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CLAIM #39220 · McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) · 2025Q2 earnings call · Aug 6, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2025

We're on track to deliver our financial targets for the year.

Ian Borden · CFO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2025 are reported

In context

on adjusted earnings per share to be about $0.15 based on current exchange rates. That's up from our previous estimate of about a $0.05 tailwind. As always, our updated estimate is directional guidance only as rates will likely change as the year progresses. Finally, we remain on pace to open approximately 2,200 restaurants globally this year and continue to target about 1/4 of these openings to be in our U.S. and IOM segments. We expect to open more than 1,600 restaurants in our IDL markets, including about 1,000 in China. In total, we continue to expect slightly over 4% unit growth from the nearly 1,800 net restaurant additions in 2025. Overall, despite the ongoing industry headwinds, McDonald's is well positioned due to the resiliency of our business and our overall financial strength. We're on track to deliver our financial targets for the year. And remain confident in our ability to drive long-term profitable growth for the system and to create value for our shareholders. We remain confident in our Accelerating the Arches strategy and believe with strong execution, it will continue to deliver. As shown in the majority of our IOM and IDL markets in the second quarter, having a solid foundation of value and affordability is critical. And when we get value menu and marketing to work together, consumers increasingly choose McDonald's. And with that, let me turn it back over to Chris. Christopher J. Kempczinski: Thanks, Ian. I want to take a moment to reflect on what continues to set McDonald's apart. 7 years in, we remain one of the most culturally relevant brands in the world. Our recent global Minecraft Movie campaign is just the

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SEC filings for MCD · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q2 earnings call.