McDonald's beats Street 1Q forecasts


              In this Monday, April 24, 2017, photo, corporate signage hangs at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. McDonald's Corp. reports earnings on Tuesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
In this Monday, April 24, 2017, photo, corporate signage hangs at a McDonald's restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh. McDonald's Corp. reports earnings on Tuesday, April 25. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) - McDonald's Corp. (MCD) on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit of $1.21 billion.

The Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said it had profit of $1.47 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.32 per share.

The world's biggest hamburger chain posted revenue of $5.68 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.48 billion.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MCD at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MCD

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