Franchise opportunities compared
Five Guys vs The Budlong Hot Chicken
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Five Guys
$52,100 – $927,850
2026 FDD · Item 7The Budlong Hot Chicken
Not available
Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Five Guys
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15The Budlong Hot Chicken
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Five Guys
8%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16The Budlong Hot Chicken
Not available
Before you compare
- Five Guys figures come from its 2026 FDD and The Budlong Hot Chicken figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Five Guys 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
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Five GuysNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
The Budlong Hot ChickenNot 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.
Five Guys vs The Budlong Hot Chicken: common questions
- Which has more locations, Five Guys or The Budlong Hot Chicken?
- Five Guys: 1,583 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54); The Budlong Hot Chicken: 6 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Five Guys and The Budlong Hot Chicken disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Five Guys makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; The Budlong Hot Chicken 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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Full Five Guys report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full The Budlong Hot Chicken report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
