2-1C.'ZS, 6:17 P MMcODnaK’s 0 4 EarringsU.S. Sales D'Dp FdHc*1rg E. Coll Outiwealt - WSJThis copy Is for your personal, n c n - c o m e r c a use only. Dlstr outlnr and use nf this material ere governed b y ourSubscrfaer Agreement snc n y copyrlpht law. Fornon-personsl use or tn order m u tlpleaptes, p esse contact D o w Jones Reorhts st 1-SM-M3-4K1OB or idftt www.d|reprlntsjcorn.https;'.'www.w JjcotrVliuxInEK, earnlngsI <'tncdociBldsTncd-q4'eamlncs-repart-2C}24'84de(fbOlBUSINESS | EARNINGSMcDonald’s U.S. Sales Drop asCustomers Spend LessFast-food chain's international business buoys its financial results;shares riseB y Heather HaddonFollowUptfatafFeb.10,20254:59 pm E TMcDonald's expects t o open 2.200 restaurants globally this year. PHOTO: WAR 3 TAMA. GETTY IMAGESMcDonald’sMCD4.80% <U.S. store sales and earnings fell as the burger chaindealt with the fallout of a n E. coli outbreak hitting its domestic business lastyear.The company said its U.S. same-store sales declined1.4% in the three monthsended Dec. 31, driven in part by customers spending less money per visit. Aslowdown in the pace of price increases across restaurants also contributed.The chain's fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share trailedanalysts' expectations. Some investors had feared steeper declines, and wereupbeat about the company's recovery in many international markets.h t i E :www.wEj.ccmtLEheEEearr.ngs mc(fcnaldE-mca-qJ-eamlng&-repDrt-2a2<-34tlafbD 1■moc-bJElreES_leaa_pDE2■ePreview Mode
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