McDonald's shares have fallen about 20% from their peak due to weak comparable sales growth in the U.S. market. The company owns a significant portion of its real estate, with 56% of land and 80% of its nearly 50,000 buildings directly owned. Despite the share decline, McDonald's trades at a free cash flow yield of around 4%, one of the highest levels since the early 2000s. The company's Q2 restaurant margin was $4.1 billion, with 90% coming from franchised locations, highlighting its strong cash flow generation amid market challenges.
Burger King's US same-store sales rose 8.5% in Q2, significantly outperforming McDonald's 0.8% growth and Wendy's 7% decline. This surge follows Burger King's new strategy, including a bold ad campaign admitting past mistakes and revamping the Whoppe...
McDonald's compiled a detailed 515-page dossier on a loyalty program customer, using years of purchase data to predict future visits, spending, and orders. The file included specific behavioral categories and product preferences, showing how the comp...
Invesco's High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF (PEY) uses a unique strategy by selecting stocks with at least 10 years of consecutive dividend growth before filtering for high yield. This approach avoids the pitfalls of pure yield-based ETFs that...
Restaurant Brands International (QSR) is outperforming McDonald's (MCD) in earnings growth and market share gains, posting 8.5% US same-store sales growth compared to McDonald's 0.8%. Despite this, McDonald's maintains a valuation premium of over 25%...
Burger King has surpassed Wendy's in same-store sales growth, rising for five consecutive quarters while Wendy's sales have declined for six quarters. In the latest quarter, Burger King's sales grew 8.3%, while Wendy's dropped 7%, particularly strugg...
