Item 20 outlet counts and churn: distributions

Data notes · Corpus-level distributions computed from the same filings that power the brand directory.

Item 20 tables report franchised outlets at the start and end of the franchisor's fiscal year, net change, and terminations. Figures failing the outlet arithmetic check are withheld and excluded here.

Outlets at year end — Disclosed values (n) 1,456
Outlets at year end — Minimum 0
Outlets at year end — 25th percentile 12
Outlets at year end — Median 61
Outlets at year end — 75th percentile 176
Outlets at year end — Maximum 18,773
Outlets at year end — Mean 262

Franchised outlets at year end

RangeFilingsShare
0 132 9.1%
1 – 10 207 14.2%
11 – 50 337 23.1%
51 – 100 237 16.3%
101 – 500 402 27.6%
501 – 1,000 68 4.7%
Over 1,000 73 5.0%
Net change — Disclosed values (n) 1,454
Net change — Minimum -729
Net change — 25th percentile -1
Net change — Median 2
Net change — 75th percentile 9
Net change — Maximum 375
Net change — Mean 5

Net change in franchised outlets

RangeFilingsShare
−50 or fewer 39 2.7%
−49 to −10 112 7.7%
−9 to −1 249 17.1%
0 235 16.2%
1 to 9 481 33.1%
10 to 49 282 19.4%
50 or more 67 4.6%
Terminations — Disclosed values (n) 1,016
Terminations — Minimum 0
Terminations — 25th percentile 0
Terminations — Median 0
Terminations — 75th percentile 3
Terminations — Maximum 619
Terminations — Mean 5

Source and method

Computed at build time from 1,567 franchise FDD filings (WI; filing dates 2025-08-22 to 2026-08-21). Field: item20 franchised_end / net_change / terminations (Item 20). Non-null disclosed values: n = 1,456 (92.9% of filings); filings where the field is blank (not disclosed or not verified) are excluded from distribution statistics. Percentiles use linear interpolation (exclusive method). No figure on this page is estimated or inferred; every underlying per-brand figure is transcribed from a cited FDD page and linked from the brand directory. Counts disclosed: outlets at year end 1,456; net change 1,454; terminations 1,016.