DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen)
79
SBA Loans
$83.2M
Total Financed
$1.1M
Avg Loan Size
+64%
YoY Loan Growth
How DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) Compares
- Ranks #21 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#111 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $1.1M is 151% above the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
- Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 6 | $9.8M |
| FY2021 | 16 | $17.0M |
| FY2022 | 7 | $4.3M |
| FY2023 | 11 | $13.3M |
| FY2024 | 11 | $6.7M |
| FY2025 | 18 | $18.7M |
| FY2026 | 10 | $13.3M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) growing or shrinking?
DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen)'s SBA loan count grew +64% year-over-year, suggesting rising financed expansion. This reflects SBA-backed financing activity, not necessarily total unit count -- see the methodology page for what this does and doesn't measure.
How much does it cost to open a DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $1.1M (151% above the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen)?
0 of 79 SBA loans to DQ Grill & Chill Operating Agreement (American Dairy Queen) franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- The Huntington National Bank15
- Live Oak Banking Company10
- Wells Fargo Bank National Association4
- First State Bank Nebraska4
- Bank OZK3
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset