McDonald’s on Monday reported disappointing quarterly revenue, dragged down by weaker-than-expected sales at its U.S. restaurants following an E. coli outbreak just weeks into the quarter. But shares of the company rose more than 4% in morning trading as executives predicted sales would improve in 2025. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG: Net sales of $6.39 billion were roughly flat compared with the year-ago period. The company’s overall same-store sales growth of 0.4% outperformed Wall Street’s expectations of same-store sales declines of 1%, according to StreetAccount estimates. But McDonald’s U.S. business reported a steeper-than-expected drop in its same-store sales. Same-store sales at the company’s domestic restaurants fell 1.4% in the quarter; Wall Street was projecting same-store sales declines of 0.6%. McDonald’s said traffic was slightly positive, but customers spent less than usual during the quarter. Over the summer, the…
