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MCD vs PBPB

Side-by-side comparison of McDonald's Corporation (MCD) and Potbelly Corporation (PBPB): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both MCD and PBPB operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $197.36B, about 1320.1x PBPB ($149.5M).
  • Over the past year, MCD is down 8.8% and PBPB is up 51.5% - PBPB leads by 60.4 points.
  • MCD has hit the wire 6 times in the past 4 weeks while PBPB has been quiet.
  • MCD has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 4 for PBPB).
PerformanceMCD-9.22%PBPB+51.53%
2026-01-22+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricMCDPBPB
Company
McDonald's Corporation
Potbelly Corporation
Price
$277.80-0.75%
$17.14+0.15%
Market cap
$197.36B
$149.5M
1M return
-2.06%
+0.65%
1Y return
-8.85%
+51.53%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
2013
News (4w)
6
0
Recent ratings
25
4
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.

PBPB

Potbelly Corporation

Potbelly Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns, operates, and franchises Potbelly sandwich shops in the United States. The company offers toasty warm sandwiches, salads, soups, chili, sides, desserts, breakfast sandwiches, and steel cut oatmeal. As of December 27, 2020, the company operated approximately 400 shops and 46 franchisees operated shops in the United States. The company was formerly known as Potbelly Sandwich Works, Inc. and changed its name to Potbelly Corporation in 2002. Potbelly Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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