On Monday, we rounded up the quarterly earnings from Wall Street's biggest firms, and on Wednesday we did the same for Silicon Valley.
For our third installment this earnings earnings season we're taking a look at how some of the world's biggest restaurant chains fared.
The companies on this list are all publicly-traded global fast-food chains based in the United States and Canada. This quarter, they've reported revenues ranging from $172 million to $6.5 billion.
Some firms crushed expectations and others missed them, but each of these companies brought in millions (or even billions) of dollars of profits in this year.
Scroll through to check out how much your favorite chain restaurant (or coffee shop) made.
Yum! Brands
Announced on: July 14
Revenue: $3.11 billion
Net Income: $235 million
EPS: $0.53
Comment: The owner of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut saw sales fall for the fourth straight quarter as the company is still handling a food safety scandal in China. Last July, a news report showed suppliers for KFC and Pizza Hut in China using expired meat, which set of a frenzy in the company's biggest market. Sales in China fell 10% this quarter alone. The company is also struggling to offer healthier choices for increasingly health-conscious Americans.
Domino's
Announced on: July 16
Revenue: $488.6 million
Net Income: $45.9 million
EPS: $0.81
Comment: Domino's beat estimates for both earnings and revenue amid strong international growth. Despite currency headwinds, the company's international same store sales grew 6.7%— marking the 86th consecutive quarter of growth in that area. Plus Domino's saw domestic same store sales growth of 12.8% and added a net 186 new stores around the globe.
Chipotle
Announced on: July 21
Revenue: $1.2 billion
Net Income: $140.2 million
EPS: $4.45
Comment: Chipotle shares reached a new high on Wednesday, the day after the company reported better than expected earnings. The stock initially fell more than 6% on Tuesday night because same store sales growth of 4.3% missed the expected 5.8%. Chipotle also opened 48 new restaurants this quarter.
The strength of our business is the product of our unique food culture and unique people culture, and we constantly find ways to improve, and overcome challenges we encounter – whether that means non-GMO ingredients, adding new pork suppliers to ensure food with integrity, or reinventing the way tortillas are made at scale,"founder and CEO Steve Ells said in the earnings release.
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