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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 (Operating Income, Average (Mean) Net Revenue / Median Net Revenue). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

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Brand	AStrongest tier McDonald’s Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	CAverage Fazoli's Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.5M – $2.8M	$1.6M – $2.6M
Liquid capital	$250K – $452K	$60K – $120K
Franchise fee	$45K	$50K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	4.0%	4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$4.1M	$1.3M
Median gross sales	$3.9M	$1.2M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Operating Income	Average (Mean) Net Revenue / Median Net Revenue
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	76 / 100	44 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	16.7%	12.0%
SBA loans on record	24	40
Scale
Total units	13,706	195
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.8%	18.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	15
Renewal term (years)	N/A	10
Initial training (hrs)	548	285
Contacts
Franchisee phones	12,345	22

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