MCD vs SBUX

A side-by-side look at MCD and SBUX, updated throughout the trading session.

MCDMCD Open MCD on Vela

SBUXSBUX Open SBUX on Vela

Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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MCD vs SBUX: how they differ

McDonald's Corporation (MCD) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) are both in the Consumer Cyclical sector, in the same Restaurants industry. MCD trades on NYSE and SBUX on NASDAQ.

MCD trades about 5.1 million shares a day on average, against 7.6 million for SBUX. SBUX has the higher beta (0.97 against 0.45 for MCD), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, MCD paid $7.44 per share in dividends and SBUX paid $2.48 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.