McDonald's Corp. (MCD) 10-K Red Flags
Risk signals extracted deterministically from McDonald's Corp.’s SEC 10-K/10-Q XBRL filings — no LLM, every finding cites the underlying data.
Detected red flags (14)
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 35 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- NEW: Impairment charge: Impairment charge appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- NEW: Off-balance sheet arrangements: Off-balance sheet arrangements appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
- Endogenous analysis: 1 risk signal(s) detected versus 0 positive signal(s). The balance of evidence suggests elevated filing-specific risk that warrants monitoring in subsequent filings.
- 1 new XBRL disclosure(s) in latest filing — expanding reporting scope.
- 20 disclosure(s) dropped from prior year — reduced reporting granularity.
- 2 new risk-language term(s) detected in filing text: Impairment charge, Off-balance sheet arrangements.
- Ongoing high-severity risk language: Material weakness in internal controls.
- Market cap $199.39B at $280.63 per share.
- Trailing P/E 24.28, P/S 7.82.
- Price $280.63 — downtrend (below 200-DMA); 1-month momentum positive.
- RSI(14) 46.38.
- Material weakness in internal controls: The term "material weakness" appears in 35 recent filing(s) (vs 2 in the prior period). This risk language is ongoing.
- NEW: Impairment charge: Impairment charge appears in recent filings but not in the prior 24-month period. Monitor for materiality.
Filings & ownership
- Latest annual report (10-K) filed Feb 24, 2026.
- Latest quarterly report (10-Q) filed May 7, 2026.
- 8 recent 8-K material-event filings in the index.
- Recent insider Form 4s: 0 buy vs 3 sell transactions — net selling $2.4M.
- ~10,000+ recent 13F-HR filings reference McDonald's Corp.; broad institutional reporting.
- Recent filers include EASTERN BANK, EASTERN BANK, EASTERN BANK.
- 1 recent 13D activist/beneficial-ownership filings — potential catalyst.
- 19 recent 13G passive institutional ownership notices.
Full MCD analyst report
Valuation (DCF & Graham), technicals, macro exposure, risk scorecard and 13F/13D ownership.
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