Question 1

Which is bigger, MCD or SBUX?

Accepted Answer

McDonald's Corporation is the larger company — market cap $167B vs $104B for Starbucks Corp.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, MCD or SBUX?

Accepted Answer

MCD keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 31.7% vs 5.2% for SBUX.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, MCD or SBUX?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, MCD trades at a lower P/E — 18.9 vs 52.2 for SBUX. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, MCD or SBUX?

Accepted Answer

MCD yields 3.14% vs 2.72% for SBUX.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — MCD or SBUX?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, MCD leads 7 of 11 comparable metrics and SBUX leads 4. StockCV rates MCD “Strained” and SBUX “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	MCD	SBUX
Price	$235.89	$90.83
Market cap	$167B	$104B
Revenue (TTM)	$27.7B	$38.3B
Revenue growth	+5.1%	+4.9%
Net margin	31.7%	5.2%
Free cash flow	$7.76B	$3.64B
Net cash (debt)	($39.2B)	($14.3B)
1-year price return	-19.7%	+13.9%
P/E	18.9	52.2
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	99%	16%
Dividend yield	3.14%	2.72%
Return on equity	95%	116%
CV checks passed	9 of 11	8 of 11
Employees	150,000	381,000

McDonald's Corporation vs Starbucks Corp