MCDMcDonald's

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Operating metrics

Global comparable sales growth at McDonald's: 1.5% for Q3 2026, −2.1 points on a year ago.

Operating metrics

From earnings releases, Q3 2021 to Q3 2026
Global comparable sales growth, Q3 20261.5%

−2.1 points on a year ago

Systemwide restaurants46,554

Q3 2026, +4.4% on a year ago

Global comparable sales growth, Q3 2026: 1.5%

Total Company1.5%3.6%2.1%2.2%

Source: Q3 2026 earnings release, filed Nov 4, 2026

Every quarter, with its source

QuarterGlobal comparable sales growthSystemwide restaurantsRelease
Q3 20261.5%46,554Filed Nov 4, 2026
Q2 20261.3%46,028Filed Aug 4, 2026
Q1 20263.8%45,699Filed May 7, 2026
Q4 20255.7%45,356Filed Feb 11, 2026
Q3 20253.6%44,599Filed Nov 5, 2025
Q2 20253.8%44,113Filed Aug 6, 2025
Q1 2025−1.0%43,756Filed May 1, 2025
Q4 20240.4%43,477Filed Feb 10, 2025
Q3 2024−1.5%42,819Filed Oct 29, 2024
Q2 2024−1.0%42,406Filed Jul 29, 2024
Q1 20241.9%42,018Filed Apr 30, 2024
Q4 20233.4%41,822Filed Feb 5, 2024
Q3 20238.8%41,198Filed Oct 30, 2023
Q2 202311.7%40,801Filed Jul 27, 2023
Q1 202312.6%40,535Filed Apr 25, 2023
Q4 202212.6%40,275Filed Jan 31, 2023
Q3 20229.5%39,980Filed Oct 27, 2022
Q2 20229.7%39,696Filed Jul 26, 2022
Q1 202211.8%40,344Filed Apr 28, 2022
Q4 202112.3%40,036Filed Jan 27, 2022
Q3 202112.7%39,676Filed Oct 27, 2021
Global comparable sales growth
Percent change in constant-currency sales from the same period a year earlier for all restaurants open at least thirteen months, company-owned and franchised.
Systemwide restaurants
Total McDonald's restaurants worldwide at quarter end, franchised and Company-owned.

Source: company earnings releases furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K (Item 2.02, Exhibit 99), SEC EDGAR.

McDonald's (MCD) Key Metrics: Global Comparable Sales Growth by Quarter · Ryufin