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MCD vs WEN

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

Summary

  • Both MCD and WEN operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MCD is the larger of the two at $197.95B, about 152.8x WEN ($1.30B).
  • Over the past year, MCD is down 3.0% and WEN is down 43.4% - MCD leads by 40.4 points.
  • WEN has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 5 for MCD).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceMCD-3.03%WEN-43.40%
2025-06-20+0.00%2026-06-18
MetricMCDWEN
Company
McDonald's Corporation
Wendy's Company
Price
$278.75-1.78%
$6.80-2.09%
Market cap
$197.95B
$1.30B
1M return
-0.75%
-16.36%
1Y return
-3.03%
-43.40%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NYSE
NASDAQ
IPO
News (4w)
5
17
Recent ratings
25
25
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.

WEN

Wendy's Company

The Wendy's Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick-service restaurant company. It operates through three segments: Wendy's U.S., Wendy's International, and Global Real Estate & Development. The company is involved in operating, developing, and franchising a system of quick-service restaurants specializing in hamburger sandwiches. As of January 3, 2021, it operated approximately 361 Company-operated restaurants; 5,520 franchised restaurants in the United States; and 947 franchised restaurants internationally. The company also owns and leases real estate properties. It owns 509 and leases 1,245 properties, which are leased or subleased primarily to franchisees. The company was formerly known as Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc. and changed its name to The Wendy's Company in July 2011. The Wendy's Company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ohio.

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