Profit margins in the restaurant sector fell in 2025

Profit margins in the restaurant sector fell last year. Reston (Anton Novotný), which operates eight McDonald’s restaurants, reported an 80% drop in net profit to €0.3m, despite an 8% rise in revenue to €34.5m. Similarly, luuf 026 (Luiz Franca), which runs five McDonald’s restaurants, cut net profit by 48% to €0.4m after an 8% increase in revenue to €18.6m. Restaurant group Medusa posted a net profit margin of just 1.6%, down from 5.6% the year before. The average investment in a new McDonald’s restaurant is €2m, a quarter of which the franchisee must cover from its own resources.

(forbes.sk)