McDonald’s US sales miss estimates as CEO taps new leader in major shake-up: ‘We simply didn’t execute’

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 430 words · By Reuters

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McDonald’s US sales miss estimates as CEO taps new leader in major shake-up: ‘We simply didn’t execute’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google McDonald’s on Tuesday missed US sales growth expectations for the second quarter, blaming execution lapses that blunted its value push aimed at lower-income consumers who have been cutting back restaurant spending.

Common ground

CEO Chris Kempczinski said weak promotion of value deals and a pullback in digital deals, including its buy-one-add-one promotion, led to a drop in visits from loyal customers, which accounted for about two-thirds of the traffic shortfall in the quarter.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: McDonald’s US sales miss estimates as CEO taps new leader in major shake-up: ‘We simply didn’t execute’?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Comparable sales in the largest market for McDonald’s grew 0.8%, below analysts’ estimates of a 1.06% rise, according to data compiled by LSEG?
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Claim 1: “Comparable sales in the largest market for McDonald’s grew 0.8%, below analysts’ estimates of a 1.06% rise, according to data compiled by LSEG.”

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One web search result mentions US comparable sales rose '8/10th of a percent' (0.8%), but the specific LSEG estimate of 1.06% is not corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast-food restaurant chain. Founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California, the com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonalds.com is your hub for everything McDonald's. Find out more about our menu items and promotions today!
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Our full McDonald's menu features everything from breakfast menu items, burgers, and more! The McDonald's lunch and dinner menu lists popular favorites including the Big Mac® and our World Famous Frie…
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/full-menu.html

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Claim 2: “McDonald’s named insider Skye Anderson to lead the business, replacing Joe Erlinger”

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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Skye Anderson was appointed to lead the US business, replacing Joe Erlinger.

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald's has tapped 26-year company veteran Skye Anderson to lead its U.S. division, taking over from Joe Erlinger as the firm faces decelerating domestic growth. Why This Matters. Key strategic imp…
https://www.skylinewire.com/articles/mcdonalds-appoints-skye…

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald’s named long-time executive Skye Anderson as president of its US business, replacing Joe Erlinger, to bring “focus and urgency” to its home market, after the fast-food chain posted its slowes…
https://www.follownews.com.br/en/a/mcdonald-s-names-new-us-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation has appointed Skye Anderson as President of McDonald's USA, effective August 4, succeeding Joe Erlinger.
https://www.exchange4media.com/people-movement-news/mcdonald…

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Claim 3: “The pace of growth in the US was 2.5% a year ago.”

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The provided evidence does not contain information regarding the US growth rate from a year ago (2.5%).

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web search NEUTRAL — US comparable sales only rose 8/10th of a percent due to pressure traffic to the Golden Arches.They have an investor day in the end of September and they also named a new president here in the US. tha…
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/mcdonalds-sales-growth-stall…

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonalds.com is your hub for everything McDonald's.To earn points on your delivery order, order McDelivery® in the McDonald's app. Prices for delivery may be higher than at restaurants. Delivery/othe…
https://www.mcdonalds.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Death, taxes, and same-store sales and traffic growth at Texas Roadhouse. The steakhouse chain on Thursday reported another stellar quarter, with same-store sales growth of 6.2% year over year driven …
https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/texas-roadhouse-keeps-on-h…

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Claim 4: “McDonald’s expanded its McValue platform in April with a new under-$3 menu and a $4 breakfast meal deal”

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The provided evidence consists of general McDonald's homepages and Wikipedia entries; none mention the specific under-$3 menu or $4 breakfast deal from April.

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonalds.com is your hub for everything McDonald's. Find out more about our menu items and promotions today!
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html

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Claim 5: “Sales in McDonald’s international operated markets segment, which includes major European nations, rose 1.5%, down from 4% a year ago.”

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No evidence was found for this claim in the provided search results.

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Claim 6: “McDonald’s shares, which have fallen nearly 13% this year, were 1.2% higher after the burger chain reported better-than-expected quarterly profit.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Nasdaq/Wikipedia pages or unrelated stock news (Mrs. Bectors, SpaceX) and does not confirm the specific share price movements for McDonald's.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast-food restaurant chain. Founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California, the com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The McDonald's All-American Game is an American all-star basketball game played each year for boys' and girls' high school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top players, each team plays a single…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_All-American_Game

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard James McDonald (February 16, 1909 – July 14, 1998) and Maurice James "Mac" McDonald (November 26, 1902 – December 11, 1971), known as the McDonald brothers, were American entrepreneurs who fou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald

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Claim 7: “Globally, comparable sales rose 1.3%, slowing from a 3.8% jump a year ago.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general company descriptions and does not contain global comparable sales figures.

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonalds.com is your hub for everything McDonald's. Find out more about our menu items and promotions today!
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html

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Claim 8: “McDonald’s on Tuesday missed US sales growth expectations for the second quarter”

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Multiple web search results confirm that McDonald's US sales growth missed analyst expectations for the second quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — Burger King’s U.S. same-store sales rose 8.5%, while McDonald’s U.S. same-store sales increased 0.8%. According to Sina Finance, the figures came from Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data and beat or missed …
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/08-07-2026-stocks-bur…

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald’s Sales Surge Most in Two Years on $5 Meal Push.Financial analysts at Citi noted that the appointment signals clear dissatisfaction with recent domestic performance from corporate management …
https://time.news/mcdonalds-us-sales-growth-slows-as-value-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — McDonald's on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings that topped analysts' expectations, but its US sales growth fell short.US comparable sales, at locations open for at least one year, increased b…
https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-earnings-q2-2018-2…

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Claim 9: “Adjusted earnings per share increased to $3.38 from $3.19 a year earlier, beating expectations of $3.32.”

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The provided evidence consists of Wikipedia entries about the coffee lawsuit and company history, but does not contain the specific EPS figures for the quarter.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants, also known as the McDonald's coffee case and the hot coffee lawsuit, was a highly publicized 1994 product liability lawsuit in the United States against the restaura…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald's_Restaura…

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Claim 10: “a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to contaminated produce impact store visits to Taco Bell”

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Multiple sources confirm a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and sold at Taco Bell.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Taco Bell Corporation, doing business as Taco Bell, is an American multinational chain of fast food restaurants founded in 1962 by Glen Bell (1923–2010) in Downey, California. Taco Bell is a subsidiar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_Bell

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gidget (February 7, 1994 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed the Taco Bell Chihuahua, was an advertising figure and mascot for Taco Bell from August 1997 to July 2000. The character she played was developed b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco_Bell_chihuahua

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yum! Brands, Inc. (sometimes called just Yum!) is an American multinational fast food corporation. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the company operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yum!_Brands

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