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

Side by side from the public FDDs — no franchisor spin.

	Domino's	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: what their numbers say

AWUS and EBITDA data by sales tier (2020-2024). 51% franchised stores achieved/exceeded AWUS. EBITDA ranges 1.7%-14.7% by sales volume.

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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