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MCD's first-quarter 2025 results hurt by decline in comparable guest counts.
McDonald's second-quarter same-store sales fell to their lowest levels in five years. Diners are cutting back on visits to the chain, including at breakfast time.
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Dexter Congbalay - VP, IR Chris Kempczinski - Chairman & CEO Ian Borden - CFO Conference Call Participants Dennis Geiger - UBS David Palmer - Evercore David Tarantino - Baird Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley Andrew Charles - TD Cowen Sara Senatore - Bank of America Jon Tower - Citi John Ivankoe - JPMorgan Lauren Silberman - Deutsche Bank Greg Francfort - Guggenheim Danilo Gargiulo - Bernstein Eric Gonzalez - KeyBanc Jeffrey Bernstein - Barclays Operator Hello, and welcome to McDonald's First Quarter 2025 Investor Conference Call. At the request of McDonald's Corporation, this conference is being recorded.
Last week, 241K Americans filed for unemployment on Initial Jobless Claims, with Continuing Claims touching 1.9 million.
David Palmer, Evercore ISI restaurant and packaged food analyst, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss McDonald's latest earnings, his expectations for the company, and more.
McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) stock is down 1.3% to trade at $315.58 at last check, after the fast food giant posted a revenue miss for the fiscal first quarter.
The headline numbers for McDonald's (MCD) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
As Americans grow more fearful that sweeping tariffs could reheat inflation or even trigger a recession, the world's largest fast-food chain said it's noticing a broader hit to traffic.
McDonald's shares fell 1.2% on Thursday morning after the fast-food giant posted its biggest drop in US same-store sales since the height of the pandemic, as economic uncertainty continued to weigh on consumer spending. Comparable sales in the United States, the company's largest market, fell 3.6% in the first quarter ended March 31, well below analysts' expectations for a 0.98% decline.