McDonald's earnings top estimates despite 'challenging environment'

Yes, a beat on the top and bottom line here. EPS coming in at 283 above the 274 that was expected. That's just 3% above consensus, but still the biggest beat since February of 2024 going back 2 years. Revenue coming in at 6.52% billion ahead of expectations as well. We always want to look at same store sales globally up 3.8% just a hair ahead of the expectations. The fourth straight positive result though, but down from nearly 6% in Q4. Now, US was driven by positive check growth, up 3.9%, strong promotions ...