“Nonetheless, we continue to target a full year adjusted operating margin in the mid- to high 40% range and above the 46.3% adjusted operating margin in 2024.”

In context

“th to deliver for our customers. Turning to the P&L. Adjusted earnings per share were $3.19 for the quarter, an increase of about 5% versus the prior year quarter in constant currencies. Adjusted operating margin was nearly 47% for the first half of the year, highlighting the durability of our business model. Despite continued pressure on consumer spending, top line results generated nearly $4 billion of restaurant margin for the quarter. That's an increase of about 5% in constant currency, driven primarily by franchise margin performance. With respect to the remainder of the year, the headwinds facing our business and consumers in the U.S. and our top international markets remain largely the same, while cost pressures in some markets, most notably in Europe, have become more challenging. Nonetheless, we continue to target a full year adjusted operating margin in the mid- to high 40% range and above the 46.3% adjusted operating margin in 2024. This includes the expected impact from tariffs that are currently in place. However, we're adjusting our full year margin target for company-operated restaurants to be around the 14.8% that we delivered in 2024, which we had previously targeted to increase slightly. We're still targeting G&A as a percentage of system-wide sales to be about 2.2% for the full year. We continue to remain disciplined with investments in our strategic growth priorities, including digital, technology and our transformation efforts led by our global business services organization. Below the operating line, we're projecting our full year interest expense to increase by about 4% compared to 2024. That's at the low end of our previous estimate of 4% to 6%, largely due to lower-than-expected increases in average int”