McDonald's franchise cost, FDD fees & initial investment
Source: McDonald's Franchise Disclosure Document, issuance date May 1, 2026 · Franchisor: McDonald’s USA, LLC · FDD year 2026 · As filed — verify.
Free teaser — Items 5, 6 and 7 as filed
| Initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $45,000 |
|---|---|
| Royalty (Item 6) | 5.0% — as filed: “Royalty (1) 5% or 4% of Gross Payable monthly on the “Gross Sales” include all revenues” |
| Advertising / brand fund (Item 6) | 4.0% — as filed: “Advertising and Not less than 4% of Spent during each calendar Most franchisees participate in local” |
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $1,472,000 – $2,807,000 |
Item 19 — financial performance representations
This franchisor includes Item 19 financial performance representations in its FDD. Item 19 makes financial performance representations, but no single clearly-labeled average/median gross-sales figure was extracted automatically; consult Item 19 of the source FDD for the full tables.
Outlet trend (Item 20, Table No. 1 — from the 2026 FDD)
| Fiscal year | Total outlets |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,457 |
| 2024 | 13,559 |
| 2025 | 13,706 |
Change across the three reported years: +249 outlets (growing). These counts come from a single filing's own three-year table — they are outlet counts, not a multi-year filing diff.
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Citation: McDonald's Franchise Disclosure Document, issuance date May 1, 2026. Document: Food-Beverage/McDonald's_2026_ccSt5TUt.