FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

GODFATHER'S PIZZA vs Marco's Pizza

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.

GODFATHER'S PIZZA
Weaker disclosed record
Marco's Pizza
Strong disclosed record
Verdict
Units · latest run
-0.3% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+11.6% (2021–2023)
Weak
Exit quality
Strong
Strong
Transfer / churn
Weak
1.0× expected (10 of 56)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.7× expected (20 of 262)
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Distress
—
$25,000
Franchise fee
$25,000
$711K–$1.3M
Investment range
$286K–$805K
3.25%
Royalty
5.5%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

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