McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Aug 4, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$3.34
Street estimate
Revenue target
$7.13B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$3.09
Beat rate last 4: 75%
Latest EPS YoY
+6.0%
vs 2025-05-01
Latest revenue YoY
+9.4%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$6.86B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
75%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
May 7, 2026
EPS beat
EPS actual / est
$2.83 / $2.74
+3.3%
Revenue actual / est
$6.52B / $6.47B
+0.7%
Result
Target reached
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/5/2026upcoming | $3.34 | Pending | — | $7.14B | Pending | — |
| 8/4/2026upcoming | $3.34 | Pending | — | $7.13B | Pending | — |
| 5/7/2026 | $2.74 | $2.83 | +3.3% | $6.47B | $6.52B | +0.7% |
| 2/11/2026 | $3.05 | $3.12 | +2.3% | $6.84B | $7.01B | +2.5% |
| 11/5/2025 | $3.33 | $3.22 | -3.3% | $7.08B | $7.08B | -0.1% |
| 8/6/2025 | $3.14 | $3.19 | +1.6% | $6.70B | $6.84B | +2.2% |
| 5/1/2025 | $2.66 | $2.67 | +0.4% | $6.10B | $5.96B | -2.4% |
| 2/10/2025 | $2.85 | $2.83 | -0.7% | $6.45B | $6.39B | -1.0% |
| 10/29/2024 | $3.20 | $3.23 | +0.9% | $6.82B | $6.87B | +0.8% |
| 7/29/2024 | $3.07 | $2.97 | -3.3% | $6.62B | $6.49B | -2.0% |
| 4/30/2024 | $2.72 | $2.70 | -0.7% | $6.16B | $6.17B | +0.2% |
| 2/5/2024 | $2.82 | $2.95 | +4.6% | $6.45B | $6.41B | -0.7% |
| 10/30/2023 | $3.00 | $3.19 | +6.3% | $6.19B | $6.69B | +8.1% |
| 7/27/2023 | $2.79 | $3.17 | +13.6% | $6.27B | $6.50B | +3.6% |
| 4/25/2023 | $2.33 | $2.63 | +12.9% | $5.59B | $5.90B | +5.6% |
| 1/31/2023 | $2.45 | $2.59 | +5.7% | $5.72B | $5.93B | +3.6% |
| 10/27/2022 | $2.58 | $2.68 | +3.9% | $5.70B | $5.87B | +3.0% |
| 7/26/2022 | $2.45 | $2.55 | +4.1% | $5.80B | $5.72B | -1.4% |
| 4/28/2022 | $2.18 | $2.28 | +4.6% | $5.57B | $5.67B | +1.7% |
| 1/27/2022 | $2.34 | $2.23 | -4.7% | $6.02B | $6.01B | -0.2% |