---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-24-000089"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T04:58:55.189950+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McDonald's Q1: Global comps +1.9%, EPS $2.66, revenue $6.17B (+5%)

## Summary
- Global comparable sales +1.9% (13th consecutive positive quarter); U.S. +2.5%, Int'l Operated Markets +2.7%, Int'l Dev Licensed Markets -0.2% (hit by Middle East war).
- Diluted EPS $2.66 (+9%); adjusted EPS $2.70 (+2% constant currency); restructuring charges $35M vs $180M prior year.
- Revenue $6.17B (+5% reported, +4% constant currency); operating income $2.74B (+8%).
- War in Middle East impacted Q1 EPS by ~$0.05-$0.06; FY 2024 outlook: D&A $1.6-1.7B, capex $2.5-2.7B, effective tax rate 20-22%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-24-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390824000089/0000063908-24-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390824000089/mcd-20240430.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-24-000089
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-24-000089.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  MCDONALDS CORP reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $6,169, net income $1,929, EPS $2.66.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $6,169
  - Net income: $1,929
  - EPS: $2.66
  - Result: reported results
  source text: KEY FINANCIAL METRICS - CONSOLIDATED Dollars in millions, except per share data Quarters Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Inc/ (Dec) Inc/ (Dec) Excluding Currency Translation Revenues $ 6,169 $ 5,898 5 % 4 % Operating income 2,736 2,532 8 8 Net income 1,929 1,802 7 7 Earnings per share-diluted $ 2.66 $ 2.45 9 % 9 % Results included pre-tax charges of $35 million, or
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390824000089/0000063908-24-000089-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.