McDonald's has high of 4% in quarterly profit

McDonald's announced a rise of 4.1 percent in its quarterly profit, although overall sales in established restaurants have stayed marginally below analysts ' expectations.
The largest network of restaurants in the world by revenue announced a net profit of 1.52 billion dollars, or $ 1.52 per share, for the third quarter, compared with $ 1.46 billion, or $ 1.43 per share, a year earlier.
Global sales at restaurants open for at least 12 months rose 0.9 percent. Analysts had expected on average a rise of 1 percent, according to Consensus Metrix.