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MCD vs SBUX

Side-by-side comparison of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MCD and SBUX operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $208.69B, about 1.7x SBUX ($120.04B).
  • Over the past year, MCD is down 6.4% and SBUX is up 28.5% - SBUX leads by 34.9 points.
  • SBUX has been more active in the news (20 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for MCD).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMCD-6.41%SBUX+28.46%
2025-05-01+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricMCDSBUX
Company
McDonald's Corporation
Starbucks Corporation
Price
$293.65+1.24%
$105.34-0.12%
Market cap
$208.69B
$120.04B
1M return
-5.51%
+17.59%
1Y return
-6.41%
+28.46%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
1992
News (4w)
6
20
Recent ratings
25
25
MCD

McDonald's Corporation

McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises McDonald's restaurants in the United States and internationally. Its restaurants offer various food products and beverages, as well as breakfast menu. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 39,198 restaurants. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole bean and ground coffees, single-serve and ready-to-drink beverages, and iced tea; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through licensed stores, and grocery and foodservice accounts. The company offers its products under the Starbucks, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brand names. As of October 29, 2020, it operated approximately 32,000 stores. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.