McDonald's has been aggressively updating its US stores under its Experience of the Future initiative.
McDonald's now has 5,000 Experience of the Future restaurants in the US.
According to Business Insider, it will add 4,000 more by this year.
The Company expects capital expenditures for 2018 to be approximately $2.4 billion. McDonald's press release, July 26th, 2018
Jefferies analysts said the fast-food chain is taking short term pain for long term gain.