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Domino's Pizza vs Papa John's — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Domino's Pizza	Papa John's
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$107,450	$281,485
Total fees	9.5%	11%
Outlets	7,236	3,294
Lawsuits	6	3

Domino's Pizza: what their numbers say

AWUS data 2020-2024 for franchised/company-owned traditional stores. EBITDA percentages by sales bracket (1.7%-14.7%). 44-51% stores achieved/exceeded AWUS. Limited to US excluding territories.

Papa John's: what their numbers say

Sales data for 2,837 standard restaurants (2025): median $1.07M system-wide, average $1.12M. Top 25% averaged $1.64M. No Non-Traditional/Small-Town data provided.

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