McDonald's Unveils Massive Restaurant Reset

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) is putting $8.5 billion behind its next major comeback effort, laying out a multiyear plan to modernize restaurants, improve operations and win back customers with new menu and beverage offerings. The strategy, called McDonald's >NEXT, is designed to push operating margins into the low-to-mid-50% range by 2030 while delivering 250 basis points of restaurant-level efficiency improvements. Is MCD fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator.MCD GF Value chart For franchisees, that efficiency target could be especially important. McDonald's estimates the improvement would translate into roughly $100,000 of additional annual cash flow for the average U.S.