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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Brand
Best Western logoAStrongest tier
Best Western
Lodging
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Hyatt Studios logoCAverage
Hyatt Studios
Lodging
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Holiday Inn logoAStrongest tier
Holiday Inn
Lodging
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Vitals
Investment range
$582K – $32.5M
$13.3M – $20.7M
$13.9M – $20.9M
Liquid capital
$270K – $387K
$400K – $500K
$150K – $225K
Franchise fee
$49K
$50K
$75K
Royalty rate
3.5%
5.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
N/A
3.0%
3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
CAverage
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
61 / 100
45 / 100
78 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
8.8%
N/A
8.3%
SBA loans on record
418
N/A
215
Scale
Total units
1,750
0
2,340
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
11.6%
N/A
0.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
20
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
N/A
Initial training (hrs)
99
391
144
Contacts
Franchisee phones
100
10
0

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