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.