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McDonald's Corp. (MCD) is in the Food Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 31 2007
- $22.7B
- Profit
- Dec 31 2007
- $2.3B
- Market Cap
- Jul 23 2008
- $67.6B
Latest News and Analysis
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McDonald's Violates Standards of Good Taste, Not Ethics
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McDonald?s Global Makeover Supersizes Profits
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McDonald's Posts Higher Second-quarter Profit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp MCD, the world's largest restaurant chain, posted a higher second-quarter profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales. Net income came to $1.2 billion, or $1.04 per share, compared with its year-earlier loss of $711.7 million, or...
McDonald's Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
McDonald's Corporation MCD Q2 2008 Earnings Call
Earnings Preview: McDonald's Corp.
McDonald's Corporation MCD is expected to report Q2 earnings lWednesday, July 23 before market open, with a conference call scheduled for 11:30 am ET.Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 86c on revenue of $5.92B. The consensus range is 83c to 87c for EPS, and revenue of $5.72B to...
H&R Block Names McDonald's Russ Smyth CEO
(Reuters) - H&R Block Inc HRB on Tuesday named Russ Smyth, a former head of Europe for McDonald's Corp MCD, as its new president and chief executive officer effective Aug 1. Smyth's appointment comes about eight months after former CEO Mark Ernst, who...
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McDonald's Earnings Growth Could Surprise
FP Trading Desk submits: The Street could be underestimating McDonalds Corp.'s MCD earnings growth potential as the storied fast food retailer makes the turn into the second half of the year. That's the opinion of UBS analyst David Palmer, who reiterated his "buy" rating on the stock and left...
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- Incorporated: 1965
- CEO: Mr. James A. Skinner
McDonald's primarily franchises and operates McDonald's restaurants. Co.'s business is operated in distinct geographic segments: U.S.; Europe; Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa; and Other Countries and Corporate that includes operations in Latin America and Canada. In addition, Co. has a minority ownership interest in U.K.-based Pret A Manger. As of Dec 31 2007, Co. had 31,377 McDonald's restaurants in 118 countries, with 20,505 operated by franchisees that include 2,781 which are operated by developmental licensees, 3,966 that are operated by affiliates as well as 6,906 that are Company-operated.
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McDonald's Corp. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Andrew J. McKenna
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr. Cary D. McMillan
Ms. Sheila A. Penrose
Mr. John W. Rogers Jr.
Mr. Roger W. Stone
Mr. James A. Skinner
Vice-Chairman
Mr. Ralph Alvarez
Ms. Susan E. Arnold
Mr. Robert A. Eckert
Mr. Enrique Hernandez Jr.
Ms. Jeanne P. Jackson
Mr. Richard H. Lenny
Dr. Walter E. Massey Ph.D.
Contact Information
McDonald's Plaza
Oak Brook, IL
630 623-3000
NAICS Code
Limited-Service Restaurants: 722211Brought to you by IBMSponsored Resources
