McDonald's (MCD): FY26 Q2 earnings call, Aug 4, 2026

On its Aug 4, 2026 earnings call (FY26 Q2), McDonald's said 6 of the 21 words Kalshi listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 21 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each, with timed clips.

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21 words · 6 settled yes · our count agreed on 21 of 21

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityClipMarket
Loyalty Yes66✓84%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:16, Loyalty–
Competition Yes22✓63%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 24:59, Competition–
Delivery Yes22✓52%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 3:21, Delivery–
Red Bull Yes22✓46%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 11:25, Red Bull–
Happy Meal Yes11✓56%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcriptsHear it 12:38, Happy Meal–
World Cup Yes11✓38%transcripts from the transcript modelHear it 50:30, World Cup–
Big Arch No00✓85%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Supply Chain No00✓76%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Snack Wrap No00✓70%transcripts from the transcript model–
Iran / Middle East No00✓58%transcripts from the transcript model–
Monopoly No00✓57%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Hot Honey No00✓54%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
McChicken No00✓52%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Dividend No00✓48%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
McCafé No00✓42%transcripts from the transcript model–
Tariff No00✓38%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Revenue No00✓31%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Caesar No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
Soccer / Football No00✓16%transcripts from the transcript model–
DoorDash No00✓11%n=2+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Buffalo No00✓10%n=3+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

2 matches for “Delivery”; 2 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Chris Kempczinskicompanyprepared · 3:23Hear it 3:23, Chris Kempczinski

…and we're now among the largest loyalty programs in the world. In delivery, we've grown an efficient business with an industry-leading cost structure that generates…

Chris Kempczinskicompanyprepared · 22:53Hear it 22:50, Chris Kempczinski

…strong sales and operating income performance. He oversaw significant gains in digital, delivery, and chicken share and developed several of the leaders now running key…

Where the listed words were said

Chris Kempczinskicompany“Loyalty” · prepared · 4:10Hear it 4:06, Chris Kempczinski

…now close to having all our major markets on one app, one loyalty program, one pricing engine, one HR system, and one finance system. This…

Chris Kempczinskicompany“Competition” · qa · 25:01Hear it 24:56, Chris Kempczinski

…pricing. Our base menu pricing, in many places, has gotten ahead of competition. There has been a lot of work done since then to get…

Ian Bordencompany“Red Bull” · prepared · 11:27Hear it 11:21, Ian Borden

…early May with an assortment of crafted sodas, refreshers, cold coffee, and Red Bull Energizers. We're excited about the performance to date and our strong…

Ian Bordencompany“Happy Meal” · prepared · 12:40Hear it 12:37, Ian Borden

The market recently extended their EUR 4 Happy Meal component and reintroduced nationally price-pointed meal deals that are resonating with consumers. Turning to the international…

Chris Kempczinskicompany“World Cup” · qa · 50:32Hear it 50:27, Chris Kempczinski

…many cases, a borrowed equity would be whether you're doing something with World Cup or you're doing something with Minecraft or Grinch. There's certainly a…

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