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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (Gross Margin, EBITDA). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	BAbove average Checkers / Rally’s Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AStrongest tier Scooter’s Coffee Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove average Pancheros Mexican Grill Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$124K – $2.1M	$895K – $1.4M	$753K – $1.5M
Liquid capital	$50K – $120K	$16K – $86K	$25K – $150K
Franchise fee	$30K	$40K	$25K
Royalty rate	4.0%	6.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	2.6%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.1M	$915K	$1.6M
Median gross sales	$1.1M	$881K	$1.4M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$480K	$129K	N/A
Earnings metric	Gross Margin	EBITDA	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	56 / 100	88 / 100	56 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	16.7%
SBA loans on record	94	235	36
Scale
Total units	761	849	76
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	24.6%	2.4%	2.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	5
Initial training (hrs)	160	179	136
Contacts
Franchisee phones	106	508	56

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