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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

McDonald's (MCD) vs Tesla (TSLA)

McDonald's (MCD) and Tesla (TSLA) side by side: both in Consumer Discretionary, listed on New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. Tesla is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 4.7×).

FieldMcDonald'sTesla
Legal nameMcDonald's CorporationTesla, Inc.
TickerMCDTSLA
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange XNYSNasdaq Stock Market XNAS
JurisdictionUnited StatesUnited States
SectorConsumer DiscretionaryConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRestaurants (quick service)Automotive & Energy
Market cap ≈$215bn$1.0tn
Founded19402003
Reporting currencyUSDUSD
LEIUE2136O97NLB5BYP9H0454930043XZGB27CTOV49
ISINUS5801351017US88160R1014
FIGIBBG001S5T110BBG001SQKGD7
Index membershipS&P 500S&P 500, Nasdaq-100
Held by (covered funds)8

McDonald's

The world's largest restaurant chain by systemwide sales, with over 40,000 mostly franchised locations; its economics rest heavily on franchise royalties and real estate.

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Tesla

Electric vehicles, battery storage, charging network and autonomous-driving software.

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What they share

Same indices: S&P 500

Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/mcdonalds · /api/v1/companies/tesla