Can I buy a Texas Roadhouse franchise?

Texas Roadhouse is not taking applications for new domestic franchises. Texas Roadhouse states it plainly in its SEC filing: "We are currently not accepting new domestic Texas Roadhouse franchisees." This is the company’s stated policy, not speculation.

How much would a Texas Roadhouse franchise cost?

There is no current fee to list. Because Texas Roadhouse is not accepting new domestic franchise applications, a prospective new franchisee has no investment range or FDD available for review today.

Is owning a Texas Roadhouse location profitable?

Because the domestic program is unavailable to applicants, there is no public per-unit return figure for a new franchisee. Texas Roadhouse, a public company, publishes company-wide results (Nasdaq: TXRH), but those figures measure corporate performance, not the Item 19 return of an individual new franchisee.

What franchise can I buy instead of Texas Roadhouse?

US brands that DO accept individual franchise applications in the same category: , , , , . Each has a verified profile on FRANticc with investment figures traced to its current FDD.

Does Texas Roadhouse have any franchised locations at all?

Yes. The fiscal 2025 10-K reports that franchise partners operated 36 domestic Texas Roadhouse restaurants and 5 domestic Jaggers restaurants. New domestic Texas Roadhouse franchising is what has stopped; current partners continue operating, while Jaggers still uses domestic area development agreements.

Does Texas Roadhouse franchise internationally?

Yes. That SEC filing also says: "Internationally, we have entered into area development and franchise agreements for the development and operation of Texas Roadhouse restaurants in several foreign countries and one U.S. territory." The closure applies to new domestic applicants, not to all of the brand's franchising activity.

Texas Roadhouse Franchise: Closed to New Applicants

Franchise Reality Check

Texas Roadhouse is not taking applications for new domestic franchises.

Texas Roadhouse is explicit in its SEC filings: "We are currently not accepting new domestic Texas Roadhouse franchisees." At the close of fiscal 2025, franchise partners operated 36 domestic Texas Roadhouse restaurants and 5 domestic Jaggers restaurants. The restriction applies to new Texas Roadhouse franchisees; Jaggers continues to use domestic area development agreements.

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Domestic Company-Owned

666

Domestic Franchised (FY2025)

41 (36 TXRH + 5 Jaggers)

Founded

1993

Ownership

Public (Nasdaq: TXRH)

Individual Franchise

Closed to New Applicants

How Texas Roadhouse Actually Operates in the US

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

Nationwide · company-owned, 41 domestic franchised (closed to new TXRH franchisees)

In its own 10-K, Texas Roadhouse says it is not currently accepting new domestic franchisees. At the latest fiscal year end, it owned 666 domestic restaurants across Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers. Existing franchise partners operated 41 at the end of fiscal 2025: 36 Texas Roadhouse and 5 Jaggers.

Why There's No Current Texas Roadhouse Franchise Fee to Quote

Texas Roadhouse states it plainly in its SEC filing: "We are currently not accepting new domestic Texas Roadhouse franchisees." This is the company’s stated policy, not speculation.
At the end of fiscal 2025, current franchise partners operated 36 domestic Texas Roadhouse restaurants and 5 domestic Jaggers restaurants. Texas Roadhouse is not taking on new domestic franchisees for the flagship brand, but Jaggers retains domestic area development agreements.
Most domestic locations are owned outright by the company: 666 restaurants spanning Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers are company-owned.
Because the domestic program is closed to new applicants, a prospective new Texas Roadhouse franchisee has no current fee schedule, investment range, or FDD to examine.

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Data: Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Form 10-K for fiscal year 2024 (sec.gov); Texas Roadhouse official 'Our Story' page — founded 1993 in Clarksville, Indiana by Kent Taylor (texasroadhouse.com/about-us).
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