McDonald’s (MCD)
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Oct 16, 2026
Technical research
See how McDonald’s is moving against the market and its sector. Explore the trend, momentum and risk behind the price.
Trend, market and daily moves
- Longer-term trend
- Falling trend
- At the Oct 16, 2026 close.
- Company vs S&P 500 · SPY
- 36 pp behind SPY
- Difference in percentage points, over the same dates.
- Typical daily move
- About 0.9% a day
- SPY: 0.6% a day. Larger daily swings.
Comparison period · Oct 16, 2025 – Oct 16, 2026 · Daily moves are historical averages, up or down.
Is it beating the market?
Company, S&P 500 through SPY, and sector. Same dates, same starting point.
- -20.4% Price performance
- +15.5% Price performance
- -3.2% Price performance
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- vs S&P 500 · SPY
- -36 pp
- vs sector · XLY
- -17.2 pp
Oct 16, 2025 – Oct 16, 2026
About these comparisons
Completed closing prices from Massive, adjusted for stock splits. Price returns exclude dividends. SPY represents the S&P 500; XLY represents the sector.
How much did it pull back?
Largest peak-to-trough fall within the selected period.
- MCD
- -32.3%
- SPY
- -9.1%
- XLY
- -15.1%
Typical daily move
Average size of a daily price change, in either direction.
- MCD
- 0.9%
- SPY
- 0.6%
- XLY
- 0.9%
- Low
- $229.20
- High
- $341.75
Three horizons, one price
Moving averages beside the completed closing price. .
Falling trend- Short term
21 sessions - $239.96 EMA21
- Medium term
50 sessions - $252.46 SMA50
- Long term
200 sessions - $285.95 SMA200
Momentum and volume
Price momentum across the last 14 sessions.