The sun illuminates a corporate logo for McDonald’s on the front of their restaurant on 72nd Street on May 4 2026, in New York City.<\/p>\n
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McDonald’s<\/a> is expected to report its second-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are anticipating the company to post:<\/p>\n Earnings per share: $3.32 expectedRevenue: $7.13 billion expected<\/p>\n The fast-food giant is often viewed as a consumer bellwether, helping investors gauge overall sentiment and spending. In early May, executives said<\/a> on the company’s first-quarter earnings conference call that the “challenging environment” was not improving. Gas prices hit<\/a> a four-year high at the end of May, putting even more pressure on low-income consumers’ budgets.<\/p>\n Wall Street is projecting that McDonald’s will report same-store sales growth of 1.3%. The company was anticipating weaker sales growth as it faces tough comparisons with the year-ago period<\/a>, when it released a popular tie-in meal with the “Minecraft” movie. <\/p>\n McDonald’s stock has fallen more than 11% this year, dragging its market cap down to roughly $191 billion.<\/p>\n