Peers · Consumer Cyclical
Alternatives to MCD
6 stocks in the same consumer cyclical sector with similar yield and safety profiles to MCD (2.94% yield, 7.8/10 safety).
The closest alternative to MCD in our universe is LOW — 0.54% higher yield than MCD (2.40% vs 2.94%) and a 7.8/10 safety score compared to MCD's 7.8/10. Across all 6 peers, yields range from 1.86% to 3.00% and safety scores range from 6.3 to 8.0/10.
Switching from MCD to a peer is not always straightforward — a higher yield peer often carries a lower safety score, and vice versa. The table below ranks each alternative by how closely it matches MCD on both dimensions simultaneously, so you can see the full yield-vs-safety tradeoff at a glance.
Closest matches
| Ticker | Yield | Safety | How it differs from MCD |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW · Lowe's Companies, Inc. | 2.40% | 7.8/10 · Solid | 0.54% yield gap (lower) |
| HD · The Home Depot, Inc. | 3.00% | 7.0/10 · Solid | 0.8 safety-score gap (riskier) |
| DPZ · Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 2.16% | 7.3/10 · Solid | 0.78% yield gap (lower) |
| YUM · Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1.93% | 8.0/10 · Strong | 1.01% yield gap (lower) |
| VFC · VF Corp. | 1.86% | 7.2/10 · Solid | 1.08% yield gap (lower) |
| SBUX · Starbucks Corporation | 2.32% | 6.3/10 · Mixed | 1.5 safety-score gap (riskier) |
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