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Rankings

Q2 2026 edition · Recalculated quarterly

The QSR Pro 50, recalculated for Q2 2026. Chicken and fast casual keep taking share; legacy pizza defends on digital.

Flagship rankingThe QSR Pro 50
Q2 2026
#ChainSegmentAUVUnit growthPro score
1▲2Chick-fil-ALEADERchicken$8.7M+4.9%89.5
2—WingstopWINGchicken$1.6M+15.1%86.3
3▼2Zaxby'schicken$2.4M+9.4%82.9
4▲3Jersey Mike's Subssandwich$1.4M+3.1%79.6
5▼1Chipotle Mexican GrillCMGmexican$3.0M+5.3%78.0
6—Five Guysburger$1.4M+2.8%77.8
7▼2Domino's PizzaDPZpizza$1.1M+2.4%76.2
8▲2Panda Expressfast casual$2.5M+7.1%75.7
9▼1Popeyes Louisiana KitchenQSRchicken$1.7M+3.8%75.4
10▼1Jimmy John'ssandwich$1.1M+1.5%73.9
PRO SCORE = 40% UNIT ECONOMICS + 25% GROWTH + 20% DIGITAL + 15% FRANCHISE VALUE

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Top 5 per metric · Q2 2026
GrowthUS units, YoY
  1. 1Wingstop+15.1%
  2. 2Zaxby's+9.4%
  3. 3Bojangles+8.0%
  4. 4Del Taco+7.2%
  5. 5Panda Express+7.1%
AUVLatest
  1. 1Chick-fil-A$8.7M
  2. 2Raising Cane's$5.8M
  3. 3In-N-Out Burger$4.5M
  4. 4Culver's$4.2M
  5. 5Shake Shack$4.1M
Franchise valueComposite
  1. 1Chick-fil-A95.0
  2. 2Baskin-Robbins89.8
  3. 3Auntie Anne's89.0
  4. 4Cinnabon88.3
  5. 5Smoothie King87.6
Digital mix% of sales
  1. 1Domino's Pizza85%
  2. 2Wingstop70%
  3. 3Papa John's63%
  4. 4Pizza Hut55%
  5. 5Jersey Mike's Subs55%
Drive-thru speedAvg seconds
  1. 1Taco Bell278s
  2. 2Dunkin'300s
  3. 3KFC303s
  4. 4Arby's320s
  5. 5Sonic Drive-In330s
LoyaltyPenetration
  1. 1Starbucks57%
  2. 2Panera Bread52%
  3. 3Chick-fil-A50%
  4. 4Chipotle Mexican Grill45%
  5. 5Dunkin'42%
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