On 2026-08-03, McDonald's (MCD) closed at 265.23 USD, down 2.00% on the day. It trades at 5.3% of its 52-week range. Its 20-day return of -5.11% is in the 15th percentile. Its RSI(14) of 43.08 is in the 21st percentile of its history since 1966. It is trading below its 20-, 50- and 200-day moving averages. Its 20/50/200-day moving averages are 270.07 / 274.58 / 300.31 USD, with price -1.79% / -3.41% / -11.68% against them. Its 52-week range is 260.96–341.75 USD; it closed 22.39% below the high and 1.64% above the low. Its 20-day volatility is 1.384% daily, in the 50th percentile of its history since 1966. Its 14-day average true range (ATR) is 5.93 USD, 2.24% of price. It has returned -2.01% over 5 days and -6.64% over 60 days. Against the S&P 500, its weekly-return beta +0.25 / correlation +0.18 (52-week); beta +0.37 / correlation +0.28 (26-week). Its weekly-return correlation to the change in the US 10-year TIPS real yield is -0.16 (52-week); -0.16 (26-week). Next earnings are scheduled for 2026-08-04.
=== MCDONALD'S (MCD) (USD) ===
price & change (as of 2026-08-03, prior 2026-07-31)
close 265.23
change -5.41 (-1.999%)
range (as of 2026-08-03)
range 11.10
close pos 0.0% of range
moving averages (as of 2026-08-03)
20d MA 270.07 price below by -1.79%
50d MA 274.58 price below by -3.41%
200d MA 300.31 price below by -11.68%
price < all MAs
stack: 200d > 50d > 20d
volatility (as of 2026-08-03)
20d stdev 1.384% daily ≈ 22.0% annualized (×√252) (50th pct of own history, since 1966 (14808 obs))
vs easing-2024 avg 1.19× (1.384% vs 1.167% era avg)
ATR (as of 2026-08-03)
ATR(14) 5.93
ATR% 2.24% (64th pct of own history, since 1966 (14814 obs))
range/ATR 187.0%
relative volume (as of 2026-08-03)
RVOL 1.37x (today vs 20-day average volume)
pctile 83rd pct of own history, since 1966 (14808 obs)
52-week range (as of 2026-08-03)
high 341.75 (-22.39% from high)
low 260.96 (+1.64% from low)
momentum (as of 2026-08-03)
RSI(14) 43.08 (21st pct of own history, since 1966 (14814 obs))
returns (as of 2026-08-03)
5d return -2.01%
20d return -5.11%
60d return -6.64%
volatility by rate-era
pre-crisis 2.1044% (from 1966-07-06)
ZIRP-2009 1.0431%
tightening-2015 1.0447%
ZIRP-2019 1.6567%
tightening-2022 1.0786%
easing-2024 1.1671%
real-yield sensitivity (weekly returns vs weekly Δ in 10Y TIPS real yield, DFII10) (as of 2026-07-31)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.16 (26w)
vs real yield (Δ) -0.16 (52w)
S&P 500 market factor (weekly returns) (as of 2026-08-03)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.37 corr +0.28 (26w)
vs S&P 500 beta +0.25 corr +0.18 (52w)
earnings horizon
next earnings 2026-08-04 (1 day)