MCD correlations (McDonald's)
MCD measured against 4756 US stocks and ETFs: closest co-movers on one side, the best offsets on the other, all from weekly returns.
Data as of 2026-08-27 · refreshed every trading day · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants
Volatility (ann.)
17.8%
3y weekly
Beta vs S&P 500
0.30
3y weekly
1-year return
-14.5%
price, adjusted
5-year return
+23.3%
price, adjusted
Market cap
$184.0B
latest
P/E ratio
21.7
trailing
Dividend yield
2.75%
trailing
Max drawdown
-22.8%
3y, daily closes
MCD over the last 12 months, weekly closes indexed to 100 at the start.
Stocks and ETFs most correlated with MCD
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| YUM | Yum! Brands | 0.53 | |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.52 | |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | 0.49 | |
| KO | Coca-Cola Company (The) | 0.48 | |
| SYY | Sysco | 0.48 | |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 0.46 | |
| LOW | Lowe's | 0.45 | |
| HD | Home Depot (The) | 0.43 | |
| BRX | Brixmor Property Group Inc. | 0.43 | |
| CLX | Clorox | 0.43 | |
| PEP | PepsiCo | 0.42 | |
| REG | Regency Centers | 0.42 | |
| MDT | Medtronic | 0.42 | |
| DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 0.41 | |
| NNN | NNN REIT, Inc. | 0.41 |
Best diversifiers for MCD
If the goal is offsetting MCD, these tracked assets have historically moved the most on their own terms.
| Asset | Correlation (3Y) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| NRT | North European Oil Royality Trust | -0.25 | |
| DGZ | DB Gold Short ETN due February 15, 2038 | -0.25 | |
| OMH | Ohmyhome Limited - Class A | -0.25 | |
| USO | United States Oil Fund | -0.24 | |
| ABTS | Abits Group Inc | -0.21 | |
| YHGJ | Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. | -0.20 | |
| AESI | Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. | -0.19 | |
| TROO | TROOPS, Inc. | -0.19 | |
| AMPY | Amplify Energy Corp. | -0.19 | |
| CORZ | Core Scientific, Inc. | -0.19 |
MCD vs benchmarks
MCD vs its peers
Get MCD data as JSON
$ curl https://www.pairbook.io/api/v1/symbols/mcd.jsonCorrelations, diversifiers, beta and volatility for MCD, plus one endpoint per pair. API documentation.
MCD inside major ETFs
| ETF | MCD weight | |
|---|---|---|
| XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | 4.11% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | 2.96% |
| DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | 1.07% |
| USMV | iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF | 1.06% |
| VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | 0.83% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 0.78% |
| VUG | Vanguard Growth ETF | 0.55% |
| SPYV | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF | 0.35% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 0.3% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.29% |
