McDonald's Corp <MCD.N> expected to post earnings of $2.83 a share - Earnings Preview
McDonald's Corp MCD.N, MCD is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports results on February 10 for the period ending December 31 2024
The Chicago Illinois-based company is expected to report a 0.6% increase in revenue to $6.442 billion from $6.41 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 22 analysts, based on LSEG data. (Sales Majority is on Total Revenue basis)
LSEG's mean analyst estimate for McDonald's Corp is for earnings of $2.83 per share.
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 27 "strong buy" or "buy," 13 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months.
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for McDonald's Corp is $327.50, above its last closing price of $294.36.
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars).
QUARTER ENDING | STARMINESMARTESTIMATE® | LSEG IBES ESTIMATE | ACTUAL | BEAT, MET, MISSED | SURPRISE % |
Sep. 30 2024 | 3.20 | 3.20 | 3.23 | Beat | 0.9 |
Jun. 30 2024 | 3.05 | 3.07 | 2.97 | Missed | -3.3 |
Mar. 31 2024 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.70 | Missed | -0.6 |
Dec. 31 2023 | 2.81 | 2.82 | 2.95 | Beat | 4.5 |
Sep. 30 2023 | 3.01 | 3.00 | 3.19 | Beat | 6.2 |
Jun. 30 2023 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 3.17 | Beat | 13.8 |
Mar. 31 2023 | 2.35 | 2.33 | 2.63 | Beat | 12.8 |
Dec. 31 2022 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.59 | Beat | 5.5 |
This summary was machine generated February 7 at 14:22 GMT. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)
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