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McDonald's U.S. sales fell 1.4% in Q4 due to lower customer spending and an E. coli outbreak. Despite this, strong international performance and global expansion plans lifted shares 4.8%, making McDonald's the top Dow performer on the day.

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    2>'1W25, 6:17 P M McDonalds Q i Earrings: U.S. Sales Crop Fallowing E. Coll Outbreak - WSJ McDonald's said it expects to open 2,200 restaurants globally this year, u p slightly from the total it projected last year. Around 600 of those locations would be in the U.S. Shares in McDonald's climbed 4.8% to 3308.42, making it the best-performing stock in the Dow in Monday trading. Restaurants so far have reported mixed business results for the last three months of 2024. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Yum Brands Taco Bell and Chili's owner Brinker International said their restaurants brought in more customers last quarter, while Starbucks, Pizza Hut and KFC marked declines in their domestic markets. McDonald's said consumers remain pressured, particularly low-income diners and families. U.S. sales were sluggish in January, reflecting a broader slump in the industry, McDonald's said. "The industry is still seeing a fair bit of headwind," Chief Financial Officer Ian Borden said. McDonald's McDonald's had a n uneven 2024, as it S t o c k - p r i c e p e r f o r m a n c e faced concerns about whether 53125 consumers were cutting visits 3iD.o because meal prices were too high. 3 0 ? 5 I.;’. . ■ v. ■ Last July, it reported its first drop in same -store sales since 2020. Value promotions and a new Chicken Big Mac sandwich were providing a boost to its U.S. locations before the onset of its recent health crisis. In October, federal health officials linked a n E. coE outbreak to slivered Feb. 2025 onions served on McDonald's AnofFeb. 10.3:55p.m. ET Q u a r t er Pounder burgers. The Source: FactSet outbreak eventually infected a total of 104 people across 14 states, resulting in 34 hospitalizations and one death, the 3050 302.5 300.0 297.5 295 0 1 * 1 Z'5 htz:E: , .www.v. i Ej.conLlaLEneEEearrlngs.mcdOT3HE-mca-qi-eamlrgE-repD<t-K)Ejt-Ein3lbC1?moa-buElreE&_l2asj:<iE2

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