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8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer)

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Key takeaways

  • 8-K - MCDONALDS filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 4 (a notice of a material company event).
  • Exposed: MCD, XLY, YUM, CMG, QSR
  • Market reaction: price tracking starts with the next trading session.

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8-K - MCDONALDS filed an 8-K with the SEC on Nov 4 (a notice of a material company event).

Directly affected

  • MCD Mcdonalds

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d

    Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that McDonald's belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.

  • YUM Yum! Brands+11.6% 30d

    Yum! Brands is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill-1.3% 30d

    Chipotle Mexican Grill is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • QSR Restaurant Brands International+3.3% 30d

    Restaurant Brands International is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • DRI Darden Restaurants+2.6% 30d

    Darden Restaurants is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news.

  • ARMK Aramark-4.1% 15d

    Aramark is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
MCD-4.68%-1.85%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLY-1.73%-1.67%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
YUM-4.46%-1.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
CMG-13.50%-4.16%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
QSR+0.28%-2.53%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DRI-1.18%+0.34%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ARMK+1.72%-1.26%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Filed: 2026-11-04 AccNo: 0000063908-26-000080 Size: 1 MB Item 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

Source: sec-edgar

Mcdonalds (MCD) since “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer),” compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Aramark (ARMK)three days earlier-1.26%final price
Aramark (ARMK)five days earlier+1.72%final price
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)three days earlier-4.16%final price
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)five days earlier-13.50%final price
Darden Restaurants (DRI)three days earlier+0.34%final price
Darden Restaurants (DRI)five days earlier-1.18%final price
Mcdonalds (MCD)three days earlier-1.85%final price
Mcdonalds (MCD)five days earlier-4.68%final price
Restaurant Brands International (QSR)three days earlier-2.53%final price
Restaurant Brands International (QSR)five days earlier+0.28%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)three days earlier-1.67%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY)five days earlier-1.73%final price
Yum Brands (YUM)three days earlier-1.07%final price
Yum Brands (YUM)five days earlier-4.46%final price

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Who is named in “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer)”

Companies carried with this story

  • MCD Mcdonalds

    Mcdonalds (MCD) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer).” Reason on file: SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> MCD

  • XLY Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer),” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that McDonald's belongs to, so it often moves with news about it

  • YUM Yum Brands

    In “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer),” Yum Brands (YUM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Yum! Brands is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news

  • CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill

    Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer).” Reason on file: Chipotle Mexican Grill is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news

  • QSR Restaurant Brands International

    Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer).” Reason on file: Restaurant Brands International is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news

  • DRI Darden Restaurants

    Darden Restaurants (DRI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer).” Reason on file: Darden Restaurants is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news

  • ARMK Aramark

    Aramark (ARMK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer).” Reason on file: Aramark is a peer of McDonald's in eating places; rivals often move on the same news

How “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer)” reaches Mcdonalds (MCD)

The 4 Nov 2026 story “8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer)” names Mcdonalds (MCD) because of this story.

For Mcdonalds (MCD), the reason on file says SEC 8-K filing -> direct issuer disclosure -> MCD

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLY), is listed for a different reason: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR holds the consumer sector that McDonald's belongs to, so it often moves with news about it

The price range for Mcdonalds (MCD), and the dates in the story

MCD traded between 230.61 and 234.26 across 2 sessions. The latest close on file is 230.86. XLY traded between 110.58 and 119.20 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 118.15. YUM traded between 139.85 and 162.57 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 157.03.

What the saved facts support for Mcdonalds (MCD)

46 out of 100

“8-K - MCDONALDS CORP (0000063908) (Filer)” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.