Captain D's vs Long John Silver's
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
-3.5% (2021–2025)
Net unit change
-24.6% (2021–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Strong
1.4× expected (11 of 50)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.4× expected (15 of 55)
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$662K–$1.9M
Investment range
$1.1M–$4.2M
4.5%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
Captain D's
Long John Silver's
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