Captain D's
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-28
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$35,000 [p.9 · WI · 2026-04-28]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty2 | 4.50% of gross sales [p.11 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Fee3 | 1.00% of gross sales (subject to increase up to a maximum of 2.00%). [p.11 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Advertising Marketing Contribution3 | Maximum of 1.00% or 1.50% of gross sales depending on the location of your restaurant. [p.11 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$662,000 [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-28] – $1,040,500 [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-28]
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 | 237 [p.44 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 229 [p.44 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -8 [p.44 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Transfers | 0 [p.44 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 289 [p.44 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
franchised Comparable Restaurants FY2025 · December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,082,533 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,042,475 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,782,545 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $172,390 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
All disclosed cohorts (9)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| franchised Comparable Restaurants FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
210 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,082,533 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,042,475 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,782,545 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $172,390 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| franchised Comparable Restaurants top third FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
70 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,524,798 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,489,085 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,782,545 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,179,140 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| franchised Comparable Restaurants middle third FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
70 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,024,694 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,042,475 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,177,111 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $848,474 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| franchised Comparable Restaurants bottom third FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
70 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $698,105 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $724,891 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $845,752 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $172,390 [p.42 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| franchised and company-owned Comparable Restaurants FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| company-owned Comparable Restaurants FY2025 December 29, 2024 through December 28, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| company-owned Comparable Restaurants top third FY2025 December 30, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
93 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,325,614 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,257,402 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,281,710 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,087,481 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| company-owned Comparable Restaurants middle third FY2025 December 30, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
94 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $977,176 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $985,270 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,086,607 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $844,228 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| company-owned Comparable Restaurants bottom third FY2025 December 30, 2024 through December 28, 2025 |
94 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $732,139 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $743,403 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $841,980 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $511,758 [p.43 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
“Some restaurants have sold this amount. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance you'll sell as much.” [p.40 · WI · 2026-04-28]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.