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Brand	A McDonald’s Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	A Chick-fil-A Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$523K – $2.6M	$427K – $2.3M
Liquid capital	$80K – $426K	$391K – $2.1M
Franchise fee	$45K	$10K
Royalty rate	4.0%	15.0%
Ad fund rate	4.0%	0.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$4.0M	$9.3M
Median gross sales	$3.8M	$9.2M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$835K	N/A
Earnings metric	Operating Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	A	A
Risk score	24 / 100	28 / 100
SBA default rate	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	12	2
Scale
Total units	13,457	2,684
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.8%	0.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	1
Renewal term (years)	N/A	1
Initial training (hrs)	548	200
Contacts
Franchisee phones	12,304	2,139