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Home/Franchises/McDonald's vs Subway

[ FRANCHISE COMPARISON ]

McDonald's vs Subway

Side-by-side FDD transparency analysis

McDonald's

42/100

ELEVATED

our band: 40 to 64

Subway

99/100

OPAQUE

our band: 65 to 100

McDonald's

METRIC

Subway

42%

Murk Score

99%

$1,471,000

Investment (Low)

$263,000

$2,728,000

Investment (High)

$630,000

$45,000

Franchise Fee

$15,000

5.0%

Royalty Rate

8.0%

13,559

Total Units

18,773

+102

Net Growth (YoY)

-729

McDonald's

42/100 ELEVATED, our band for scores 40 to 64

Full FDD transparency analysis with red flag breakdown

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Subway

99/100 OPAQUE, our band for scores 65 to 100

Full FDD transparency analysis with red flag breakdown

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