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McDonald's just slammed the brakes on its growth timeline. The fast food giant now expects to reach 50,000 restaurants globally in 2028, a shift from its earlier target of reaching that milestone by the end of 2027. The delay comes as the company also reported a rough quarter in its home market. ...
CEO Chris Kempczinski says weak promotion of value deals and a pullback in digital deals led to a drop in visits from McDonald's loyal customers.
Despite a strong international performance and record restaurant margins, McDonald's faces a US slowdown as it works to restore value leadership and operational excellence.
Higher spending is doing more work than customer growth
Consumer stocks were higher late Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Se
McDonald’s just reported its slowest U.S. sales growth in over a year as its value push fell flat with customers who continue to struggle with higher prices.
Consumer stocks were higher Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector
McDonald's reported slower sales growth in the US market in the second quarter as executives blamed too many simultaneous promotional offers, including a World Cup campaign that disappointed.Executives said McDonald's World Cup promotions had underperformed versus expectations, while suggesting that inconsistent implementation of value-oriented promotional deals was a bigger factor.
MCD's Q2 earnings beat estimates as stronger franchised margins offset a revenue miss, while comparable sales rise across all three segments.
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McDonald’s recently revved up the amount of deals and discounts it offers to attract more customers. That strategy seems to have hit a roadblock.
Although the revenue and EPS for McDonald's (MCD) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
McDonald’s also announced the appointment of company veteran Skye Anderson as president of U.S. operations, who most recently served as chief operating officer for the unit.
Following triple-digit gains on the major indexes yesterday, we're up another +559 points on the Dow, +221 on the Nasdaq and +6 on the S&P 500.
McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has appointed Skye Anderson as President of McDonald's USA. Anderson succeeds Joe Erlinger, a long-serving executive at the company. The leadership change affects McDonald's largest market in terms of systemwide sales. McDonald's remains one of the largest global quick service restaurant chains, with the U.S. as its core market. The appointment of Skye Anderson comes as the company responds to shifting consumer preferences, changing traffic patterns and a competitive...
Joe Erlinger is out after 7 years, thanks to a traffic decline that says more about American wallets than fries
Fast-food chain McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 3.7% year on year to $7.10 billion. Its GAAP profit of $3.32 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
McDonald's (MCD) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +1.81% and -0.51%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
News of the day for Aug. 4, 2026
McDonald’s announced that Skye Anderson, a Company executive with more than 26 years of McDonald’s experience, has been appointed President, McDonald’s USA, effective today. Her appointment reflects the Company’s focus on improving everyday restaurant experience, strengthening value offerings for customers and driving long-term profitable growth across the U.S. business. In this role, Anderson will oversee […]
McDonald’s stock advances as the fast-food giant reports second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.
McDonald's posted a strong profit in its second quarter and named a new chief of U.S. operations with sales at home under pressure as many Americans grow more cautious about spending. McDonald’s said same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, edged up 0.8% in the U.S. That’s a sharp slowdown from the 2.5% increase a year ago, when the company had a big win with a meal tied to “A Minecraft Movie.” McDonald’s warned in May that high gas prices and consumer anxiety over the U.S. conflict with Iran could dent its sales.
The burger chain named a 26-year company veteran as president of its U.S. business as domestic traffic declined
The Golden Arches has been working to win back customers as Americans cut spending, especially lower-income consumers.
The fast-food giant promoted the longtime executive to helm its biggest market, seeing an “opportunity to raise the bar in the U.S. and accelerate performance in our largest market.”
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McDonald’s is set to report earnings Tuesday morning, with the fast food stock seen potentially extending its slide in the days that follow.
McDonald's posted second quarter earnings on Tuesday before the market opened, which slightly missed the mark as consumers face a challenging economic backdrop.
A tentative rebound in restaurant stocks might get more traction this week, when more than a half-dozen companies release earnings reports.
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