BACKLOG CALCULATOR
How many months
sit in your backlog?
Enter your units sold but not open, openings in the last 12 months, sales per unit, royalty rate, marketing fund rate and units open today for a same-size comparison. The example numbers show a 60-unit backlog.
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Your backlog24.0 monthsof openings at your current pace. All brands: 11.6 months.Brands of 100 to 299 units: 16.2 months.Your backlog is 7.8 months above your size benchmark.
Royalty from opening 3 months sooner$1,080,000
Per unit$18,000
Plus $360,000 in marketing fund contributions
Royalty shown alone. Marketing fund contributions, fees due at opening and franchisees who stay instead of quitting add more.
Source: FranConnect industry data, 2026. Estimates only; we confirm your numbers on the call.
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