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McDonald’s vs Yoshinoya Holdings Co.: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how McDonald’s (MCD) and Yoshinoya Holdings Co. (YNOYF) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McDonald’s as the less overvalued of the two: McDonald’s trades at $238 versus a fair value of $162 (-32%), while Yoshinoya Holdings Co. trades at $17.00 versus $8.10 (-52%).
McDonald’s
MCD · USD · Consumer Discretionary
-32%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$238
Fair Value$162
Quality69/100
Yoshinoya Holdings Co.
YNOYF · USD · Consumer Discretionary
-52%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$17.00
Fair Value$8.10
Quality63/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

McDonald’sYoshinoya Holdings Co.
Valuation
19.6×P/E (TTM)41.5×
7.11×P/S (TTM)0.77×
Negative equityP/B2.57×
15.8×EV/EBITDA10.1×
2.56×PEGn/a
−32.0%Fair value upside−52.4%
3.0%Dividend yieldn/a
$7.26Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
44%Operating margin5%
1.21×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.80×
Negative equityReturn on equity7%
14%Return on assets4%
Growth
9%Revenue growth (YoY)11%
5.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.3%
7.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)n/a
+11.7%Value creation/yr−10.1%
Balance & size
7.8×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)21.7×
Negative equityDebt / equity0.10×
$195BMarket cap$1B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

McDonald’s leads: 6 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

McDonald’sof which business quality 65 · market factors 40 Yoshinoya Holdings Co.of which business quality 64 · market factors 60
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
64
58
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
46
57
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
76
39
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
53
81
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
57
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
95
100
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
23
50
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
6
33
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
91
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyMcDonald’sPrice $238Yoshinoya Holdings Co.Price $17.00
DCF Models-43%below the price$137-35%below the price$11.00
Earnings-Based-57%below the price$102-66%below the price$5.84
Dividend Discount-59%below the price$98.39n/a
Multiples-6%close to the price$225-36%below the price$10.84
Asset-Basedn/a-74%below the price$4.44
Growth DCF-68%below the price$76.15-42%below the price$9.93
Economic Profit-52%below the price$113-63%below the price$6.30
Growth Earnings-12%close to the price$209-52%below the price$8.10
Minimum-68%below the price$76.15-74%below the price$4.44
Maximum-6%close to the price$225-35%below the price$11.00
Median-52%below the price$113-52%below the price$8.10
Geometric mean-46%below the price$128-55%below the price$7.67

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

McDonald’s: 19 of 21 models see the stock below the current price.

Yoshinoya Holdings Co.: 22 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

McDonald’s
Price $238
Fair Value $162
Bear $91.48Bull $251
Yoshinoya Holdings Co.
Price $17.00
Fair Value $8.10
Bear $5.67Bull $10.89

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

McDonald’s · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-32% · below median

Yoshinoya Holdings Co. · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score63 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-52% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees McDonald’s as the less overvalued of the two: McDonald’s trades at $238 versus a fair value of $162 (-32%), while Yoshinoya Holdings Co. trades at $17.00 versus $8.10 (-52%).

McDonald’s has the higher quality score (69/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.