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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.
These brands report different earnings metrics (Operating Income, Average (Mean) Net Revenue / Median Net Revenue, monthly x12). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  AStrongest tierMcDonald’s Quick-Service Restaurants 2026 FDD Remove |  CAverageFazoli's Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierTim Hortons Quick-Service Restaurants 2026 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierFreddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Quick-Service Restaurants 2025 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | FDD issued May 1, 2026 | FDD issued Sep 17, 2025 | 2026 FDD | FDD issued Mar 24, 2025 |
Investment range | $1.5M – $2.8M | $1.6M – $2.6M | $988K – $3.3M | $1.5M – $2.8M |
Liquid capital | $250K – $452K | $60K – $120K | $25K – $42K | $20K – $60K |
Franchise fee | $45K | $50K | $50K | $35K |
Royalty rate | 5.0% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
Ad fund rate | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | $4.1M | $1.3MNet sales | Partial, no system average | $1.9M |
Median gross sales | $3.9M | $1.2M | Not extracted | $1.8M |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not extracted | Not extracted | Not extracted | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Operating Income | Average (Mean) Net Revenue / Median Net Revenue | monthly x12 | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | AStrongest tier | CAverage | AStrongest tier | AStrongest tier |
Verdict score | 83 / 100 | 45 / 100 | 86 / 100 | 80 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Limited · 24 loans | 12.0% (n=40) | 0.0% (n=26) | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | 24 | 40 | 26 | N/A |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | 13,706 | 195 | 693 | 550 |
Net change (latest yr) | +175 | -11 | +29 | +30 |
Signed, not yet open | Not extracted | 3 (0.02 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | Not extracted |
Turnover rate | 0.3% | 7.2% | 3.0% | 1.3% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 |
Renewal term (years) | Not extracted | 10 | Not extracted | 15 |
Initial training (hrs) | 548 | 285 | 194 | 306 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 12,345 | 22 | 80 | 513 |
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