Firehouse Subs
Franchise Overview
Firehouse Subs is a fast casual restaurant franchise specializing in hot submarine sandwiches made with premium meats and toppings, steamed to order — a preparation method that delivers a distinctive flavor profile clearly differentiated from cold-sandwich competitors.
Just the Facts
For most complete information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents
Firehouse Subs FDDs and Analysis Reports
These Firehouse Subs FDDs, as filed, contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise. Multi-year analysis reports track how these disclosures change across consecutive FDD filings.
Individual FDD Filings
Complete filings as submitted, including exhibits and financial statements.
Firehouse Subs FDD 2026
March 2026
Firehouse Subs FDD 2025
March 2025
Firehouse Subs FDD 2024
March 2024
Show 16 more filings, 2015–2023
Firehouse Subs FDD 2023
March 2023
Firehouse Subs FDD 2022
March 2022
Firehouse Subs FDD 2021 — Area Rep
November 2021
Firehouse Subs FDD 2021
April 2021
Firehouse Subs FDD 2020 — Area Rep
August 2020
Firehouse Subs FDD 2020
April 2020
Firehouse Subs FDD 2019 — Area Rep
August 2019
Firehouse Subs FDD 2019
April 2019
Firehouse Subs FDD 2018 — Area Rep
August 2018
Firehouse Subs FDD 2018
March 2018
Firehouse Subs FDD 2017 — Area Rep
July 2017
Firehouse Subs FDD 2017
March 2017
Firehouse Subs FDD 2016 — Area Rep
August 2016
Firehouse Subs FDD 2016 — Area Rep
March 2016
Firehouse Subs FDD 2015 — Area Rep
July 2015
Firehouse Subs FDD 2015
April 2015
Multi-Year Analysis Packages
Year-over-year comparison of consecutive filings. Every figure cited to its filing, Item, and PDF page. Source FDDs included.
Firehouse Subs 3-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2023–FY2025)
23 page analysis report · 2 year-over-year transitions · 3 source FDDs (2024–2026 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 3 source FDD PDFs, 4 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
Firehouse Subs 2-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2024–FY2025)
21 page analysis report · 1 year-over-year transition · 2 source FDDs (2025–2026 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 2 source FDD PDFs, 3 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
FDDs are reproduced as filed and are current only as of their filing dates. The FDD Document Processing Fee covers acquisition, storage, organization, and digital delivery of an individually purchased FDD.
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