McDonald's Corp. reported second-quarter earnings Friday that slightly topped Wall Street estimates, helped by same-store sales gains across all regions.
Second-quarter profit at the world's biggest hamburger chain was $1.23-billion, or $1.13 per share, up from $1.09-billion, or 98 cents per share, a year earlier.
Analysts on average called for a profit of $1.12 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Revenue, which includes sales from company-owned restaurants plus royalties from franchisees and other fees, rose 5 per cent to $5.95-billion.