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CFGI Sentiment Reports · 15 quarters on record since 5 Jan 2023 · updated daily, as of 8 Sep 2026

McDonald's Quarterly Sentiment Reports

Every quarter of McDonald's (MCD) sentiment since 5 Jan 2023, newest first. Each quarter lists its price performance, high, low and average, its sentiment high, low and average, its most volatile day for each, the chart of the whole quarter, the 10 sub-algorithm averages and a short summary. Q3 2026 is the running quarter: an average of 44 (Neutral).

McDonald's sentiment at a glance

Quarters on record
15, since 5 Jan 2023
Average sentiment, all closed quarters
48 of 100 (Neutral)
Greediest quarter
Q3 2024, average 58 (Neutral)
Most fearful quarter
Q2 2026, average 36 (Fear)
Best quarter for the MCD price
Q3 2024, +21.8%
Worst quarter for the MCD price
Q2 2026, -12.0%
Running quarter
Q3 2026, average 44 (Neutral), MCD price -5.0%

Updated daily; last reading . Every number is computed from CFGI's stored daily readings.

Every quarter at a glance: average sentiment and price performance
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
2026+2.5%49-12.0%36-5.0%44-
2025+6.8%49-6.8%44+2.2%51+1.7%50
2024-5.1%45-9.1%38+21.8%58-4.3%48
2023+6.7%51+5.8%58-10.6%39+15.0%54

McDonald's Q3 2026 Sentiment Report

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Q3 2026 price and sentiment facts
Performance-5.0%1 Jul 2026 to 8 Sep 2026
Price high$282.217 Jul 2026
Price low$255.694 Sep 2026
Average price$269.02
Sentiment high72Greed7 Jul 2026
Sentiment low21Fear15 Jul 2026
Average sentiment44Neutral
Most volatile day (price)+4.2%2 Jul 2026
Most volatile day (sentiment)-31 points (72 to 41)9 Jul 2026

47 scored trading days of 50. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q3 2026 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q3 2026, in its own band colour.

  • Price46
  • Volatility44
  • Volume43
  • Momentum45
  • Technical39
  • Social51
  • Dominance37
  • Trends40
  • Whales50
  • Orders46

Q3 2026 in brief

McDonald's is averaging 44 of 100 (Neutral) across 47 scored trading days in Q3 2026, opening at 44 on 1 Jul 2026 and reading 32 on 8 Sep 2026. Sentiment ran from 21 (Fear) on 15 Jul 2026 to 72 (Greed) on 7 Jul 2026. The MCD price moved -5.0% from $269.43 to $255.98, with its biggest single-day move of +4.2% on 2 Jul 2026. The quarter is still open and updates daily.

McDonald's Q2 2026 Sentiment Report

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Q2 2026 price and sentiment facts
Performance-12.0%1 Apr 2026 to 30 Jun 2026
Price high$311.3617 Apr 2026
Price low$264.5425 Jun 2026
Average price$286.75
Sentiment high64Greed9 Jun 2026
Sentiment low18Extreme Fear11 May 2026
Average sentiment36Fear
Most volatile day (price)-3.4%25 Jun 2026
Most volatile day (sentiment)-21 points (53 to 32)18 Jun 2026

62 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q2 2026 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q2 2026, in its own band colour.

  • Price39
  • Volatility39
  • Volume40
  • Momentum41
  • Technical38
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance20
  • Trends30
  • Whales44
  • Orders38

Q2 2026 in brief

McDonald's averaged 36 of 100 (Fear) across 62 scored trading days in Q2 2026, opening at 40 on 1 Apr 2026 and closing at 47 on 30 Jun 2026. Sentiment ran from 18 (Extreme Fear) on 11 May 2026 to 64 (Greed) on 9 Jun 2026. The MCD price moved -12.0% from $307.29 to $270.31, with its biggest single-day move of -3.4% on 25 Jun 2026.

McDonald's Q1 2026 Sentiment Report

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Q1 2026 price and sentiment facts
Performance+2.5%2 Jan 2026 to 31 Mar 2026
Price high$341.0627 Feb 2026
Price low$299.865 Jan 2026
Average price$318.58
Sentiment high72Greed6 Feb 2026
Sentiment low17Extreme Fear20 Mar 2026
Average sentiment49Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-3.2%18 Mar 2026
Most volatile day (sentiment)+23 points (34 to 57)8 Jan 2026

61 scored trading days of 64. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q1 2026 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q1 2026, in its own band colour.

  • Price53
  • Volatility53
  • Volume54
  • Momentum52
  • Technical55
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance29
  • Trends18
  • Whales44
  • Orders57

Q1 2026 in brief

McDonald's averaged 49 of 100 (Neutral) across 61 scored trading days in Q1 2026, opening at 34 on 2 Jan 2026 and closing at 42 on 31 Mar 2026. Sentiment ran from 17 (Extreme Fear) on 20 Mar 2026 to 72 (Greed) on 6 Feb 2026. The MCD price moved +2.5% from $303.26 to $310.79, with its biggest single-day move of -3.2% on 18 Mar 2026.

McDonald's Q4 2025 Sentiment Report

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Q4 2025 price and sentiment facts
Performance+1.7%1 Oct 2025 to 31 Dec 2025
Price high$319.6518 Dec 2025
Price low$293.819 Oct 2025
Average price$306.28
Sentiment high72Greed5 Dec 2025
Sentiment low26Fear8 Oct 2025
Average sentiment50Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-2.6%1 Dec 2025
Most volatile day (sentiment)+25 points (32 to 57)5 Nov 2025

64 scored trading days of 66. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q4 2025 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q4 2025, in its own band colour.

  • Price51
  • Volatility53
  • Volume54
  • Momentum51
  • Technical55
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance24
  • Trends57
  • Whales44
  • Orders48

Q4 2025 in brief

McDonald's averaged 50 of 100 (Neutral) across 64 scored trading days in Q4 2025, opening at 34 on 1 Oct 2025 and closing at 37 on 31 Dec 2025. Sentiment ran from 26 (Fear) on 8 Oct 2025 to 72 (Greed) on 5 Dec 2025. The MCD price moved +1.7% from $300.52 to $305.63, with its biggest single-day move of -2.6% on 1 Dec 2025.

McDonald's Q3 2025 Sentiment Report

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Q3 2025 price and sentiment facts
Performance+2.2%1 Jul 2025 to 30 Sep 2025
Price high$316.994 Sep 2025
Price low$291.678 Jul 2025
Average price$304.36
Sentiment high69Greed14 Jul 2025
Sentiment low29Fear10 Sep 2025
Average sentiment51Neutral
Most volatile day (price)+3.0%6 Aug 2025
Most volatile day (sentiment)+19 points (43 to 62)6 Aug 2025

64 scored trading days of 66. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q3 2025 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q3 2025, in its own band colour.

  • Price52
  • Volatility53
  • Volume55
  • Momentum54
  • Technical55
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance26
  • Trends48
  • Whales43
  • Orders59

Q3 2025 in brief

McDonald's averaged 51 of 100 (Neutral) across 64 scored trading days in Q3 2025, opening at 66 on 1 Jul 2025 and closing at 43 on 30 Sep 2025. Sentiment ran from 29 (Fear) on 10 Sep 2025 to 69 (Greed) on 14 Jul 2025. The MCD price moved +2.2% from $297.49 to $303.89, with its biggest single-day move of +3.0% on 6 Aug 2025.

McDonald's Q2 2025 Sentiment Report

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Q2 2025 price and sentiment facts
Performance-6.8%1 Apr 2025 to 30 Jun 2025
Price high$321.2319 May 2025
Price low$285.5525 Jun 2025
Average price$308.29
Sentiment high74Greed14 Apr 2025
Sentiment low17Extreme Fear18 Jun 2025
Average sentiment44Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-5.7%4 Apr 2025
Most volatile day (sentiment)-36 points (67 to 31)4 Apr 2025

62 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q2 2025 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q2 2025, in its own band colour.

  • Price47
  • Volatility44
  • Volume43
  • Momentum44
  • Technical53
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance38
  • Trends24
  • Whales43
  • Orders38

Q2 2025 in brief

McDonald's averaged 44 of 100 (Neutral) across 62 scored trading days in Q2 2025, opening at 60 on 1 Apr 2025 and closing at 51 on 30 Jun 2025. Sentiment ran from 17 (Extreme Fear) on 18 Jun 2025 to 74 (Greed) on 14 Apr 2025. The MCD price moved -6.8% from $313.63 to $292.17, with its biggest single-day move of -5.7% on 4 Apr 2025.

McDonald's Q1 2025 Sentiment Report

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Q1 2025 price and sentiment facts
Performance+6.8%2 Jan 2025 to 31 Mar 2025
Price high$321.297 Mar 2025
Price low$279.7416 Jan 2025
Average price$299.10
Sentiment high79Greed11 Feb 2025
Sentiment low21Fear10 Jan 2025
Average sentiment49Neutral
Most volatile day (price)+4.8%10 Feb 2025
Most volatile day (sentiment)-30 points (54 to 24)12 Mar 2025

60 scored trading days of 64. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q1 2025 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q1 2025, in its own band colour.

  • Price53
  • Volatility50
  • Volume50
  • Momentum55
  • Technical60
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance30
  • Trends9
  • Whales43
  • Orders54

Q1 2025 in brief

McDonald's averaged 49 of 100 (Neutral) across 60 scored trading days in Q1 2025, opening at 42 on 2 Jan 2025 and closing at 53 on 31 Mar 2025. Sentiment ran from 21 (Fear) on 10 Jan 2025 to 79 (Greed) on 11 Feb 2025. The MCD price moved +6.8% from $292.51 to $312.37, with its biggest single-day move of +4.8% on 10 Feb 2025.

McDonald's Q4 2024 Sentiment Report

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Q4 2024 price and sentiment facts
Performance-4.3%1 Oct 2024 to 31 Dec 2024
Price high$316.5618 Oct 2024
Price low$288.4721 Nov 2024
Average price$298.19
Sentiment high78Greed15 Oct 2024
Sentiment low23Fear25 Oct 2024
Average sentiment48Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-5.1%23 Oct 2024
Most volatile day (sentiment)-40 points (69 to 29)23 Oct 2024

64 scored trading days of 66. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q4 2024 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q4 2024, in its own band colour.

  • Price53
  • Volatility47
  • Volume47
  • Momentum49
  • Technical53
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance27
  • Trends38
  • Whales42
  • Orders47

Q4 2024 in brief

McDonald's averaged 48 of 100 (Neutral) across 64 scored trading days in Q4 2024, opening at 66 on 1 Oct 2024 and closing at 36 on 31 Dec 2024. Sentiment ran from 23 (Fear) on 25 Oct 2024 to 78 (Greed) on 15 Oct 2024. The MCD price moved -4.3% from $302.98 to $289.89, with its biggest single-day move of -5.1% on 23 Oct 2024.

McDonald's Q3 2024 Sentiment Report

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Q3 2024 price and sentiment facts
Performance+21.8%1 Jul 2024 to 30 Sep 2024
Price high$304.5130 Sep 2024
Price low$245.829 Jul 2024
Average price$275.62
Sentiment high80Extreme Greed21 Aug 2024
Sentiment low21Fear2 Jul 2024
Average sentiment58Neutral
Most volatile day (price)+3.7%29 Jul 2024
Most volatile day (sentiment)+29 points (34 to 63)29 Jul 2024

64 scored trading days of 66. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q3 2024 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q3 2024, in its own band colour.

  • Price60
  • Volatility59
  • Volume58
  • Momentum61
  • Technical56
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance23
  • Trends47
  • Whales41
  • Orders73

Q3 2024 in brief

McDonald's averaged 58 of 100 (Neutral) across 64 scored trading days in Q3 2024, opening at 27 on 1 Jul 2024 and closing at 71 on 30 Sep 2024. Sentiment ran from 21 (Fear) on 2 Jul 2024 to 80 (Extreme Greed) on 21 Aug 2024. The MCD price moved +21.8% from $249.99 to $304.51, with its biggest single-day move of +3.7% on 29 Jul 2024.

McDonald's Q2 2024 Sentiment Report

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Q2 2024 price and sentiment facts
Performance-9.1%1 Apr 2024 to 28 Jun 2024
Price high$280.221 Apr 2024
Price low$249.3729 May 2024
Average price$265.30
Sentiment high68Greed24 Jun 2024
Sentiment low15Extreme Fear5 Apr 2024
Average sentiment38Fear
Most volatile day (price)-2.9%23 May 2024
Most volatile day (sentiment)+28 points (30 to 58)10 May 2024

63 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q2 2024 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q2 2024, in its own band colour.

  • Price40
  • Volatility47
  • Volume46
  • Momentum44
  • Technical37
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance14
  • Trends34
  • Whales41
  • Orders37

Q2 2024 in brief

McDonald's averaged 38 of 100 (Fear) across 63 scored trading days in Q2 2024, opening at 42 on 1 Apr 2024 and closing at 37 on 28 Jun 2024. Sentiment ran from 15 (Extreme Fear) on 5 Apr 2024 to 68 (Greed) on 24 Jun 2024. The MCD price moved -9.1% from $280.22 to $254.84, with its biggest single-day move of -2.9% on 23 May 2024.

McDonald's Q1 2024 Sentiment Report

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Q1 2024 price and sentiment facts
Performance-5.1%2 Jan 2024 to 28 Mar 2024
Price high$300.5319 Jan 2024
Price low$278.5818 Mar 2024
Average price$290.83
Sentiment high70Greed22 Jan 2024
Sentiment low15Extreme Fear15 Mar 2024
Average sentiment45Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-3.9%13 Mar 2024
Most volatile day (sentiment)+32 points (21 to 53)8 Feb 2024

61 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q1 2024 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q1 2024, in its own band colour.

  • Price50
  • Volatility47
  • Volume47
  • Momentum47
  • Technical51
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance21
  • Trends19
  • Whales40
  • Orders57

Q1 2024 in brief

McDonald's averaged 45 of 100 (Neutral) across 61 scored trading days in Q1 2024, opening at 66 on 2 Jan 2024 and closing at 44 on 28 Mar 2024. Sentiment ran from 15 (Extreme Fear) on 15 Mar 2024 to 70 (Greed) on 22 Jan 2024. The MCD price moved -5.1% from $297.04 to $281.95, with its biggest single-day move of -3.9% on 13 Mar 2024.

McDonald's Q4 2023 Sentiment Report

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Q4 2023 price and sentiment facts
Performance+15.0%2 Oct 2023 to 29 Dec 2023
Price high$296.5129 Dec 2023
Price low$246.1912 Oct 2023
Average price$272.17
Sentiment high81Extreme Greed13 Dec 2023
Sentiment low13Extreme Fear3 Oct 2023
Average sentiment54Neutral
Most volatile day (price)+2.1%16 Nov 2023
Most volatile day (sentiment)-21 points (67 to 46)15 Dec 2023

63 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q4 2023 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q4 2023, in its own band colour.

  • Price57
  • Volatility57
  • Volume60
  • Momentum60
  • Technical54
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance23
  • Trends38
  • Whales38
  • Orders64

Q4 2023 in brief

McDonald's averaged 54 of 100 (Neutral) across 63 scored trading days in Q4 2023, opening at 18 on 2 Oct 2023 and closing at 70 on 29 Dec 2023. Sentiment ran from 13 (Extreme Fear) on 3 Oct 2023 to 81 (Extreme Greed) on 13 Dec 2023. The MCD price moved +15.0% from $257.75 to $296.51, with its biggest single-day move of +2.1% on 16 Nov 2023.

McDonald's Q3 2023 Sentiment Report

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Q3 2023 price and sentiment facts
Performance-10.6%3 Jul 2023 to 29 Sep 2023
Price high$297.1320 Jul 2023
Price low$263.4429 Sep 2023
Average price$285.21
Sentiment high65Greed3 Jul 2023
Sentiment low17Extreme Fear27 Sep 2023
Average sentiment39Fear
Most volatile day (price)-2.3%15 Sep 2023
Most volatile day (sentiment)-22 points (58 to 36)15 Sep 2023

63 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q3 2023 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q3 2023, in its own band colour.

  • Price43
  • Volatility40
  • Volume43
  • Momentum40
  • Technical43
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance19
  • Trends46
  • Whales36
  • Orders26

Q3 2023 in brief

McDonald's averaged 39 of 100 (Fear) across 63 scored trading days in Q3 2023, opening at 65 on 3 Jul 2023 and closing at 22 on 29 Sep 2023. Sentiment ran from 17 (Extreme Fear) on 27 Sep 2023 to 65 (Greed) on 3 Jul 2023. The MCD price moved -10.6% from $294.84 to $263.44, with its biggest single-day move of -2.3% on 15 Sep 2023.

McDonald's Q2 2023 Sentiment Report

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Q2 2023 price and sentiment facts
Performance+5.8%3 Apr 2023 to 30 Jun 2023
Price high$298.4130 Jun 2023
Price low$281.907 Jun 2023
Average price$290.53
Sentiment high78Greed1 May 2023
Sentiment low23Fear24 May 2023
Average sentiment58Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-2.1%22 May 2023
Most volatile day (sentiment)-19 points (57 to 38)22 May 2023

62 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q2 2023 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q2 2023, in its own band colour.

  • Price61
  • Volatility56
  • Volume56
  • Momentum56
  • Technical56
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance52
  • Trends66
  • Whales31
  • Orders53

Q2 2023 in brief

McDonald's averaged 58 of 100 (Neutral) across 62 scored trading days in Q2 2023, opening at 73 on 3 Apr 2023 and closing at 72 on 30 Jun 2023. Sentiment ran from 23 (Fear) on 24 May 2023 to 78 (Greed) on 1 May 2023. The MCD price moved +5.8% from $282.14 to $298.41, with its biggest single-day move of -2.1% on 22 May 2023.

McDonald's Q1 2023 Sentiment Report

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Q1 2023 price and sentiment facts
Performance+6.7%5 Jan 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
Price high$279.6131 Mar 2023
Price low$260.669 Feb 2023
Average price$268.03
Sentiment high80Extreme Greed6 Jan 2023
Sentiment low22Fear19 Jan 2023
Average sentiment51Neutral
Most volatile day (price)-2.9%18 Jan 2023
Most volatile day (sentiment)+36 points (30 to 66)17 Jan 2023

60 scored trading days of 65. Price is the MCD price; performance is the first to the last scored day.

Q1 2023 sub-algorithms

Average of each of the 10 CFGI components over the scored trading days of Q1 2023, in its own band colour.

  • Price52
  • Volatility58
  • Volume56
  • Momentum53
  • Technical55
  • Socialn/a
  • Dominance41
  • Trends65
  • Whales31
  • Orders43

Q1 2023 in brief

McDonald's averaged 51 of 100 (Neutral) across 60 scored trading days in Q1 2023, opening at 76 on 5 Jan 2023 and closing at 71 on 31 Mar 2023. Sentiment ran from 22 (Fear) on 19 Jan 2023 to 80 (Extreme Greed) on 6 Jan 2023. The MCD price moved +6.7% from $262.16 to $279.61, with its biggest single-day move of -2.9% on 18 Jan 2023.

How these reports are built

Each quarter is computed from CFGI's stored daily readings of the Fear and Greed Index: the last 1d reading of every UTC day in the window, its 10 components and the stored daily MCD price. Averages are over scored trading days only. A running quarter updates with every data cycle; a closed quarter is final. Cite as: CFGI, McDonald's Quarterly Sentiment Reports, cfgi.io, 8 Sep 2026, https://cfgi.io/mcdonalds-stock-quarterly-report/.

Frequently asked questions

Where do these McDonald's quarterly reports come from?
From CFGI's own stored daily readings: the last 1d Fear and Greed reading of each UTC day, its 10 components and the stored daily MCD price. Every number is computed from those rows and nothing is written by a model. A running quarter updates daily; a closed quarter never changes.
What is the most volatile day?
For price, the day with the largest move against the previous scored day, in percent. For sentiment, the day with the largest move in index points. Both are signed, so a fall shows as a minus.
How does a quarter get a Partial record tag?
A closed quarter with fewer than half its trading days scored. The numbers are still real; they just cover less of the quarter.
Where are the monthly reports?
On the McDonald's Monthly Sentiment Reports page, built the same way from the same readings.

CFGI is a sentiment gauge, not financial advice. It does not predict price or tell users when to trade. These reports describe what the crowd did; they are a mirror of the crowd, not a forecast.

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