McDonald's, also known as McDonald's Corp and McDonald's Corporation, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1955, it employs approximately 437,630 individuals and reported $26.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning primarily as a fast food retailer operating restaurants, McDonald's maintains franchises in over 37,000 locations across more than 100 countries.
The broader restaurant sector faced challenges as of March 15, 2026, with the S&P 500 Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure industry down approximately 4% this year amid inflation, uneven economic growth, and the wider use of weight-loss drugs. Previously, on March 14, Business Insider reporters observed varying delivery fees for the same McDonald's Big Mac meal ordered simultaneously from a single New York City location via Uber Eats, with discrepancies reaching up to 20 cents.
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