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McDonald's's competitors and similar companies include Whitbread and Subway.
McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's is a company that operates and franchises a chain of fast-food restaurants.
Whitbread
Whitbread
Whitbread is a large operator of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.
Subway
Subway
SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1954
Founding Date
1742
Founding Date
1965
Type
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Private
Tags
Locations
Locations
Chicago, US HQ
Pennant Hills, AU
Brunn Am Gebirge, AT
Zaventem, BE
Cidade De Barueri, BR
Toronto, CA
Praha, CZ
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Locations
Dunstable, GB HQ
London, GB
Locations
Milford, US HQ
Employees
Employees
150,000
Employees
31,613
Employees
108,7071% increase
Valuation ($)
Valuation ($)
207.1 b
Valuation ($)
7.6 b
Valuation ($)
N/A

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
$26.9b (FY, 2025)
Revenue (est.)
£2.9b (FY, 2026)
Revenue (est.)
N/A
Net income
Net income
$8.6b (FY, 2025)
Net income
£212.9m (FY, 2026)
Net income
N/A

Operating

Countries
Countries
100 (FY, 2022)
Countries
N/A
Countries
100 (Jun, 2023)
Restaurants
Restaurants
40.3 k (FY, 2022)
Restaurants
400 (FY, 2017)
Restaurants
37 k (Jun, 2023)
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Whitbread
HQ
Dunstable, GB
Employees
31,613

Whitbread is a large operator of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops.

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Subway
HQ
Milford, US
Employees
108,707↑ 1% increase

SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.

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