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CLAIM #39322 · McDonald’s Corporation (MCD) · 2026Q1 earnings call · May 7, 2026 · due Jun 30, 2026

Certainly, our expectation is, as we've been doing, that we're going to continue to gain share. And so if you look at May and June, our expectation is that we should in our major markets be gaining share.

Chris Kempczinski · CEO

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graded after results covering Jun 30, 2026 are reported

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environment around us, as Chris talked about earlier, I think, continues to be challenging. But as also he said, it's not new. And obviously, our focus is on what we can control. And as I said earlier, we think we've positioned the business well and well to win irregardless of the environment. Obviously, higher gas prices, as you talked about earlier, are not going to be helpful, particularly for lower income consumers who are already, I think, under pressure. But we think we're offering the right choice and affordability on the menu that's going to appeal to consumers, whether across all income cohorts. And obviously, that's always our goal. Christopher Kempczinski: The only other thing I would add, I guess, to this point about do we expect the momentum to continue as we get past April. Certainly, our expectation is, as we've been doing, that we're going to continue to gain share. And so if you look at May and June, our expectation is that we should in our major markets be gaining share. Now that share growth against what is the industry growth, I think that's an open question. Whether there's been slowing or not, I don't know if there's enough data at this point to really give you a definitive answer on that. But certainly, consumer sentiment is heightened anxiety, let's just say, and it may have an impact. But our focus, again, is on controlling what we can control and our expectation for continuing momentum around share growth, we're expecting that to continue. Dexter Congbalay: Next question is from Andrew Charles over at TD Cowen. Andrew Charles: Ian, you talked about the commitment to get to 50,000 restaurants by 2027. But I'm curious, given the state of cash flows in the U.S. and IOM that you've talked about, is it right to think that [ ILD ] is going to really be

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SEC filings for MCD · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2026Q1 earnings call.