Subway Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Subway's competitors and similar companies include Inspire Brands, Darden Restaurants, Yum China, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Domino's Pizza and Starbucks.
 Darden Restaurants Darden Restaurants is a company that, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants. |  Starbucks Starbucks is a company that operates as a marketer and retailer of coffee and food products. | |||||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1965 | Founding Date 2018 | Founding Date 1968 | Founding Date 1987 | Founding Date 1958 | Founding Date 1954 | Founding Date 1960 | Founding Date 1971 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Milford, US HQ | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Canton, US Champaign, US Minneapolis, US Oklahoma City, US | Locations Orlando, US HQ Orlando, US | Locations Shanghai, CN HQ | Locations Plano, US HQ | Locations Chicago, US HQ Pennant Hills, AU Brunn Am Gebirge, AT Zaventem, BE Cidade De Barueri, BR Toronto, CA Praha, CZ see more | Locations Ann Arbor, US HQ | Locations Seattle, US HQ Richmond, AU Vienna, AT Varginha, BR Toronto, CA Shanghai, CN San José, CR see more |
Employees | Employees 101,5711% increase | Employees 54,178 | Employees 187,3845% increase | Employees 400,000 | Employees 77,4661% increase | Employees 150,000 | Employees 11,2002% increase | Employees 381,0005% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 19 b | Valuation ($) 16.9 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 207.1 b | Valuation ($) 15.1 b | Valuation ($) 108.4 b |
Financial | ||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $14b (Y, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $11.4b (FY, 2024) | Revenue (est.) $11b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $1b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $25.5b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $4.5b (FY, 2023) | Revenue (est.) $36.2b (FY, 2024) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $457m (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods $10.7b (FY, 2023) | Cost of goods $2.8b (FY, 2023) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $570m (FY, 2019) | Gross profit $14.8b (FY, 2023) | Gross profit $1.7b (FY, 2023) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income $1.1b (FY, 2024) | Net income $901m (FY, 2023) | Net income N/A | Net income $8.5b (FY, 2023) | Net income $519.1m (FY, 2023) | Net income $3.8b (FY, 2024) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||||
Countries | Countries 100 (Jun, 2023) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 113 (FY, 2019) | Countries 100 (FY, 2022) | Countries N/A | Countries 86 (Q3, 2023) |
Franchised Restaurants | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants 62 (FY, 2020) | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants 18.6 k (FY, 2019) | Franchised Restaurants 38.2 k (FY, 2022) | Franchised Restaurants N/A | Franchised Restaurants N/A |
Owned Restaurants | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants 100 (FY, 2019) | Owned Restaurants 2.1 k (FY, 2022) | Owned Restaurants N/A | Owned Restaurants N/A |
Restaurants | Restaurants 37 k (Jun, 2023) | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 1.8 k (FY, 2020) | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants 18.7 k (FY, 2019) | Restaurants 40.3 k (FY, 2022) | Restaurants N/A | Restaurants N/A |
Restaurants (US) | Restaurants (US) N/A | Restaurants (US) N/A | Restaurants (US) 1.8 k (FY, 2020) | Restaurants (US) N/A | Restaurants (US) N/A | Restaurants (US) 13.4 k (FY, 2022) | Restaurants (US) N/A | Restaurants (US) N/A |
Restaurants Closed | Restaurants Closed N/A | Restaurants Closed N/A | Restaurants Closed 24 (FY, 2020) | Restaurants Closed N/A | Restaurants Closed N/A | Restaurants Closed 1.3 k (FY, 2022) | Restaurants Closed N/A | Restaurants Closed N/A |
Restaurants Opened | Restaurants Opened N/A | Restaurants Opened N/A | Restaurants Opened 36 (FY, 2020) | Restaurants Opened N/A | Restaurants Opened N/A | Restaurants Opened 1.6 k (FY, 2022) | Restaurants Opened N/A | Restaurants Opened N/A |
Stores | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores 9.2 k (FY, 2019) | Stores N/A | Stores N/A | Stores 18.1 k (Q2, 2021) | Stores 37.2 k (Q3, 2023) |
Funding | ||||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 460m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 900m |
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Inspire Brands
HQ
Atlanta, US
Employees
54,178
Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company.
View companyDarden Restaurants
HQ
Orlando, US
Employees
187,384↑ 5% increase
Darden Restaurants is a company that, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants.
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Yum China
HQ
Shanghai, CN
Employees
400,000
Yum China Holdings is a company engaged in the restaurant industry.
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