{"id":1821168,"date":"2026-09-24T10:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lexpress-franchise.com\/en-us\/news\/mcdonalds-commits-8-5-billion-to-support-u-s-franchisees-through-2036\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:03:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T08:03:40","slug":"mcdonalds-commits-8-5-billion-to-support-u-s-franchisees-through-2036","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lexpress-franchise.com\/en-us\/news\/mcdonalds-commits-8-5-billion-to-support-u-s-franchisees-through-2036\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s Commits $8.5 Billion to Support U.S. Franchisees Through 2036"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

McDonald’s has unveiled an $8.5 billion franchisee<\/a> support program running through 2036, with $5 billion committed by 2030. The plan distributes rent relief and direct capital across 13,500 U.S. franchised restaurants<\/a>, projecting an average annual cash flow improvement of $100,000 per unit. The announcement arrives as domestic same-store traffic continues to fall and the stock trades down more than 20% year to date.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The September 23 announcement arrives against a difficult backdrop for McDonald’s<\/strong> domestic operations. U.S. same-store traffic fell 4.6%<\/strong> year over year in August, following a 6%<\/strong> drop in July. Comparable sales grew just +0.8%<\/strong> in the most recent quarter, a figure that contrasts sharply with competitor Burger King<\/strong>, which reported +8.5%<\/strong> comparable sales growth over the same period. McDonald’s stock fell an additional 5%<\/strong> on the day of the announcement, reflecting investor concern about the depth and duration of the consumer slowdown affecting the chain’s U.S. franchise restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n

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