McDonald's
Top 500 #1Burgers & Fast FoodNYSE: MCD“I'm lovin' it”
Key Institutional Metrics
Verified commercial performance, store unit economics, and official regulatory disclosures
Total annual gross sales across all US franchised & company stores combined.
Standardized brick-and-mortar store count with verified GPS coordinates.
Annual average sales for a single mature franchised store location.
Initial investment: $1.45M – $2.50M.
Executive Intelligence Brief
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) is a publicly traded enterprise founded in 1940 and headquartered in Chicago, IL. Ranked #1 in US restaurant systemwide sales, it stands as a premier flagship in the Burgers & Fast Food category, maintaining a physical footprint of 13,706 store locations (95% franchised). The brand generates an average unit volume (AUV) of $3.62M per store, backed by enterprise in-store technology and multi-platform digital delivery distribution.
McDonald's AI Pricing Adds a Potential Underwriting Consideration. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s sinister pricing scheme is sizing up your wallet – with California customers forking over a premium. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald's has another pricing-related headache. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Meet Archy: McDonald’s AI Drive-Thru Assistant Anchored in an $8.5 Billion Modernization Push. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald's AI Pricing Push Collides With Wall Street Downgrades - ad-hoc-news.de. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s Stock Slump Makes Its AI Pricing Bet Even Riskier. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s AI Pricing Tool Has Been Shaping Big Mac Costs Since 2019. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Can McDonald's Beverage Expansion Become Its Next Global Growth Wave?. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s AI Pricing Expands Across US Restaurants. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s Reportedly Using AI to Recommend Dynamic Pricing for Big Macs. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Third time’s a charm? McDonald’s to open new store in the heart of Newtown. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s AI pricing faces franchisee and legal scrutiny. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
‘Optimal Price’: McDonald’s Pushes Franchisees Toward A.I. Pricing. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s deploys AI pricing engine to estimate customer willingness to pay. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
New McDonald’s opens in Ozark. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald's AI Pricing Engine Widens Big Mac Price Gap by 21% Across Two Miles. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Your Big Mac might cost more if McDonald's pricing AI thinks people nearby can afford it. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Wisconsin recovering $17K in wages for minors in McDonald's child labor case. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s has an inflation problem it can’t price away. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald's tests YouTube-type ads on drive-through kiosks. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s Uses AI to Recommend Menu Prices, Fueling Franchisee and Antitrust Concerns. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s Brings AI Into Menu Pricing. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Full Transcript: McDonald's Q2 2026 Earnings Call. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
MORNING BUSINESS REPORT: Costco passing along tariff refunds, inflation update, McDonald's Playplace. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
McDonald’s tests Archy, an AI drive-thru voice for English and Spanish. Verified commercial disclosure for McDonald's.
Commercial Index
100% VERIFIEDThree Pillars of Commercial Health
Standardized unit economics based on FDD Item 19 filings and SBA lending solvency benchmarks
5-Year Performance & Footprint Trend
Historical progression of total units, average unit volume (AUV), and systemwide sales
Developer & Agent Endpoint
curl -s "https://franchisedata.io/api/brands/mcdonalds/locations?limit=25"Queries up to 50 store locations with GPS coordinates, POS hardware, delivery links, and operational status. Supports ?state=CA, ?city=..., ?zip=..., ?drive_thru=true.