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“The Burger King with accurate predictions… The Big Mac of predicting the company’s [McDonald’s] sales.”

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Mark Kalinowski
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Kalinowski Equity Research LLC provides its clients with value-added, forward-looking information that helps them make informed decisions about restaurant-stock investing.
Restaurant Industry
Mark Kalinowski

Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Same-Store Sales Index (3/24/2026)

With this report, we update our data-driven Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Index for Q1 to +2.5%. Comparing to Q1 2019 levels — a pre-pandemic basis — the Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Index for Q1 2026 is at +28.9%. These numbers are based on our latest proprietary checks/data as regards same-store sales performance for this segment during January, February, and early-to-mid March.

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Mark Kalinowski March 24, 2026 7:04 AM No Comments
Wendy's (WEN)
Mark Kalinowski

WEN: Adjusting Our Estimates (3/24/2026)

This note is best read in conjunction with our note published this morning entitled “Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Same-Store Sales Index (3/24/2026).”

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Mark Kalinowski March 24, 2026 7:02 AM No Comments
McDonald's Corp (MCD)
Mark Kalinowski

MCD: Adjusting Our Estimates (3/24/2026)

This note is best read in conjunction with our note published this morning entitled “Updating our Q1 Kalinowski Quick-Service Burger Same-Store Sales Index (3/24/2026).”

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Mark Kalinowski March 24, 2026 7:00 AM No Comments
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