Better Buy: McDonald's vs. Darden Restaurants

Both McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI) dot America's landscape with their locations. McDonald's owns or franchises almost 39,000 of its fast-food restaurants in 119 countries. As the owner of Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse, and several other restaurant chains, Darden operates more than 1,700 restaurants, most of which are in North America.

These consumer discretionary stocks have suffered amid the pandemic. Now, as the restaurant sector continues its reopenings, restaurant investors may ponder whether the fast-food model of McDonald's or a casual dining chain such as Darden will be the more profitable investment.

McDonald's popular quarter-pounder with cheese sandwich. Image source: McDonald's.

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