McDonald's (MCD) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

MCD

McDonald’s Corp. (MCD - Free Report) is a leading fast-food chain that offers various food items, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages, as well as breakfast menus. The company aims to continuously build its brand by adapting to changing consumer preference.

Earnings Estimate Revision: The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2018 has witnessed downward revision over the past 7 days. In the trailing four quarters (excluding the quarter under review), the company has outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by an average of 5.5%.

We have highlighted some of the key stats from this just-revealed announcement below:

Earnings: MCD beats on earnings. Our consensus earnings estimate called for earnings per share of $1.92, and the company reported adjusted earnings of $1.99 per share.

McDonald's Corporation Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

Revenues: MCD reported revenues of nearly $5,353.9 million. This surpassed our consensus estimate of $5,315 million.

Key Stats to Note: Global comps for the second-quarter 2018 grew 4%.

Zacks Rank: MCD currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following McDonald’s earnings report which was just released.

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Check back later for our full write up on this MCD earnings report!

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