Tuesday November 18, 2025, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
McDonald’s is currently headquartered in Chicago, having moved its HQ there during 2018 — following a 1971-2018 run in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. We point this out in part to mention that McDonald’s had meaningfully more historical ties to Oak Brook than to the city of Chicago, and yet it still moved its headquarters out of Oak Brook when it believed it best to do so.
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Wednesday November 5, 2025, 09:49:27
By Mark Kalinowski
Earlier today (Wednesday), McDonald’s reported Q3 adjusted EPS of $3.22. This was lower than our $3.30 forecast and sell-side consensus (according to Consensus Metrix) of $3.32. By our math, the Q3 adjusted tax rate of 22.5% was modestly less favorable than our 21.5% forecast and consensus of 21.2%. By our math, the difference between the 22.5% tax rate and 21.5%E hampered McDonald’s Q3 adjusted EPS by about -5 cents.
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Wednesday October 22, 2025, 07:00:00
By Mark Kalinowski
McDonald’s plans to release its Q3 earnings before the market open on Wednesday, November 5th. Today we publish part two of the October 2025 edition of our proprietary McDonald’s Franchisee Survey. As part of this, we asked our franchisee contacts to provide some commentary about the National Owners Association (NOA).
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