McDonalds Stock Options

MCD Stock  USD 303.60  0.37  0.12%   
McDonalds' latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.37 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.9 over 110 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying slightly more calls than puts on contracts expiring on June 20th 2025. The total put volume is at 384, with calls trading at the volume of 205. This yields a 1.87 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against June 20th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows McDonalds' distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. McDonalds' open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for McDonalds' option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

McDonalds Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-06-20 Option Contracts

Max pain usually refers to a trading concept that asserts that market manipulation can cause the market price of particular securities such as McDonalds close to expiration to expire worthless. So, Max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, McDonalds' option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on McDonalds

Analyzing McDonalds' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in McDonalds regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when McDonalds' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money McDonalds' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with McDonalds' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
McDonalds' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of McDonalds common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell McDonalds stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If McDonalds' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, McDonalds' Common Stock is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Capital Stock is expected to grow to about 18.3 M, whereas Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is forecasted to decline to about 29.6 B.

McDonalds In The Money Call Balance

When McDonalds' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against McDonalds stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying McDonalds' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on McDonalds are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

McDonalds Current Options Market Mood

McDonalds' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps McDonalds Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Most options investors, including buyers and sellers of McDonalds' calls and puts, are not very successful. It is estimated that an average options trader loses somewhere between 80% to 90% of the time. McDonalds' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current McDonalds contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that McDonalds will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0231% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With McDonalds trading at USD 303.6, that is roughly USD 0.0702. If you think that the market is fully incorporating McDonalds' daily price movement you should consider buying McDonalds options at the current volatility level of 0.37%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing McDonalds options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" McDonalds calls. Remember, the seller must deliver McDonalds stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

McDonalds Option Chain

When McDonalds' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against McDonalds stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
McDonalds' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on McDonalds. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for McDonalds. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a McDonalds against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
MCD250620C0044000017440.00.0 - 1.290.1Out
Call
MCD250620C0043000031430.00.0 - 0.340.05Out
Call
MCD250620C0042000055420.00.0 - 0.550.2Out
Call
MCD250620C004150004415.00.0 - 0.510.27Out
Call
MCD250620C0041000020410.00.0 - 0.390.32Out
Call
MCD250620C004050002405.00.0 - 0.740.01Out
Call
MCD250620C00400000130400.00.0 - 0.160.16Out
Call
MCD250620C003950001395.00.0 - 0.750.43Out
Call
MCD250620C0039000064390.00.0 - 0.980.17Out
Call
MCD250620C0038500067385.00.0 - 0.480.13Out
Call
MCD250620C00380000114380.00.0 - 0.761.15Out
Call
MCD250620C0037500013375.00.01 - 0.631.34Out
Call
MCD250620C00370000128370.00.02 - 0.751.04Out
Call
MCD250620C0036500015365.00.01 - 0.912.28Out
Call
MCD250620C00360000263360.00.07 - 1.10.53Out
Call
MCD250620C0035500037355.00.58 - 0.710.82Out
Call
MCD250620C00350000628350.00.75 - 1.00.97Out
Call
MCD250620C00345000300345.01.15 - 1.551.23Out
Call
MCD250620C00340000681340.01.78 - 2.032.0Out
Call
MCD250620C00335000324335.02.56 - 2.822.25Out
Call
MCD250620C00330000939330.03.55 - 3.853.9Out
Call
MCD250620C00325000871325.03.95 - 5.95.23Out
Call
MCD250620C003200002481320.06.45 - 6.756.7Out
Call
MCD250620C00315000834315.08.4 - 8.758.55Out
Call
MCD250620C00310000960310.010.6 - 10.9511.0Out
Call
MCD250620C00305000540305.013.35 - 13.613.95Out
Call
MCD250620C003000004283300.016.05 - 16.416.8In
Call
MCD250620C00295000824295.019.15 - 19.717.9In
Call
MCD250620C00290000521290.021.5 - 23.121.03In
Call
MCD250620C00285000743285.025.75 - 26.826.32In
Call
MCD250620C00280000828280.029.9 - 30.7528.0In
Call
MCD250620C00275000524275.034.15 - 34.932.69In
Call
MCD250620C00270000357270.038.25 - 39.451.72In
Call
MCD250620C00265000128265.042.1 - 44.242.35In
Call
MCD250620C00260000361260.047.25 - 48.7568.0In
Call
MCD250620C00255000118255.051.85 - 53.7571.5In
Call
MCD250620C002500001029250.055.85 - 59.463.23In
Call
MCD250620C00245000118245.061.5 - 64.361.0In
Call
MCD250620C0024000079240.065.5 - 69.1571.28In
Call
MCD250620C0023500021235.070.2 - 74.085.9In
Call
MCD250620C0023000036230.075.55 - 78.969.0In
Call
MCD250620C0022500020225.080.6 - 83.7576.3In
Call
MCD250620C0022000034220.085.75 - 88.6566.5In
Call
MCD250620C002150005215.089.8 - 93.5585.7In
Call
MCD250620C0021000011210.094.75 - 98.45112.0In
Call
MCD250620C002050003205.099.7 - 103.495.4In
Call
MCD250620C0020000014200.0104.6 - 108.4102.45In
Call
MCD250620C001950002195.0109.4 - 113.25119.8In
Call
MCD250620C001900004190.0114.5 - 118.3127.38In
Call
MCD250620C001850004185.0120.3 - 123.0118.27In
Call
MCD250620C001800003180.0124.35 - 128.0110.93In
Call
MCD250620C001650001165.0140.0 - 142.884.75In
Call
MCD250620C001600002160.0144.1 - 147.8153.5In
Call
MCD250620C001550001155.0148.9 - 152.85142.95In
Call
MCD250620C001500002150.0154.0 - 157.65164.2In
Call
MCD250620C0012500034125.0178.5 - 182.45181.01In
 Put
MCD250620P00125000204125.00.02 - 1.270.03Out
 Put
MCD250620P0013000069130.00.0 - 0.150.08Out
 Put
MCD250620P0013500035135.00.0 - 0.530.24Out
 Put
MCD250620P0014000032140.00.0 - 1.280.28Out
 Put
MCD250620P0014500062145.00.0 - 1.290.23Out
 Put
MCD250620P0015000053150.00.0 - 1.290.1Out
 Put
MCD250620P0015500096155.00.01 - 0.450.06Out
 Put
MCD250620P00160000193160.00.0 - 0.50.37Out
 Put
MCD250620P001650004165.00.0 - 1.320.36Out
 Put
MCD250620P0017000088170.00.0 - 1.340.43Out
 Put
MCD250620P0017500024175.00.01 - 1.350.51Out
 Put
MCD250620P00180000142180.00.0 - 2.220.25Out
 Put
MCD250620P0018500090185.00.03 - 1.390.26Out
 Put
MCD250620P0019000089190.00.04 - 1.270.22Out
 Put
MCD250620P0019500064195.00.05 - 1.440.25Out
 Put
MCD250620P00200000577200.00.06 - 0.50.29Out
 Put
MCD250620P00205000396205.00.0 - 0.330.34Out
 Put
MCD250620P00210000136210.00.2 - 2.40.39Out
 Put
MCD250620P00215000548215.00.28 - 0.820.45Out
 Put
MCD250620P00220000418220.00.15 - 2.50.55Out
 Put
MCD250620P00225000501225.00.04 - 1.120.49Out
 Put
MCD250620P00230000996230.00.28 - 1.570.77Out
 Put
MCD250620P00235000535235.00.38 - 1.580.88Out
 Put
MCD250620P002400001285240.00.34 - 0.971.15Out
 Put
MCD250620P00245000538245.00.53 - 1.031.1Out
 Put
MCD250620P002500001383250.00.98 - 1.221.14Out
 Put
MCD250620P00255000551255.01.23 - 1.371.8Out
 Put
MCD250620P00260000708260.01.53 - 1.781.6Out
 Put
MCD250620P00265000510265.01.91 - 2.192.46Out
 Put
MCD250620P00270000603270.02.43 - 2.713.75Out
 Put
MCD250620P00275000721275.03.1 - 3.353.1Out
 Put
MCD250620P002800002342280.03.95 - 4.94.1Out
 Put
MCD250620P00285000864285.05.05 - 5.755.05Out
 Put
MCD250620P00290000347290.06.4 - 6.78.05Out
 Put
MCD250620P00295000848295.07.95 - 9.358.55Out
 Put
MCD250620P00300000585300.09.85 - 10.359.95Out
 Put
MCD250620P00305000371305.012.0 - 12.3513.35Out
 Put
MCD250620P00310000238310.014.45 - 15.619.01In
 Put
MCD250620P00315000295315.017.2 - 17.620.51In
 Put
MCD250620P0032000054320.020.35 - 20.9521.15In
 Put
MCD250620P0032500074325.023.75 - 24.827.8In
 Put
MCD250620P0033000090330.027.5 - 28.0527.8In
 Put
MCD250620P003350003335.031.35 - 32.228.5In
 Put
MCD250620P003450001345.039.8 - 42.344.78In
 Put
MCD250620P003850000385.078.9 - 82.578.9In
 Put
MCD250620P003900000390.083.9 - 87.683.9In
 Put
MCD250620P003950000395.088.9 - 91.65101.55In
 Put
MCD250620P004000000400.093.9 - 96.9593.9In
 Put
MCD250620P004050000405.098.8 - 102.5598.8In
 Put
MCD250620P004100000410.0103.9 - 107.25103.9In
 Put
MCD250620P004150000415.0108.8 - 112.45108.8In
 Put
MCD250620P004200000420.0113.8 - 118.0113.8In
 Put
MCD250620P004300000430.0123.95 - 127.75123.95In
 Put
MCD250620P004400000440.0133.9 - 137.5133.9In

McDonalds Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

(3.61 Billion)

At present, McDonalds' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to decrease significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

McDonalds Corporate Directors

Richard LennyIndependent DirectorProfile
Margaret GeorgiadisIndependent DirectorProfile
John RogersIndependent DirectorProfile
Sheila PenroseIndependent DirectorProfile
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Dividend Share
6.78
Earnings Share
11.39
Revenue Per Share
36.085
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0)
Return On Assets
0.1331
The market value of McDonalds is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of McDonalds that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of McDonalds' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is McDonalds' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because McDonalds' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect McDonalds' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between McDonalds' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if McDonalds is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, McDonalds' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.