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

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	Marco's Pizza	Domino's Pizza
Disclosure honesty	B	B
Investment from	$286,477	$107,450
Total fees	11%	9.5%
Outlets	1,139	7,236
Lawsuits	4	6

Marco's Pizza: what their numbers say

Net Royalty Sales for 997 stores open full 52-week period in 2025. Average $878,180; median $832,403. 29.8% exceeded $1M. Excludes new stores, special venues, international locations.

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.

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