McDonald's (MCD) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

分组1 - McDonald's reported quarterly earnings of $3.12 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.05 per share, and up from $2.83 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of +2.40% [1] - The company posted revenues of $7.01 billion for the quarter ended December 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.39%, and an increase from $6.39 billion year-over-year [2] - McDonald's has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times over the last four quarters, indicating a strong performance trend [2] 分组2 - The stock has gained approximately 6.7% since the beginning of the year, outperforming the S&P 500's gain of 1.4% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $2.90 on revenues of $6.44 billion, and for the current fiscal year, it is $13.31 on revenues of $28.3 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Retail - Restaurants is currently in the bottom 22% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges for the sector [8]