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ARCO vs MCD

Side-by-side comparison of Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO) and McDonald's Corporation (MCD): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both ARCO and MCD operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $197.36B, about 114.1x ARCO ($1.73B).
  • Over the past year, ARCO is up 11.5% and MCD is down 7.3% - ARCO leads by 18.9 points.
  • MCD has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for ARCO).
  • MCD has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 9 for ARCO).
PerformanceARCO+11.54%MCD-7.31%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-09
MetricARCOMCD
Company
Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
McDonald's Corporation
Price
$8.31+1.22%
$282.40+1.66%
Market cap
$1.73B
$197.36B
1M return
-7.87%
+2.45%
1Y return
+11.54%
-7.31%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2011
News (4w)
4
6
Recent ratings
9
25
ARCO

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald's restaurants. The company has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald's restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. As of December 31, 2020, it operated or franchised 2,236 restaurants. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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.

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