KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Arby’s Funding, LLC, Series 2026-1 Senior Secured Notes

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to Arby's Funding, LLC, Series 2026-1 Class A-1 and Class A-2 Notes, a whole business securitization (WBS). The rating actions follow KBRA’s analysis which indicates that existing credit enhancement for the notes and cash flows are sufficient to support the ratings following the issuance of the Series 2026- 1.

In conjunction with the issuance of the Series 2026-1 Notes, the Series 2020-1 Class A-1 and Class A-2 are expected to be repaid, at which time KBRA expects to withdraw the associated ratings.

Arby’s is a franchisor and operator of limited-service restaurants known for its meat-forward sandwich brand, including roast beef, smoked brisket, turkey, chicken and other made-to-order menu offerings. As of June 28, 2026, the Arby’s system included 3,458 restaurants and generated approximately $4.4 billion in systemwide sales. The pledged collateral consists primarily of existing and future franchise and license agreements, royalties and certain fees, intellectual property, certain real estate assets and related revenues.

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Related Publications

• Arby's Funding, LLC, Series 2020-1 Surveillance Report
• ABS: Arby's Funding, LLC, Series 2020-1 New Issue Report

Methodologies

• ABS: Whole Business Securitization (WBS) ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology

Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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