Is Five Guys Woke?

0/100 — Not Woke

US

fiveguys.com

Score Summary

Scores 0/100 — not woke, and it is one of the cleanest zeros in our database. Five Guys scores nothing on all six dimensions, and the absence is consistent rather than accidental. As a privately held family company it publishes no ESG or sustainability report (third-party raters like CSRHub track it, but that is outside scrutiny, not company disclosure). No formal DEI program, targets, or supplier-diversity commitment was found — the only relevant public statement is a 2025 remark from its CMO describing the existing workforce as diverse, which is an observation, not a program. No Pride sponsorship or campaign was found. Five Guys carries no HRC Corporate Equality Index rating. It reported $0 in political contributions for the 2024 election cycle, and reporting describes its leadership as deliberately staying out of partisan issues — it has not taken sides on guns, God, or LGBTQ+ politics in either direction. No CEO Action signature. A genuinely apolitical brand rather than an anti-woke one: it is not fighting the culture war, it is sitting it out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Five Guys woke?

Based on our research, Five Guys has a woke score of 0/100, rated Not Woke on the BuyWokeFree index — based on its ESG, DEI, Pride sponsorship, HRC Corporate Equality Index, political donations, and CEO Action record.

What is the Five Guys woke score?

Five Guys has a woke score of 0 out of 100, categorized as Not Woke. This score is based on analysis of ESG initiatives, DEI programs, PRIDE sponsorships, HRC Corporate Equality Index rating, political contributions, and CEO Action for Diversity participation.

How does BuyWokeFree rate Five Guys?

BuyWokeFree rates Five Guys across six research dimensions: ESG initiatives, DEI programs, PRIDE sponsorships, HRC Corporate Equality Index rating, political contributions to left-leaning causes, and CEO Action for Diversity participation. The Five Guys overall woke score is 0/100.

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About

Privately held, family-owned burger and fries chain founded in 1986 in Arlington, Virginia by the Murrell family, with roughly 1,700 locations. Known for a deliberately narrow menu and no-frills operations.