McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since Covid-19 pandemic

McDonald's says tariffs are hurting sales after reporting largest decline since pandemic

The fast food giant said economic uncertainty sparked by tariffs is weighing on its customers and hurting in-store traffic.

McDonald’s store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

McDonald's store traffic fell further than expected in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.

McDonald's posts biggest US sales drop since Covid-19 pandemic

The burger chain says its customers are "grappling with uncertainty".

McDonald’s posts surprise decline in global sales in first quarter

Firm was navigating ‘toughest of market conditions’ when Trump’s tariffs worsened wallet pressures on consumersMcDonald’s posted a surprise decline in first-quarter global sales on Thursday, as demand from cash-strapped diners in its key markets faltered on uncertainty sparked by chaotic tariffs.The company was navigating the “toughest of market conditions”, the company’s CEO Chris Kempczinski said, as global comparable sales fell 1%, while anal…

McDonald’s sees its biggest sales drop since the pandemic

The company acknowledged customers are ‘grappling with uncertainty’

McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners. The burger giant’s same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, fell 1 percent globally in the January-March period. Without the impact of the extra leap year day in 2024, same-store sales were flat, the company said. Wall Street had been expecting an increase of nearly 2 percent, according to analysts polled by FactSet. Th…