date:Jan 24, 2014
and Europe's 0.5 percent gain was about half what analysts expected.
Fourth-quarter net income was flat at $1.40 billion, or $1.40 per share.
Total revenue for the company, known for its crispy french fries and Big Mac hamburgers, grew 2 percent to $7.09 billion.
Analysts on average were expecting the company to earn $1.39 per share on revenue of $7.11 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Still, shares ticked up 0.2 percent to $95.11 in afternoon trading.