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    7-Eleven, Inc. vs Arco

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    7-Eleven, Inc.2025 FDDAArco

    Initial investment · Item 7

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    $142,150 – $1,627,710

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Arco

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available

    Arco

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    0.49%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    Arco

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • One brand has no reviewed FDD year on file for these figures.
    • 7-Eleven, Inc. discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    $142,150 – $1,627,710
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Arco

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    0.49%
    Royalty bracket formula coefficient: .49
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 29

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    1%
    Advertising fee — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Arco

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Arco

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Arco

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    1964
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Arco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Arco

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    7-Eleven, Inc.

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    AArco

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    7-Eleven, Inc. vs Arco: common questions

    Do 7-Eleven, Inc. and Arco disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    7-Eleven, Inc. has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Arco makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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