Sonic Drive-Ins
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-26
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$15,000 [p.28 · WI · 2026-03-26]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty fee(2) | See FDD [p.30 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
|---|---|
| Advertising cooperative fee/SMF contribution(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)
Not disclosed – Not disclosed
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 | 3,144 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 3,120 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -24 [p.74 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Transfers | 100 [p.76 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Terminations | 2 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | 54 [p.79 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | Not disclosed |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - All Restaurants · FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025)
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,057 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,552,145 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,465,090 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $255,308 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
All disclosed cohorts (7)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - 1st Quartile (highest AUVs) FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
764 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,332,093 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,886,236 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $2,228,716 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - 2nd Quartile FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
764 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,659,107 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,465,475 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $1,653,634 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - 3rd Quartile FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
764 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,298,578 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,123,556 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $1,301,671 [p.71 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - 4th Quartile (lowest AUVs) FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
765 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $919,629 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $958,893 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $225,308 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - All Restaurants FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
3,057 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,552,145 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,465,090 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | Not disclosed | $255,308 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - Free-Standing and Urban Storefront FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
2,988 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,562,839 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,472,566 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $4,800,647 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $317,214 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
| 2025 Franchised Traditional Restaurants - Gas/C-Store FY2025 (December 30, 2024 to December 28, 2025) |
69 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,089,017 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $1,049,767 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $2,230,220 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] | $255,308 [p.72 · WI · 2026-03-26] |
“These financial performance representations provide actual, historical "AUVs," or "Annual Unit Volumes," for specific groups of franchised Sonic Restaurants.” [p.70 · WI · 2026-03-26]
Extraction notes
- Item 20 outlet counts were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited pages.
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.