McDonald's Versus Starbucks: Dividend Stock Analysis

McDonald’s Versus Starbucks: Dividend Stock Analysis by Sure Dividend McDonald’s and Starbucks are the two largest food/beverage restaurant chains in the world. McDonald’s currently has a market cap of $91.9 billion, while Starbucks has a market cap of $86.1 billion.  Both companies are around the same size. Starbucks was founded in 1971. McDonald’s was founded in 1955.  Over the last decade, Starbucks has compounded its earnings-per-share at a tremendous 17.9% a year.  McDonald’s has delivered above average earnings-per-share growth of 10.9% a year. In recent years, Starbucks has continued to grow rapidly, while McDonald’s has stagnated.  The table below shows…