Jim Cramer on McDonald’s: “QSR I Think Is the Better”
Key takeaways
- A caller asked if the stock is a buy, sell, or hold, and Cramer replied:
- Okay, Mc Donald’s is very tough because it’s breaking down here.
- McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) operates and franchises restaurants that provide burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, beverages, and desserts.
Jim Cramer on Mc Donald’s: “QSR I Think Is the Better” Syeda Seirut Javed Thu, May 14, 2026 at 10:40 PM GMT+7 1 min read MCD Mc Donald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) was one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer shared his take, explaining that dot-com analogies do not hold up in this market. A caller asked if the stock is a buy, sell, or hold, and Cramer replied:
Okay, Mc Donald’s is very tough because it’s breaking down here. It sells at 21 times earnings. The quarter was just okay, 2.7% yield. I want to buy this on a yield basis. If it gets to 3%, I do want to buy it, but remember, we just had QSR on, Burger King, and Burger King’s winning now. QSR I think is the better, whoa, the better company than McDonald’s, Pat Doyle, executive chair.
McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) operates and franchises restaurants that provide burgers, chicken sandwiches, fries, beverages, and desserts. Cramer called it “worth buying” during the May 1 episode, as he said: