Franchise opportunities compared
Pizza Hut, Inc. vs Taco Bell Corp.
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
Pizza Hut, Inc.
Not available
Taco Bell Corp.
$152,250 – $1,766,250
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
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Taco Bell Corp.
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Royalty · Item 6
Pizza Hut, Inc.
Not available
Taco Bell Corp.
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Taco Bell Corp. 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
Pizza Hut, Inc.Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Taco Bell Corp.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.
Pizza Hut, Inc. vs Taco Bell Corp.: common questions
- Which has more locations, Pizza Hut, Inc. or Taco Bell Corp.?
- Pizza Hut, Inc.: 1,241 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47); Taco Bell Corp.: 235 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Pizza Hut, Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Pizza Hut, Inc. makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Taco Bell Corp. 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 Pizza Hut, Inc. report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Taco Bell Corp. report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
