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $25.28BFY2026 $2.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 +52.3%FY2026 +23.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.7% +13.6% +25.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCDKDPBROS
Held by institutions 74.2% 100.0% 74.7%
Institutions holding 3,473 852 555
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +12.9% -1.1%
Institutions buying 1,534 469 290
Institutions selling 1,485 284 164
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.65 1.77

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.

MCDKDPBROS
MCD 1.00 0.33 0.19
KDP 0.33 1.00 0.18
BROS 0.19 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCD, KDP and BROS?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mcdonalds (MCD) $177.50B, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) $47.61B, Dutch Bros (BROS) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCD, KDP and BROS?

Mcdonalds (MCD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 33.4x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 61.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is cheapest (Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.9x, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 14.8x, Dutch Bros (BROS) 46.2x). 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: Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +27.5%, Dutch Bros (BROS) +29.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 7.1%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 4.9%). On return on invested capital, Mcdonalds (MCD) leads (Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 4.3%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) returned the most: Mcdonalds (MCD) -18.0%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +28.8%, Dutch Bros (BROS) -26.1%. Over five years, Mcdonalds (MCD) compounded fastest (Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.7%/yr, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) +0.5%/yr, Dutch Bros (BROS) -9.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest dividend yield: Mcdonalds (MCD) 2.97%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 2.63%. Dutch Bros (BROS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) 26.5%, Dutch Bros (BROS) 52.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCD, KDP and BROS?

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 7. 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.