McDonald’s sales are continuing to improve, but not all McDonald’s franchisees are pleased, according to a recent survey.
Nomura analyst Mark Kalinowski expects the company to report a 4.1% increase in US same-store sales for the fourth quarter ending December 2015, based on franchisee responses to the survey.
That would mark McDonald’s best quarterly same-store sales performance in four years.
But several operators are complaining that while sales are up, McDonald’s aggressive discounting is squeezing their profit margins.