Long John Silver's franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$20,000 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of monthly Gross Receipts for Traditional Restaurants (6% for Non-Traditional Restaurants), paid monthly by the 20th of the month following the sales month.

Marketing contribution

5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Initial technology/support services fee ~$2,400 (one-time, due at signing); ongoing LJS Technology and Support Services Agreement fees up to $2,000/year; plus a 3.5% Digital Transaction Fee on digital-order Gross Receipts, billed quarterly (cap on annual increases of 5%).

Other fees

Digital Transaction Fee (3.5% of digital sales, quarterly); Voice of the Customer program ($288-$400/year per restaurant); LJS Technology & Support Services Agreement fees (up to $2,000/year)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$50,000-$130,000 for three months of inventory, required insurance, and labor costs (manager's salary and crew wages), same range for both Traditional and Non-Traditional formats.

Fees sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none

Reporting period

Not captured

Sample

Not captured

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.58 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

281

Year-end outlets

261

Net change

-20

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

5

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

6

Other closures

19

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

4

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.59 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

1 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 9

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Long John Silver's franchise cost?

Traditional Restaurant - In-Line/End-Cap: $1,092,500 to $2,720,000; Traditional Restaurant - Freestanding: $1,872,500 to $4,160,000; Non-Traditional Restaurant: $665,500 to $2,430,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $20,000 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.21 ↗

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How much do Long John Silver's owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.58 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Long John Silver's?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 9. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗