Franchise opportunities compared
Sonic Drive-In vs Street Pizza
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
Sonic Drive-In
$1,485,200
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38Street Pizza
$1,805,500 – $3,308,333
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Sonic Drive-In
Not available
Street Pizza
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Sonic Drive-In
1%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 34Street Pizza
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Only Sonic Drive-In has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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Sonic Drive-In
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System scale & health
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Sonic Drive-In
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Sonic Drive-InNot 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.
Sonic Drive-In vs Street Pizza: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Sonic Drive-In or Street Pizza?
- Sonic Drive-In: $1,485,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38); Street Pizza: $1,805,500 – $3,308,333 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sonic Drive-In. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Sonic Drive-In or Street Pizza?
- Sonic Drive-In: 3,412 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); Street Pizza: 1 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Sonic Drive-In and Street Pizza disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Sonic Drive-In has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; Street Pizza 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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