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Latest annual figures from each company's filings

MetricMCDMCDONALDS CORPSBUXSTARBUCKS CORPDASHDoorDash, Inc.YUMYUM BRANDS INCMedian of the restexcluding MCD
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$246.25▼ 0.27 (0.11%)
$99.08▼ 0.29 (0.29%)
$185.94▲ 1.49 (0.81%)
$151.24▼ 0.36 (0.24%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.7.3/104.7/108.7/106.0/106.0/10
Market value$175.94B$112.64B$79.40B$42.21B
Revenue$26.89B$37.18B$13.72B$8.21B
Profit$8.56B$1.86B$935.0M$1.56B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.3.7%2.8%27.9%8.8%8.8%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.——50.9%69.8%60.3%
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.46.1%7.9%5.3%31.3%7.9%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.31.9%5.0%6.8%19.0%6.8%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.26.7%6.6%15.8%20.0%15.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.-478.1%-22.9%9.3%-21.3%-21.3%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.25.7%45.7%12.7%49.8%45.7%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.20.55x60.68x84.92x27.08x60.68x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.16.80x26.66x—19.21x22.93x
Price to book-98.23x-13.91x7.91x-5.76x-5.76x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.-34.23x-4.95x0.96x-2.12x-2.12x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.6/86/85/86/96.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.safedistressgreydistress

How MCD compares with the others

  • MCD's operating margin of 46.1% is higher than the median of the other companies selected (7.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: 3.7% against 8.8%.
  • It trades at a lower P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 20.5x against 60.7x.
  • Its liabilities are lower relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: -34.2x against -2.1x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.