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Guide · 5 min
A New Way to Review an FDD: Clearly Launches Guided Review
Work through a real FDD Item by Item, with the page cited and your own questions answered as you go.
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Guide · 18 min · ▶ Video
Start hereHow to Read Your FDD
The disclosure document, Item by Item — what each of the 23 sections can tell you, and what it can't.
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Guide · 16 min
Understanding Item 19
How to read a financial performance representation in context — who's counted, who isn't, and what to ask next.
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Tool
Printable PDFQuestions to Ask
What to ask the franchisor, franchisees, your advisers — and yourself.
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Tool
Printable PDFDue Diligence Checklist
Questions are conversations. This is what to verify and complete before you sign.
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Clara quick-start
Questions for Clara
Useful ways to work with Clara, your Expert FDD Assistant — from fees to territory to Item 19.
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Franchise Insights
Analysis from the filings
Featured · Industry Analysis
Jersey Mike's and the Sandwich Category: What the Franchise Filings Show
Jersey Mike's closest competitors aren't public — they disclose once a year in their FDDs. Average unit volume and cost to open for Jersey Mike's and nine sandwich peers, from each brand's 2026 filing.
Average unit volume · 2026 filings
Industry Analysis · Video
When Cultural Relevance and Business Fundamentals Diverge: A Pizza Case Study
Domino's stock is down ~40% since its 2025 high, but its FDD tells a different story than the market. A pizza case study in reading Item 19 and Item 20 past the cultural noise.
Industry Analysis
Childcare & Education, Part 2: Growth Is Only Half the Story
Part 2 reads Item 19 across the same childcare-and-education brands. Unit growth and franchisee revenue turn out to be two different lists — and the number often moves for reasons that have nothing to do with performance.
Industry Analysis
The Footprint Is Shrinking — and the FDDs Show It Before the Lease Gets Signed
Across 300+ 2026 FDDs, real-estate-heavy brands are publishing smaller, cheaper Item 7 ranges. Buxton's 2026 real-estate outlook lands on the same shift from the leasing side.
Industry Analysis
Childcare & Education, Part 1: What the Unit Numbers Tell Us
A category analysis of Item 20 unit counts across 34 childcare-and-education brands with both a 2025 and 2026 FDD. The data splits the category in two — and the dividing line isn't cost.
Industry Analysis
3 Things the New 2026 FDDs Are Telling Us About Franchising
Smaller QSR formats, an ice cream comeback, and a boutique-fitness shakeout — three patterns from 300+ fresh 2026 FDD filings, with what they mean for franchise buyers.
Industry Analysis
Required to Update, Not Required to File: The FDD Compliance Gap Nobody Talks About
Every franchisor has to refresh their FDD every year. Most of them never have to show it to a regulator. Here's why that matters.
Due Diligence
How to Evaluate a Franchise Opportunity: A Buyer's Framework
A structured framework for evaluating franchise opportunities — covering financials, territory, support, culture, and exit strategy.
Legal & Financial
What a Franchise Attorney Actually Reviews — and When You Need One
A complete breakdown of franchise attorney fees, what they review, when to hire one, and how to get the most value from your legal review.
FDD Deep Dive
What Is Item 20 in an FDD? Why It Matters More Than Most Buyers Realize
Item 20 of the Franchise Disclosure Document can reveal system growth, closures, transfers, and franchisee turnover. Learn what to look for and why it matters.
FDD Deep Dive
Franchise Territory Explained: What Item 12 Really Means in an FDD
Item 12 of the Franchise Disclosure Document explains franchise territory, exclusivity, and competition. Learn what to look for before you sign.
Brand Library
Every brand we've published
337 brands with a full page on this site, each built from the brand's own filing. The figures below are the headline ones; the page behind each name shows what they are attached to.
| Brand | Category | Investment | Units | Royalty | Item 19 | Year over year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 Painting | Home Services · painting-coatings | $112K–$196K | 148 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| 7 Brew | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $940K–$2.3M | 602 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| 7-Eleven | Retail | $162K–$1.7M | 8,303 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| 911 Restoration | Home Services · restoration | $135K–$334K | 334 | 9% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| A&W | Food · Casual Dining | $301K–$1.7M | 409 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Ace Handyman Services | Home Services · handyman-repair-accessibility | $132K–$226K | 401 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Ace Hardware | Retail | $611K–$2.1M | 5,250 | No royalty fee | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Alloy | Fitness | $99K–$759K | 84 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| AlphaGraphics | Business Services | $298K–$384K | 229 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Always Best Care Senior Services | Senior Care | $89K–$146K | 291 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Amada Senior Care | Senior Care | $121K–$439K | 266 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| American Family Care | Medical | $948K–$1.6M | 407 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Ameriprise Financial Services | Business Services | $9K–$139K | 5,462 | 26.9% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Any Lab Test Now | Medical | $183K–$319K | 254 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Anytime Fitness | Fitness | $539K–$906K | 2,282 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Applebee's | Food · bar-grill | $616K–$5.9M | 1,480 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Arby's | Food · Sandwich | $651K–$2.5M | 3,265 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Archadeck Outdoor Living | Home Services · roofing-siding-fencing-concrete | $215K–$240K | 112 | 6.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Auntie Anne's | Food · Fast Food | $157K–$836K | 1,247 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Baskin Robbins | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $307K–$627K | 967 | 5.9% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Batteries Plus | Retail | $284K–$537K | 734 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Baymont Inn & Suites | Hotels | $7.8M–$10.8M | 547 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Benjamin Franklin Plumbing | Home Services · plumbing-water | $143K–$287K | 409 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Best Western | Hotels | $6.1M–$12.7M | 1,750 | 5% | None | — |
| Big Apple Bagels | Food · bakery | $512K–$745K | 48 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Big O Tires | Automotive | $543K–$2.8M | 470 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Biggby Coffee | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $242K–$973K | 461 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Blaze Pizza | Food · Pizza | $757K–$1.3M | 230 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Blingle | Home Services · electrical-lighting-smart-home | $176K–$235K | 71 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Bni | Business Services | $53K–$271K | 191 | 20% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Bojangles | Food · Chicken | $2.8M–$4M | 867 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Bricks & Minifigs | Retail | $303K–$598K | 223 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Bricks 4 Kidz | Childcare & Education | $34K–$111K | 157 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| BrightStar Care | Senior Care | $102K–$221K | 427 | 6.25% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| British Swim School | Childcare & Education | $95K–$177K | 289 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Budget Blinds | Home Services · remodel-interior | $100K–$212K | 1,355 | 3.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | Food · Chicken | $2.4M–$5M | 1,178 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Buildingstars | Home Services · cleaning | $2K–$9K | 1,300 | 10% | Disclosed | — |
| Bumble Bee Blinds | Home Services · remodel-interior | $163K–$209K | 213 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Burger King | Food · Fast Food | $348K–$3.4M | 6,650 | 4.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Burn Boot Camp | Fitness | $221K–$824K | 395 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| California Pizza Kitchen | Food · Pizza | $1.5M–$5.4M | 121 | 5% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Camp Bow Wow | Pet Services | $954K–$1.3M | 226 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Candlewood Suites | Hotels | $15.2M–$23.1M | 407 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Captain D's | Food · seafood | $662K–$1.9M | 518 | 4.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Card My Yard | Home Services | $10K–$19K | 492 | 25% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Caribou Coffee | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $606K–$979K | 494 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Caring Transitions | Senior Care | $75K–$124K | 423 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Carl's Jr. | Food · Fast Food | $1.8M–$3.4M | 992 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Carvel | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $428K–$1.1M | 360 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Century 21 Real Estate | Real Estate | $35K–$287K | 1,685 | 6% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Charleys | Food · Sandwich | $202K–$1.1M | 826 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Charleys Cheesesteaks | Food · Sandwich | $203K–$985K | 813 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Checkers/Rally's | Food · Fast Food | $214K–$2M | 719 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Chem-Dry | Home Services · cleaning | $74K–$250K | 963 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Chester's | Food · Chicken | $15K–$307K | 918 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| Chick-fil-A | Food · Chicken | $585K–$3.5M | 424 | 10% | Disclosed | — |
| Chicken Salad Chick | Food · Chicken | $777K–$1.1M | 326 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Christian Brothers Automotive | Automotive | $515K–$651K | 326 | 50% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Church's Texas Chicken | Food · Chicken | $1.2M–$1.9M | 885 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Cinnabon | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $256K–$704K | 1,338 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Circle K | Retail | $1.4M–$2.9M | 6,071 | 6% | None | — |
| Club Pilates | Fitness | $403K–$1.1M | 1,179 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Club Z! | Childcare & Education | $40K–$58K | 319 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| CMIT Solutions | Business Services | $106K–$160K | 304 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Code Ninjas | Childcare & Education | $174K–$266K | 245 | 8.25% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Cold Stone Creamery | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $390K–$681K | 1,054 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Coldwell Banker Commercial | Real Estate | $37K–$741K | 135 | 5.5% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Coldwell Banker Real Estate | Real Estate | $33K–$522K | 1,781 | 5.5% | None | — |
| ComForCare | Senior Care | $102K–$164K | 270 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Comfort | Hotels | $822K–$3.4M | 1,643 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Comfort Keepers | Senior Care | $119K–$191K | 624 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Conserva Irrigation | Home Services · lawn-landscape-pools | $125K–$160K | 210 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Cornwell Quality Tools | Business Services | $174K–$321K | 811 | No royalty fee | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Country Inn & Suites by Radisson | Hotels | $851K–$19.5M | 400 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Courtyard by Marriott | Hotels | $15.1M–$35.6M | 1,083 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Coverall | Business Services | $17K–$65K | 5,669 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Cruise Planners | Business Services · travel | $1K–$21K | 3,125 | 3% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| CruiseOne | Business Services · travel | $2K–$21K | 2,515 | 3% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Crumbl | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $848K–$1.5M | 1,101 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Crunch | Fitness | $2.1M–$5.4M | 486 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Culver's | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $3.4M–$10.3M | 1,041 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Dairy Queen | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $1.5M–$2.6M | 1,985 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Dave's Hot Chicken | Food · Chicken | $823K–$4.2M | 358 | 6% | None | — |
| Days Inn | Hotels | $248K–$10.1M | 1,201 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Del Taco | Food · mexican | $1.4M–$3.4M | 594 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Denny's | Food · Casual Dining | $1.6M–$3.1M | 1,274 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Dogtopia | Pet Services | $664K–$1.5M | 266 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| DoItBest | Retail | $852K–$1.6M | 4,053 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| Domino's Pizza | Food · Pizza | $107K–$744K | 7,236 | 5.5% | Disclosed | — |
| DQ Treat | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $548K–$1.6M | 743 | — | None | — |
| DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen | Home Services · remodel-interior | $329K–$655K | 47 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Drybar | Beauty & Personal Care | $401K–$706K | 198 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Dryer Vent Superheroes | Home Services · handyman-repair-accessibility | $87K–$151K | 58 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Dunkin' | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $142K–$1.9M | 8,780 | 5.9% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Dutch Bros | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $500K–$1.5M | 912 | — | Disclosed | — |
| Econo Lodge | Hotels | $194K–$1.2M | 599 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Edible Arrangements | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $213K–$587K | 599 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Einstein Bros. Bagels | Food · breakfast-brunch | $650K–$1.3M | 464 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| El Pollo Loco | Food · Chicken | $793K–$2.7M | 503 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Ellie Mental Health | Medical | $189K–$446K | 249 | 7.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| EOS Worldwide | Business Services | $61K–$153K | 738 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| European Wax Center | Beauty & Personal Care | $331K–$777K | 1,047 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Express Employment Professionals | Business Services | $131K–$288K | 765 | 40% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Extended Stay America Suites | Hotels | $9.1M–$14.3M | 427 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| F45 Training | Business Services | $362K–$858K | 708 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Fairfield by Marriott | Hotels | $12.2M–$27.3M | 1,191 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fantastic Sams | Beauty & Personal Care | $162K–$453K | 484 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fastest Labs | Medical | $130K–$200K | 248 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fastsigns | Business Services | $231K–$387K | 710 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Filta | Business Services | $141K–$164K | 379 | 6.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Firehouse Subs | Food · Sandwich | $405K–$1.6M | 1,291 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| FirstLight Home Care | Senior Care | $151K–$257K | 284 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fish Window Cleaning | Home Services · cleaning | $111K–$180K | 276 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Five Star Bath Solutions | Home Services · remodel-interior | $162K–$334K | 348 | 6% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Five Star Painting | Home Services · painting-coatings | $82K–$195K | 245 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Freddy's | Food · Casual Dining | $854K–$2.9M | 580 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Freeway Insurance | Business Services | $34K–$84K | 696 | 14% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fujisan Fresh Harvest | Food · asian | $28K–$105K | 773 | 15% | None | — |
| Fully Promoted | Business Services | $134K–$355K | 305 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fundraising University | Business Services | $79K–$85K | 81 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Fyzical | Fitness | $64K–$520K | 595 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Garage Force | Home Services · garage-closets-organization | $132K–$201K | 306 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Godfather's Pizza | Food · Pizza | $711K–$1.4M | 606 | 3.25% | None | — |
| Golden Corral | Food · Casual Dining | $1.4M–$6.2M | 348 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Goldfish Swim School | Childcare & Education | $2.5M–$6M | 199 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Gong cha | Food · juice-smoothie-tea | $207K–$649K | 203 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Good Neighbor Pharmacy | Retail | $43K–$557K | 2,361 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | — |
| Goosehead Insurance | Business Services | $66K–$112K | 1,022 | 20% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Great Clips | Beauty & Personal Care | $187K–$420K | 4,441 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Green Home Solutions | Home Services · restoration | $118K–$199K | 211 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Gymguyz | Fitness · personal-training | $112K–$194K | 154 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| H&R Block | Business Services | $34K–$159K | 8,688 | Up to 60% | None | — |
| Häagen-Dazs | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $213K–$592K | 215 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Habit Burger & Grill | Food · bakery | $1M–$2.9M | 383 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Hampton By Hilton | Hotels | $17M–$24.8M | 2,390 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa | Beauty & Personal Care | $320K–$865K | 615 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Hardee's | Food · Fast Food | $1.3M–$2.7M | 1,571 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Hilton Garden Inn | Hotels | $25.4M–$37.4M | 759 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Hissho Sushi | Food · asian | $26K–$145K | 2,750 | 25% | None | — |
| Holiday Inn Express | Hotels | $13.8M–$20.9M | 2,340 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Home Helpers | Senior Care | $120K–$176K | 362 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Home Instead | Senior Care | $92K–$351K | 634 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton | Hotels | $18M–$26.6M | 731 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| HomeVestors | Business Services | $107K–$478K | 888 | 2% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Homewatch CareGivers | Senior Care | $142K–$195K | 260 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton | Hotels | $23.7M–$34.8M | 531 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Hotworx | Fitness | $288K–$831K | 812 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Huntington Learning Center | Childcare & Education | $191K–$341K | 245 | 9.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Hyatt Place | Hotels | $23.4M–$29.9M | 347 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| i9 Sports | Childcare & Education | $36K–$70K | 294 | 7.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| IHOP | Food · breakfast-brunch | $1.9M–$3.4M | 1,642 | 4.5% | Disclosed | — |
| Jack In The Box | Food · Fast Food | $1.9M–$4.1M | 2,136 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Jackson Hewitt Tax Service | Business Services | $71K–$105K | 5,124 | 15% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Jamba | Food · juice-smoothie-tea | $480K–$942K | 710 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Jani-King | Business Services | $49K–$138K | 4,750 | 10% | None | — |
| Jazzercise | Fitness | $4K–$65K | 5,092 | 20% | None | — |
| Jersey Mike's | Food · Sandwich | $436K–$1.2M | 3,227 | 6.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Jiffy Lube | Automotive | $211K–$510K | 2,083 | 4% | Disclosed | — |
| Jimmy John's | Food · Sandwich | $366K–$734K | 2,777 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Keller Williams Realty | Business Services | $183K–$337K | 751 | 6% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| KFC | Food · Chicken | $2.1M–$4.2M | 3,490 | 5.25% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Kiddie Academy | Childcare & Education | $590K–$1.1M | 364 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Koala Insulation | Home Services · hvac-insulation-air-quality | $194K–$242K | 333 | 6.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Kona Ice | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $114K–$229K | 1,933 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| Kumon | Childcare & Education | $101K–$234K | 1,710 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| La Quinta | Hotels | $13M–$18.3M | 864 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Lawn Doctor | Home Services · lawn-landscape-pools | $135K–$164K | 675 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Liberty Tax Service | Business Services | $49K–$72K | 1,663 | 14% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Linc Service | Home Services · hvac-insulation-air-quality | $66K–$141K | 103 | 4.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Little Caesars | Food · Pizza | $376K–$1.8M | 4,374 | 6% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mac Tools | Automotive | $137K–$419K | 832 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | — |
| MaidPro | Home Services · cleaning | $109K–$159K | 255 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Marco's Pizza | Food · Pizza | $286K–$812K | 1,184 | 5.5% | Disclosed | — |
| Marriott | Hotels | $104.8M–$172.3M | 369 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Massage Envy | Fitness | $695K–$1.1M | 993 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Matco Tools | Automotive | $104K–$377K | 1,741 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mathnasium | Childcare & Education | $127K–$166K | 1,047 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| McAlister's Deli | Food · Sandwich | $910K–$2.6M | 572 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| McDonald's | Food · Fast Food | $1.4M–$2.9M | 13,706 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Meineke | Automotive | $224K–$1.3M | 716 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics | Beauty & Personal Care | $47K–$263K | 757 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| Merry Maids | Home Services · cleaning | $126K–$170K | 684 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham | Hotels | $7.5M–$9.6M | 280 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Midas | Automotive | $385K–$941K | 1,000 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Midtown Chimney Sweeps | Home Services · hvac-insulation-air-quality | $150K–$176K | 31 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mighty Dog Roofing | Home Services · roofing-siding-fencing-concrete | $173K–$226K | 329 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Minuteman Press | Business Services | $138K–$217K | 1,039 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Miracle Ear | Medical | $120K–$403K | 1,595 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mister Softee | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $297K–$385K | 617 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| Mister Sparky | Home Services · electrical-lighting-smart-home | $133K–$277K | 255 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mobility City | Medical | $240K–$540K | 51 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| MOD Pizza | Food · Pizza | $924K–$1.3M | 449 | 5% | None | — |
| Moe's Southwest Grill | Food · mexican | $644K–$2M | 568 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Molly Maid | Home Services · cleaning | $144K–$204K | 432 | 6.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mosquito Authority | Home Services · pest-wildlife-control | $39K–$129K | 522 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mosquito Joe | Home Services · pest-wildlife-control | $150K–$192K | 407 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mosquito Shield | Home Services · pest-wildlife-control | $120K–$163K | 407 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mosquito Squad | Home Services · pest-wildlife-control | $162K–$221K | 247 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Motel 6 | Hotels | $195K–$8.9M | 1,197 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mountain Mike's Pizza | Food · Pizza | $356K–$994K | 321 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mr. Appliance | Home Services · handyman-repair-accessibility | $147K–$274K | 311 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mr. Electric | Home Services · electrical-lighting-smart-home | $159K–$358K | 236 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mr. Handyman | Home Services · handyman-repair-accessibility | $161K–$215K | 357 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Mr. Rooter | Home Services · plumbing-water | $152K–$299K | 240 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| My Salon Suite | Beauty & Personal Care | $994K–$1.9M | 371 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| NextHome | Business Services | $16K–$222K | 587 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Noodles & Company | Food · asian | $1M–$1.8M | 423 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Nothing Bundt Cakes | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $475K–$995K | 779 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| OLM / Hot Stuff Kitchen and Hot Stuff Pizza | Food · Pizza | $62K–$176K | 655 | 0% | None | — |
| Once Upon A Child | Retail | $355K–$486K | 441 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning | Home Services · hvac-insulation-air-quality | $143K–$287K | 446 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Orangetheory | Fitness | $764K–$1.2M | 1,224 | 8% | Disclosed | — |
| Orangetheory | Fitness | $764K–$1.2M | 1,224 | — | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Outdoor Lighting Perspectives | Home Services · electrical-lighting-smart-home | $180K–$227K | 141 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Oxi Fresh | Home Services · cleaning | $50K–$88K | 461 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Palm Beach Beauty & Tan | Beauty & Personal Care | $755K–$1.3M | 634 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Panda Express | Food · asian | $514K–$3.3M | 2,607 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Panera Bread | Food · bakery | $1.3M–$4.6M | 2,214 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Papa John's | Food · Pizza | $281K–$891K | 3,294 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Papa Murphy's | Food · Pizza | $450K–$694K | 1,014 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Paris Baguette | Food · bakery | $727K–$1.9M | 269 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Paul Davis Restoration | Home Services · restoration | $298K–$805K | 277 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pearle Vision | Medical | $778K–$1.3M | 484 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Penn Station | Food · Sandwich | $440K–$820K | 322 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pet Supplies Plus | Pet Services | $520K–$1.9M | 729 | 3% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Phenix Salon Suites | Beauty & Personal Care | $922K–$2.3M | 418 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pillar To Post | Home Services · home-inspection | $102K–$135K | 382 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pirtek | Business Services | $247K–$690K | 194 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pizza Hut | Food · Pizza | $670K–$2.2M | 5,031 | 6.5% | Disclosed | — |
| Pizza Ranch | Food · Pizza | $2.3M–$5.2M | 219 | 3.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Planet Fitness | Fitness | $1.2M–$5.4M | 2,709 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Plato's Closet | Retail | $355K–$468K | 526 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Play It Again Sports | Retail | $346K–$460K | 309 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Playa Bowls | Food · healthy-bowls | $281K–$1.1M | 372 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen | Food · Chicken | $504K–$4M | 3,229 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| PostNet | Business Services | $240K–$307K | 204 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Potbelly Sandwich Shop | Food · Sandwich | $628K–$1M | 470 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Prime IV Hydration & Wellness | Medical | $187K–$607K | 212 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Primrose Schools | Childcare & Education | $5M–$8M | 557 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pump It Up | Childcare & Education | $104K–$763K | 39 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Pure Barre | Fitness | $445K–$737K | 617 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| PuroClean | Home Services · restoration | $108K–$278K | 433 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Qdoba Mexican Eats | Food · mexican | $548K–$1.3M | 827 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Quality Inn | Hotels | $332K–$1.9M | 1,566 | 5.25% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Rainbow Restoration | Home Services · restoration | $185K–$352K | 328 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Re-Bath | Home Services · remodel-interior | $275K–$607K | 145 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| RE/MAX | Business Services | $37K–$337K | 2,994 | 1% | None | — |
| Real Property Management | Business Services | $99K–$245K | 450 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Red Roof Inn | Hotels | $264K–$1.6M | 623 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Regus | Business Services | $720K–$1.6M | 962 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Residence Inn by Marriott | Hotels | $15.3M–$45.5M | 889 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Restoration 1 | Home Services · restoration | $126K–$310K | 278 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Restore Hyper Wellness | Beauty & Personal Care | $762K–$1.3M | 212 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Right At Home | Senior Care | $94K–$177K | 572 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Rita's | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $315K–$713K | 578 | 6.5% | Disclosed | — |
| Rodeway Inn | Hotels | $108K–$703K | 432 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Sbarro | Food · Pizza | $211K–$931K | 387 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Scenthound | Pet Services | $322K–$551K | 154 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Schlotzsky's | Food · Sandwich | $675K–$2.3M | 294 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| School of Rock | Childcare & Education | $378K–$757K | 323 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Scoop Soldiers | Pet Services | $64K–$123K | 115 | 16% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Scooter's Coffee | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $658K–$1.4M | 906 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Senior Helpers | Senior Care | $176K–$232K | 401 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| ServiceMaster Clean | Home Services · cleaning | $111K–$188K | 584 | 10% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| ServiceMaster Restore | Home Services · restoration | $287K–$475K | 1,910 | 10% | Disclosed | — |
| Servpro | Home Services · restoration | $263K–$386K | 2,354 | 10% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| ShelfGenie | Home Services · garage-closets-organization | $55K–$149K | 274 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Shipley Do-Nuts | Food · Dessert & Ice Cream | $516K–$856K | 393 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Shoot 360 | Fitness | $653K–$2.2M | 52 | 12% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Signal | Business Services | $160K–$10.2M | 1,883 | 4% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Signarama | Retail | $245K–$345K | 684 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Sleep Inn | Hotels | $9.1M–$14.4M | 402 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Slim Chickens | Food · Chicken | $1.1M–$5M | 215 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| SmartStyle | Beauty & Personal Care | $184K–$337K | 911 | 5% | None | — |
| Smash My Trash | Home Services · junk-moving-storage | $372K–$493K | 523 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Smoothie King | Food · juice-smoothie-tea | $329K–$1.3M | 1,242 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Snap Fitness | Fitness | $554K–$828K | 468 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Snap-on | Retail | $223K–$510K | 3,328 | Varies (see Item 6) | Disclosed | — |
| Soccer Shots | Childcare & Education | $42K–$55K | 335 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Sola Salons | Beauty & Personal Care | $950K–$1.8M | 744 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Sonic | Food · Fast Food | $1.4M–$2.6M | 3,412 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Sotheby's International Realty | Real Estate | $47K–$332K | 709 | 6% | None | — |
| Sport Clips Haircuts | Beauty & Personal Care | $236K–$581K | 1,788 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| SpringHill Suites | Hotels | $13.2M–$32M | 579 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Stanley Steemer | Home Services · cleaning | $175K–$510K | 264 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Staybridge Suites | Hotels | $21.2M–$31.9M | 297 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Stretch Lab | Fitness | $271K–$815K | 486 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Stretch Zone | Fitness | $142K–$306K | 413 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Stroll | Business Services | $2K–$13K | 695 | 15% | Disclosed | — |
| Studio 6 | Hotels | $7.2M–$11.6M | 300 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Subway | Food · Sandwich | $263K–$630K | 18,773 | 8% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Super 8 | Hotels | $5M–$7.2M | 1,344 | 5.5% | Disclosed | — |
| Supercuts | Beauty & Personal Care | $185K–$324K | 1,801 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Superior Fence & Rail, Inc | Home Services · roofing-siding-fencing-concrete | $134K–$279K | 312 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Sylvan Learning | Childcare & Education | $117K–$289K | 433 | 12% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Synergy HomeCare | Senior Care | $80K–$165K | 626 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Taco Bell | Food · mexican | $1.8M–$4.4M | 7,998 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Take 5 Oil Change | Automotive | $912K–$2.1M | 1,142 | — | Disclosed | — |
| TeamLogic IT | Business Services | $115K–$151K | 344 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Temporary Wall Systems | Business Services | $155K–$367K | 309 | 8% | None | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Teriyaki Madness | Food · asian | $392K–$1.2M | 199 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| TGI Fridays | Food · bar-grill | $1.3M–$4.6M | 80 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| That 1 Painter | Home Services · painting-coatings | $96K–$137K | 323 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Cleaning Authority | Home Services · cleaning | $92K–$148K | 244 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Exercise Coach | Fitness | $262K–$482K | 221 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Goddard School | Childcare & Education | $1M–$1.6M | 665 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Grounds Guys | Home Services · lawn-landscape-pools | $107K–$253K | 219 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Joint Chiropractic | Medical | $245K–$543K | 960 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Little Gym | Fitness | $420K–$723K | 256 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The Patch Boys | Home Services · handyman-repair-accessibility | $74K–$106K | 264 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| The UPS Store | Business Services | $222K–$607K | 5,503 | 5% | Disclosed | — |
| Tim Hortons | Food · Coffee & Cafe | $427K–$3.4M | 693 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Tint World | Automotive | $249K–$480K | 142 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Tire Pros | Automotive | $111K–$444K | 495 | Varies (see Item 6) | None | — |
| TownePlace Suites by Marriott | Hotels | $13M–$30M | 571 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Travelodge | Hotels | $231K–$11.4M | 317 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | Food · juice-smoothie-tea | $275K–$771K | 1,651 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| True North Restoration | Home Services · restoration | $147K–$244K | 24 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Two Men and a Truck | Home Services · junk-moving-storage | $92K–$513K | 351 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| U.S. Lawns | Home Services · lawn-landscape-pools | $113K–$200K | 208 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| uBreakiFix by Asurion | Retail | $171K–$469K | 677 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Urban Air Adventure Park | Fitness | $2.8M–$5.5M | 206 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Valvoline Instant Oil Change | Automotive | $192K–$3.5M | 2,039 | 6% | Disclosed | — |
| Vision Source | Medical | $100K–$450K | 3,027 | 2.5% | None | — |
| Visiting Angels | Senior Care | $125K–$172K | 541 | 3.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Waxing The City | Beauty & Personal Care | $339K–$647K | 167 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Wendy's | Food · Fast Food | $1.5M–$3.2M | 5,969 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Food · snacks-treats | $188K–$726K | 458 | 7% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Window World | Home Services · remodel-interior | $123K–$363K | 211 | 12% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Wingate by Wyndham | Hotels | $11.3M–$16.3M | 194 | 5.5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Wingstop | Food · Chicken | $310K–$1.1M | 2,586 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Wireless Zone | Business Services | $441K–$1.4M | 792 | 22% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Woof Gang Bakery | Pet Services | $191K–$561K | 288 | 7% | Disclosed | — |
| Wyndham Grand | Hotels | $1.5M–$108.2M | 10 | 5% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Zaxby's | Food · Chicken | $1.4M–$3.9M | 1,005 | 6% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
| Zoomin Groomin | Pet Services | $64K–$206K | 257 | 8% | Disclosed | 2025 vs 2026 → |
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