MCD vs SBUX vs RSTRF Stock Comparison

Mcdonalds, Starbucks and Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MCD Mcdonalds Corp
$248.49 +4.2% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$177.91B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.70B
Div. yield
0.03%
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
SBUX Starbucks Corp
$100.80 +7.1% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$117.05B
P/E
59.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.34B
Div. yield
–
Quick-Service Restaurants Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 5, Mcdonalds 4, Starbucks 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMCDSBUXRSTRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $177.91B $117.05B $16.93B MCD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.2x 59.0x 9.9x RSTRF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 41.1x — MCD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +4.5% +6.5% RSTRF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.7% 5.2% 17.5% MCD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.9% 31.4% 12.1% SBUX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.1x 4.2x SBUX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 3.49% RSTRF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +18.0% +7.2% SBUX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr -2.5%/yr +3.4%/yr RSTRF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.9% 27.6% 25.4% MCD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 34/100 62/100 RSTRF

Percentile Scorecard

MCDSBUXRSTRF

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

AxisMCDSBUXRSTRF
Valuation 18 #41 of 50 6 #47 of 50 61 #20 of 50
Growth 39 #29 of 47 17 #39 of 47 61 #19 of 47
Profitability 100 #1 of 46 69 #15 of 46 73 #13 of 46
Financial Health 44 #29 of 51 42 #30 of 51 36 #33 of 51
Shareholder Returns 47 #18 of 33 34 #22 of 33 78 #8 of 33
Overall 50 34 62
  • MCD ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • SBUX ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants
  • RSTRF ranked among 53 companies in Restaurants

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMCDSBUXRSTRFSPY
1 month +4.2%+7.1%-0.5% -1.0%
3 months -6.1%-2.4%+1.8% +2.9%
6 months -17.0%+2.2%-5.8% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%+19.7%+7.0% +11.4%
1 year -19.1%+18.0%+7.2% +13.1%
3 years -3.4%+6.5%+10.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.2%+2.1%+3.4% +21.5%
5 years +4.2%-12.0%+18.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +0.8%-2.5%+3.4% +10.9%
10 years +118.1%+88.0%+57.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.1%+6.5%+4.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMCDSBUXRSTRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.9%27.6%25.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%25.0%71.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.000.530.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.960.650.28 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.3%-40.2%-27.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-7.1%-14.4% -2.5%
52-week high $341.06$108.55$86.00 $779.14
52-week low $230.86$79.60$68.05 $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.

MultipleMCDSBUXRSTRF
P/E now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 20.6x 57.9xmedian 20.6x 9.9xmedian 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.1x 3.0xmedian 1.1x 1.7xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 13.3x 26.8xmedian 13.3x 9.9xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.8xmedian 17.3x 31.6xmedian 17.3x 10.4xmedian 17.3x
P/B now vs peer median -171.9xmedian 3.1x -15.0xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.66median 1.04 -3.01median 1.04 1.90median 1.04

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 monthsMCDSBUXRSTRF
Revenue $27.70B $38.34B $9.70B
Gross profit $24.86B – $5.24B
Operating income $12.80B $2.98B $2.61B
Net income $8.79B $1.98B $1.70B
Free cash flow $7.39B $3.64B $1.63B
EPS (diluted) $12.36 $1.73 $5.06
Cash & equivalents $822.00M $3.45B $1.06B
Total debt $162.65B $13.28B $13.29B
Shares (diluted) 711.10M 1.14B 336.00M
Enterprise value $172.73B $104.68B $12.49B

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
MetricMCDSBUXRSTRF
P/E 20.1x 57.9x 9.9x
P/FCF 23.8x 31.6x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 23.0x 8.9x
P/S 6.3x 3.0x 1.7x
P/B -171.9x -15.0x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -171.9x -14.6x -3.1x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 26.8x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 16.8x 41.8x 11.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 3.2x 3.0x
EV/FCF 29.1x 34.2x 17.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 25.0x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.66 -3.01 1.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMCDSBUXRSTRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 4.5% 6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.1% 12.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% – 5.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 7.3% -24.9% 22.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -17.8% 11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% -24.7% 41.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.2% -19.4% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.7% -24.9% 41.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.3% -19.2% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.8% 1.7% 19.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.1% -1.2% 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 18.0% 61.6% 20.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 6.9% 11.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMCDSBUXRSTRF
Gross margin 89.7% – 54.0%
EBITDA margin 54.4% 12.1% 30.3%
Operating margin 46.2% 7.8% 26.9%
Pretax margin 40.4% 8.0% 21.7%
Net margin 31.7% 5.2% 17.5%
FCF margin 26.7% 9.5% 16.8%
Operating cash flow margin 40.9% 13.0% 19.6%
Return on equity – – 31.8%
Return on assets 14.6% 6.7% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 25.9% 31.4% 12.1%
Return on capital employed 22.9% 15.3% 11.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.0% 1.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMCDSBUXRSTRF
Debt / assets 66.5% 46.9% 53.1%
Debt / equity -39.0x -1.7x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 2.1x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 5.4x 3.6x 8.1x
Liabilities / assets 101.7% 127.1% 78.4%
Equity / assets -1.7% -27.1% 21.6%
Interest coverage 7.9x 5.4x 5.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 4.59 3.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMCDSBUXRSTRF
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.5% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 1.2% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 2.4% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusMCDSBUXRSTRF
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 41.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.26FY2026 $2.45FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +8.7%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +22.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $29.26BFY2026 $35.65BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.8%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.7% +5.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMCDSBUXRSTRF
Held by institutions 74.2% 85.6% –
Institutions holding 3,473 2,399 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +4.9% –
Institutions buying 1,534 1,096 –
Institutions selling 1,485 991 –
Buyers to sellers 1.03 1.11 –

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.

MCDSBUXRSTRF
MCD 1.00 0.34 0.02
SBUX 0.34 1.00 0.05
RSTRF 0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MCD, SBUX and RSTRF?

Mcdonalds (MCD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mcdonalds (MCD) $177.91B, Starbucks (SBUX) $117.05B, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) $16.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, MCD, SBUX and RSTRF?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mcdonalds (MCD) 20.2x, Starbucks (SBUX) 59.0x, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 9.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mcdonalds (MCD) is cheapest (Mcdonalds (MCD) 18.7x, Starbucks (SBUX) 41.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mcdonalds (MCD) +6.3%, Starbucks (SBUX) +4.5%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mcdonalds (MCD) has the highest net margin (Mcdonalds (MCD) 31.7%, Starbucks (SBUX) 5.2%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Starbucks (SBUX) leads (Mcdonalds (MCD) 25.9%, Starbucks (SBUX) 31.4%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 12.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Starbucks (SBUX) returned the most: Mcdonalds (MCD) -19.1%, Starbucks (SBUX) +18.0%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +7.2%. Over five years, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) compounded fastest (Mcdonalds (MCD) +0.8%/yr, Starbucks (SBUX) -2.5%/yr, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) has the highest dividend yield: Mcdonalds (MCD) 0.03%, Starbucks (SBUX) 0.00%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 3.49%. Starbucks (SBUX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mcdonalds (MCD) has been the steadiest (Mcdonalds (MCD) 19.9%, Starbucks (SBUX) 27.6%, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 25.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MCD, SBUX and RSTRF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership (RSTRF) 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.