McDonald’s: Buy the Resilient Franchise at a Cheap Multiple
McDonald’s (MCD) is trading materially off its February highs and now sits at a P/E near 23 with a $198.5B market cap, a 2.6% yield, and >$6.6B of free cash flow. Fundamentals and the franchise model remain intact; this is a tactical long trade for mean reversion into value and improved traffic, with defined risk controls.