McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) reported quarterly earnings of $2.83 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.74 by 3.28 percent. This is a 5.99 percent increase over earnings of $2.67 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $6.517 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.466 billion by 0.78 percent. This is a 9.42 percent increase over sales of $5.956 billion the same period last year.