US Franchise FDD Disclosure Statistics — 454 Brands (2026)

Per-brand headline facts from officially registered US Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs) for 454 franchise brands: total initial investment range (Item 7), initial franchise fee (Item 5), royalty (Item 6), whether the franchisor discloses earnings (Item 19, 281/454 do) with the headline average unit revenue where disclosed, franchised outlet counts and closures/terminations (Item 20), and franchisee-initiated lawsuit counts (Item 3). Sourced from the Minnesota CARDS and Wisconsin DFI franchise registries. Compiled and maintained by Franchise Facts Report (franchisefactsreport.com) — free per-brand FDD fact pages, category rankings and head-to-head comparisons. Headline figures only; blank values mean the FDD does not disclose the item — never estimated.