3 Numbers McDonald's Investors Should Follow
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported strong same-store sales growth globally (5.9%) and in the United States (4.8%). That's 17-straight quarters of global growth, although guest counts were down in the company's home market.
Comparable-store sales -- a valuable metric for all restaurant stocks -- give an overview of the chain's business, and at the moment it's clearly healthy. Going forward, however, it's important for investors to take a deeper dive and look at metrics that are less obvious. These three don't tell the entire story for the fast-food company, but they give you a much deeper picture.
McDonald's has been leaning on technology to drive sales. Image source: Getty Images.
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