Fast Food Chain Revenue Comparison

Sales Data from Fast Company Magazine, October 2009

In the October 2009 edition of Fast Company Magazine they list some sales information for fast food chains which I thought was interesting.

M

McDonald’s

U.S. Revenue: $30 billion
Avg. Transaction: $6.00
Avg. Store Sales: $2.3 million
U.S. Stores: 13,958

C

Chipotle

U.S. Revenue: $1.28 billion
Avg. Transaction: $8.10
Avg. Store Sales: $1.8 million
U.S. Stores: 800

BK

Burger King

U.S. Revenue: $9.13 billion
Avg. Transaction: $5.75
Avg. Store Sales: $1.3 million
U.S. Stores: 7,213

S

Starbucks

U.S. Revenue: $8.75 billion
Avg. Transaction: $4.75
Avg. Store Sales: $985,000
U.S. Stores: 11,537

SUBWAY

Subway

U.S. Revenue: $9.6 billion
Avg. Transaction: $6.95
Avg. Store Sales: $445,000
U.S. Stores: 21,881

Key Insights

Highest Revenue

McDonald’s

$30 billion

Highest Transaction

Chipotle

$8.10

Highest Store Sales

McDonald’s

$2.3 million

Most U.S. Stores

Subway

21,881

Did You Know?

Despite having the most U.S. stores (21,881), Subway has the lowest average annual per-store sales at $445,000 — less than 20% of McDonald’s average store revenue.

Your Thoughts?

Does any of this fast food revenue data surprise you? Which chain do you think offers the best value based on these numbers?

Data source: Fast Company Magazine, October 2009

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