Traditional Facility – Inline (1,200–2,000 sq ft)
$405,350–$875,9502026 FDD Item 7
Includes $20,000 initial franchise fee, $210,000–$459,000 leasehold improvements, and $10,000–$45,000 additional funds for three months.
Restaurants
Firehouse Subs franchise
Sub sandwich restaurant brand.
- Opening investment
- $405,350–$1,577,750
- U.S. locations
- 1,276
- Worldwide locations
- 1,546
2026 FDD · Traditional Inline, End Cap Drive-Thru, and Free-Standing Drive-Thru
2025 · Calculated
June30,2026 · franchised and company-owned restaurants
Opening costs and fees
$405,350–$1,577,750
Opening costs vary by format, location and lease terms.
Operating formats
Traditional Facility – Inline End Cap with Drive Thru (1,200–2,000 sq ft)
$528,159–$1,087,0502026 FDD Item 7
Includes $20,000 initial franchise fee, $310,000–$645,000 leasehold improvements, and $10,000–$45,000 additional funds for three months.
Traditional Facility – Free-Standing with Drive Thru (1,200–2,000 sq ft)
$767,950–$1,577,7502026 FDD Item 7
Includes $20,000 initial franchise fee, $550,000–$1,125,000 leasehold improvements, and $10,000–$45,000 additional funds for three months.
Key ongoing fees
- Royalty
- 6% of Gross Sales per Accounting Period.Monthly
- System Fund & Co-Op Contributions
- Currently 5% of Gross Sales System Fund contribution (up to 5% cap) + up to 4% Special Co-Op contribution (none currently).Monthly
- MIS System & Digital Technology Fees
- $1,200/year MIS System Fee + $150/month Digital Technology Fee + 1% of Digital Sales + $0.25–$0.75 per mobile/web delivery order.Monthly
Selected ongoing charges, not a complete fee schedule. Confirm the current FDD and the terms for your format.
Locations
1,276 U.S. locations (2025 · Calculated).
Calculated 1,276 U.S. restaurants at December 31, 2025: 1,291 reported restaurants minus 15 in Puerto Rico.
Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.
Sources and figure notes
Reporting periods and scope
Worldwide locations
1,546 restaurants worldwide as of June 30, 2026, including franchised and company-owned restaurants. Snapshot at June30,2026; restaurant count is not pipeline, franchise agreements, rooms, territories, annual openings or individual franchise owners. Combined franchised and company-owned restaurants. The parent’s over95% franchise share is not assigned to any individual brand; brand-specific ownership split stays null. Brand worldwide figure is stated literally in Note1. TH/BK/PLK/FHS financial segments describe U.S./Canada; INTL aggregates brands outside U.S./Canada with stated exclusions, and RH separately reports company operations. Do not add overlapping segment figures. Key Operating Metrics includes Carrols BK KPIs in BK and BK China/PLK China/FHS Brazil KPIs in INTL, although their financial segments differ. The Note1 count avoids financial/KPI segment double counting. Restaurant definition considers scope of operations, format/image, separate franchise agreement and minimum sales thresholds. Alternative formats failing that definition are not normalized into restaurant counts. Source is an unaudited interim Form10-Q statement. No original HTML or full-document authenticity certification. Older FY2025 worldwide and regional rows are retained separately as historical context, not revised. Systemwide sales are not annual unit means or owner income.
Opening investment
$405,350–$875,950 for a Traditional Facility – Inline (1,200–2,000 sq ft), $528,159–$1,087,050 for an Inline End Cap with Drive Thru, and $767,950–$1,577,750 for a Free-Standing Restaurant with Drive Thru. Includes $20,000 initial franchise fee and $10,000–$45,000 additional funds for three months.
U.S. locations
Firehouse Subs had a calculated 1,276 U.S. locations for 2025: 1,291 −15 = 1,276. This uses separately disclosed components, not a combined Item20 row.
Research snapshot: . Sources and methodology
Compare independent startup vs. franchise economics
Compare Firehouse Subs’s franchise model against starting or buying an independent business in sandwiches and bakery cafés (line-item CapEx, 0%-royalty owner SDE margins & SBA resale multiples):