Buffalo Wild Wings®
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-26
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$25,000 [p.29 · WI · 2026-03-26]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fee(3) | See FDD [p.31 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fee(4) | See FDD [p.31 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$2,896,445 [p.40 · WI · 2026-03-26] – $4,500,320 [p.40 · WI · 2026-03-26]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 538 [p.81 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 549 [p.81 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 11 [p.81 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Transfers | 8 [p.82 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 629 [p.81 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
2025 Franchised Sports Bars - All Sports Bars · 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025)
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,574,130 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,433,937 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $8,127,592 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,352,618 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
All disclosed cohorts (5)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Franchised Sports Bars - 1st Quartile 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025) |
133 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $5,079,519 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $4,875,869 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $8,127,592 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $4,190,190 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Sports Bars - 2nd Quartile 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025) |
133 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,799,484 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,808,881 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $4,187,367 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,436,218 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Sports Bars - 3rd Quartile 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025) |
133 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,095,189 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,117,110 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,431,655 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,780,123 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Sports Bars - 4th Quartile 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025) |
133 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,322,326 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,371,905 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,759,253 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,352,618 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Sports Bars - All Sports Bars 2025 fiscal year (December 30, 2024 until December 28, 2025) |
532 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,574,130 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $3,433,937 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $8,127,592 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,352,618 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
“These financial performance representations provide actual, historical "AUVs," or "Annual Unit Volumes," for specific groups of franchised Buffalo Wild Wings Sports Bars.” [p.78 · WI · 2026-03-26]