MCD earnings & options McDonald's Corporation
Next reportNov 04, 2026
EPS estimate3.39
Options-implied moveThe size of the up-or-down move the options market is pricing for a stock by a given date, read from option prices (the at-the-money straddle). It is a market-implied estimate, not a forecast.
recorded at the close before the report
Hist. avg |reaction|2.7%
Median2.5%
Largest7.0%
Implied vs actual, past reports
Definitions →Solid bars: the actual two-session reaction around each report (signed value printed below). Amber outlines: the move options priced beforehand — recorded from August 2026 onward, so older reports show the actual only.
implied (when recorded)actual reaction
Report-by-report record
| Report date | EPS act / est | Revenue act / est | Reaction | Implied | IV30 before → after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 04, 2026 | 3.38 / 3.32 | 7.10B / 7.13B | +3.3% | not recorded | — |
| May 07, 2026 | 2.83 / 2.74 | 6.52B / 6.47B | -2.9% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 3.12 / 3.05 | 7.01B / 6.84B | +1.9% | not recorded | — |
| Nov 05, 2025 | 3.22 / 3.33 | 7.08B / 7.08B | -0.3% | not recorded | — |
| Aug 06, 2025 | 3.19 / 3.14 | 6.84B / 6.70B | +3.1% | not recorded | — |
| May 01, 2025 | 2.67 / 2.66 | 5.96B / 6.10B | -2.4% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 2.83 / 2.85 | 6.39B / 6.45B | +5.4% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 3.23 / 3.20 | 6.87B / 6.82B | -1.8% | not recorded | — |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 2.97 / 3.07 | 6.49B / 6.62B | +5.7% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 2.70 / 2.72 | 6.17B / 6.16B | +0.3% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 05, 2024 | 2.95 / 2.82 | 6.41B / 6.45B | -4.2% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3.19 / 3.00 | 6.69B / 6.19B | +2.5% | not recorded | — |
| Jul 27, 2023 | 3.17 / 2.79 | 6.50B / 6.27B | +0.8% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 25, 2023 | 2.63 / 2.33 | 5.90B / 5.59B | -1.2% | not recorded | — |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.59 / 2.45 | 5.93B / 5.72B | -1.7% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 2.68 / 2.58 | 5.87B / 5.70B | +7.0% | not recorded | — |
Reaction = close before the report date to the close of the session after it (report timing is not published by the source; this two-session window contains the reaction either way). Implied moves are recorded live before each report from August 2026 onward — never reconstructed. Earnings data: Financial Modeling Prep.