Franchise opportunities compared
Chick-fil-A vs Chicken Guy!
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.
Before you compare
- Chick-fil-A figures come from its 2026 FDD and Chicken Guy! figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Chick-fil-A and Chicken Guy! disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Chick-fil-A has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | CChick-fil-A | CGChicken Guy! |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $585,500 – $3,437,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $734,000 – $3,020,000 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | $6.00 Royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee | $30,000 Brand Fund max annual contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 848 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55 | 22 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +24 Calculated: 824 at end of 2023 → 848 at end of 2025 | +10 Calculated: 12 at end of 2022 → 22 at end of 2024 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic Chick-fil-A Licensed Units on college or university campuses, full cal… $1,279,605 other Campus median annual sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Domestic Chick-fil-A Licensed Units at hospitals, businesses, industries, or ai… $3,224,813 other Hospital/business/industry/airport median sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53 | 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.