Qdoba Mexican Eats vs TACO JOHN'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
+6.0% (2022–2024)
Net unit change
-12.3% (2021–2025)
Weak
Exit quality
Weak
Strong
Transfer / churn
Strong
0.5× expected (3 of 37)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.9× expected (20 of 110)
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Distress
—
$40,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$546K–$1.3M
Investment range
$457K–$2.0M
5%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Qdoba Mexican Eats
TACO JOHN'S
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