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Brand	AExcellent McDonald’s Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	AExcellent Chick-fil-A Full-Service Restaurants Remove	AExcellent Wendy's Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$523K – $2.6M	$427K – $2.3M	$410K – $3.1M
Liquid capital	$80K – $426K	$391K – $2.1M	$111K – $192K
Franchise fee	$45K	$10K	$50K
Royalty rate	4.0%	15.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	4.0%	0.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	$4.0M	$9.3M	$2.1M
Median gross sales	$3.8M	$9.2M	$2.0M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$835K	N/A	$426K
Earnings metric	Operating Income	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	AExcellent	AExcellent	AExcellent
Risk score	24 / 100	28 / 100	29 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%	1.3%
SBA loans on record	12	2	99
Scale
Total units	13,457	2,684	7,397
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.8%	0.2%	N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	1	20
Renewal term (years)	N/A	1	20
Initial training (hrs)	548	200	540
Contacts
Franchisee phones	12,304	2,139	5,920