Sport Clips franchise unit economics
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Sport Clips franchise at a glance
Sport Clips’ Item 19 reports 2025 gross sales by sales band, with the average and median, for 1,645 mature franchised stores, and costs and operating profit by sales level for 73 company-owned stores.
Sport Clips mature franchised stores averaged $419,485 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $416,189, according to Item 19 of Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 1,645 in that group are 97%* of Sport Clips’ 1,702 franchised stores. Fees paid to Sport Clips come to about 13.74%* of sales.
- A Sport Clips franchise costs $236,800 to $580,500 to open, according to the Item 7 table in the brand’s 2026 FDD.
- Sport Clips charges a $30,000 initial franchise fee for a single store and $69,500 for a three-store development agreement.
- Sport Clips charges a royalty of 6% of net sales and an advertising fund contribution of 5% of net sales, capped at $650 a week under current policy.
- On Averan’s reading, the franchisor’s weekly charges come to about 13.7%* of sales at the average mature franchised store.
- Sport Clips reported 1,702 franchised and 86 company-owned stores at December 31, 2025.
- Sport Clips company-owned stores reported average operating profit of 26% of net sales in 2025, before royalties and training fees.
These figures come from Sport Clips's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, as the brand reported them, and were read by Averan Advisors. The 13.7% fee share is an Averan calculation: royalty, advertising fund, training, stylist recruitment, technology and relief fund charges at $419,485 of annual sales, with the current weekly caps applied.
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Talk to Averan → Averan Sport Clips Conversion Package →- The average and the median are $3,296* apart. Mature franchised stores averaged $419,485 of gross sales in 2025 and the median store sold $416,189. The FDD states that 726 of the 1,645 stores sold more than the average.
- 52% of mature franchised stores sold more than $400,000 in 2025. The FDD’s cumulative column puts 27% above $500,000 and 11% above $600,000. At the other end, 198 stores, or 10%, sold less than $250,000.
- The franchisor’s weekly charges come to about $57,618* a year at the average store, 13.7%* of sales. That is a 6% royalty, a 5% advertising fund contribution and smaller training, stylist recruitment, technology and relief fund charges. Current policy caps several of these each week, and the FDD says the franchisor can change those caps.
- Company-owned stores reported 26% operating profit before royalties and training fees. 73 company-owned stores averaged $528,535 of net sales and $139,920 of operating profit. Payroll was 46% of sales and occupancy 14%. A 6% royalty on that average would be $31,712*, which the expense report does not deduct.
- Franchised stores went from 1,781 to 1,702 between the start of 2023 and the end of 2025. 69* franchised stores opened over the three years, while 124* ceased operations for other reasons and 18 were not renewed. 54 franchise agreements were signed for stores not yet open at December 31, 2025.
Sales
How much does a Sport Clips franchise make?
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Stores included | 1,645 |
| Average gross sales | $419,485 |
| Median gross sales | $416,189 |
| Stores above the average | 726 |
| Stores selling more than $400,000 | 52% |
| Stores selling less than $250,000 | 198 (10%) |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 19, Statement of Gross Sales (page 53). Stores with more than 2 years in operation that were operating at December 31, 2024. Company-owned stores are excluded. Figures are unaudited.
The average mature franchised Sport Clips store reported $419,485 of gross sales in 2025, and the median store reported $416,189. The group is 1,645 franchised stores that had been open more than 2 years and were operating at December 31, 2024. The FDD notes the figures are unaudited.
Item 19 publishes gross sales for franchised stores and no franchised profit figure. The cost and operating profit figures in the FDD come from the franchisor’s own stores, set out in the next section. At the average franchised store, the franchisor’s weekly charges come to about 13.7%* of sales before rent, wages and supplies.
Revenue is not income. Wages, rent, product, advertising and the franchise fees all come out of gross sales before an owner is paid.
Store costs
Company-owned store costs by sales level, 2025
| Line | Under $400,000 | $400,001–$500,000 | $500,001–$600,000 | Over $600,000 | All 73 stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stores | 22 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 73 |
| Net sales | $351,468 | $471,676 | $537,090 | $748,679 | $528,535 |
| Variable costs | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Payroll | 51% | 45% | 45% | 44% | 46% |
| Occupancy | 23% | 16% | 14% | 10% | 14% |
| Advertising | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
| Miscellaneous | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Operating profit | $39,535 (11%) | $111,796 (25%) | $148,071 (28%) | $252,646 (34%) | $139,920 (26%) |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 19, Expense Report for Company-Owned Stores (page 54). Percentages are of net sales. Operating profit does not include royalties or weekly training fees. Excludes 6 non-mature, 2 temporarily closed and 5 New York company-owned stores. Unaudited.
73 company-owned Sport Clips stores averaged $528,535 of net sales and $139,920 of operating profit in 2025, 26% of sales. These are the franchisor’s own stores in Central Texas, Southern Nevada, Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it does not sell franchises. Their average sales are higher than the $419,485 franchised average.
The expense report does not deduct royalties or weekly training fees. A franchised store pays a 6% royalty, which would be $31,712* on the company-store average of $528,535, plus the training fee. Advertising at 5% of sales is included.
Payroll is the largest cost line, at 44% to 51% of sales across the four sales levels. Occupancy runs from 23% of sales in stores under $400,000 to 10% in stores over $600,000, while the dollar amount stays between $71,546 and $79,083 a year.
The FDD also prints a median version of this table. On that basis the median company-owned store had $473,197 of net sales and $126,281 of operating profit, 27% of sales (page 55).
Sales bands
Gross sales by band, 2025
| Gross sales | Stores | Share of stores / cumulative share at this level or higher |
|---|---|---|
| Over $1,000,000 | 5 | <1% / 1% |
| $800,001–$1,000,000 | 32 | 2% / 2% |
| $600,001–$800,000 | 168 | 9% / 11% |
| $500,001–$600,000 | 270 | 15% / 27% |
| $400,001–$500,000 | 439 | 26% / 52% |
| $300,001–$400,000 | 456 | 28% / 80% |
| $250,001–$300,000 | 177 | 10% / 89% |
| Less than $250,000 | 198 | 10% / 100% |
| Total (as printed) | 1,645 | 100% |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 19, Statement of Gross Sales (page 53). The band counts as printed add up to 1,745*, while the printed total is 1,645. Averan reproduces the table as printed.
Sport Clips reports its mature franchised stores in eight gross sales bands, from under $250,000 to over $1,000,000. The two largest bands are $300,001 to $400,000, with 456 stores, and $400,001 to $500,000, with 439 stores.
205* stores sold more than $600,000 and 198 sold less than $250,000. The FDD’s cumulative column puts 11% of stores above $600,000 and 52% above $400,000.
The printed band counts do not add up to the printed total. The eight bands sum to 1,745* stores against a stated total of 1,645, and the text’s count of stores below the average (991) plus those above it (726) is 1,717*. A buyer can ask the franchisor which figures are correct before relying on the band shares.
Brand charges
Brand charges
| Charge | Amount in the FDD | A year at the average store (Averan) |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | 6% of net sales, weekly | $25,169* |
| Advertising fund | Greater of $300 a week or 5% of net sales; current policy 5% capped at $650 a week | $20,974* |
| Training fee | $25 a week plus the greater of $60 or 1% of net sales; percentage part capped at $130 a week by current policy | $5,495* |
| Stylist recruitment fee | 1% of net sales; current policy cap $35 a week | $1,820* |
| Technology fee | 1% of net sales; current policy cap $70 a week | $3,640* |
| Relief fund contribution | $10 a week | $520* |
| POS software maintenance | $165 a month, to a third-party vendor | $1,980* |
| Accounting software maintenance | Not to exceed $75 a month | Up to $900* |
| IT security firewall | $33 to $65 a month, to a third-party vendor | $396–$780* |
| Local advertising co-op | Up to $300 a week if a co-op is formed; none active | Not included |
| Local stylist recruiting co-op | Greater of $100 a week or 1% of net sales if formed; none active | Not included |
| Franchisor weekly charges (royalty to relief fund) | $57,618 (13.7% of sales)* |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 6 and Notes 2 to 8 (pages 19 to 23). Averan applies each weekly cap to average weekly sales of $8,067* ($419,485 / 52). Stores with uneven weekly sales would pay slightly different amounts. The total excludes the software, firewall and co-op charges.
Sport Clips charges a 6% royalty and a 5% advertising fund contribution on net sales, paid weekly. Under current policy the advertising contribution is capped at $650 a week, which is $33,800* a year. At the average store, 5% is $403* a week, below that cap.
Three further charges of 1% of net sales are capped each week by current policy. The training fee’s percentage part is capped at $130 a week, stylist recruitment at $35 and technology at $70. The FDD states the franchisor can change these caps and reviews them each December; the franchise agreement itself allows the full percentages.
On Averan’s reading, the franchisor’s weekly charges come to about $57,618* a year at the average store, 13.7%* of $419,485. Software maintenance of $165 a month and a firewall service of $33 to $65 a month are paid to third parties on top.
Cost to open
Cost to open
| Item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | $69,500 |
| Leasehold improvements | $108,000 | $290,000 |
| Fixtures and equipment, including computer equipment | $20,000 | $55,000 |
| Grand opening advertising | $30,000 | $30,000 |
| Additional funds, 3 months | $22,500 | $60,000 |
| Signage | $3,800 | $13,000 |
| Miscellaneous opening costs | $0 | $15,000 |
| Permits and licenses | $3,000 | $10,000 |
| Opening inventory | $4,000 | $8,000 |
| Professional fees | $3,000 | $8,000 |
| Lease deposit | $0 | $6,000 |
| Supplemental services fee | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| Insurance | $700 | $3,500 |
| Travel and living during training | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Total (as printed) | $236,800 | $580,500 |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 7 (pages 25 and 26). The high franchise fee of $69,500 covers a three-store development agreement. The total excludes real estate costs, royalties and marketing fund contributions. The cover page states the low total as $226,800.
A Sport Clips store costs $236,800 to $580,500 to open, according to the Item 7 table. The FDD states the median investment to open one store in the previous calendar year was $399,757.
Leasehold improvements are the largest line, at $108,000 to $290,000. The FDD bases this on stores of 1,000 to 1,500 square feet opened in the previous year, after a typical landlord allowance.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000 for a single store and $69,500 for a three-store development agreement. The FDD says single-store agreements are awarded in specified circumstances, such as to an approved Sport Clips store manager or a qualifying veteran. Veterans receive a 20% reduction on initial franchise fees.
Franchisees typically open their first store 6 to 12 months after signing the franchise agreement. The protected territory is the lesser of a 1-mile radius or a radius covering 25,000 people, for the initial 5-year term.
Locations
Locations, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Not renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,781 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1,785 |
| 2024 | 1,785 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 1,732 |
| 2025 | 1,732 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 26 | 1,702 |
| 2023–2025 | 1,781 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 124 | 1,702 |
Source: Sport Clips 2026 FDD, Item 20, Tables 1, 3, 4 and 5 (pages 57, 65, 66 and 68). Three-year totals are Averan sums. The FDD notes 22 of the 2024 closures were stores that did not reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic. Company-owned stores went from 74 to 86 over the same period.
Sport Clips had 1,702 franchised stores and 86 company-owned stores at December 31, 2025. The system total went from 1,855 at the start of 2023 to 1,788 at the end of 2025.
69* franchised stores opened over the three years and 124* ceased operations for other reasons. 18 were not renewed in 2025 and the franchisor reacquired 5 in 2024. No franchised store was terminated in the three years.
272* franchised stores changed hands between franchisees and new owners over the three years, including 51 in 2025. At December 31, 2025, 54 franchise agreements had been signed for stores not yet open, and the franchisor projected 37 new franchised and 6 new company-owned stores in the next fiscal year.
Questions we get asked
Questions owners ask
How much does a Sport Clips franchise make?
Sport Clips mature franchised stores averaged $419,485 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $416,189, according to Item 19 of Sport Clips’ 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 1,645 in that group are 97%* of Sport Clips’ 1,702 franchised stores. Fees paid to Sport Clips come to about 13.74%* of sales.
How much does it cost to open a Sport Clips franchise?
The 2026 FDD estimates $236,800 to $580,500 for one store, including the initial franchise fee. The largest line is leasehold improvements at $108,000 to $290,000. The FDD states the median investment to open one store in the previous year was $399,757.
What fees does a Sport Clips franchisee pay?
A 6% royalty and a 5% advertising fund contribution on net sales, weekly, plus training, stylist recruitment and technology fees of 1% of net sales each, capped weekly under current policy. The initial franchise fee is $30,000 for a single store or $69,500 for three stores. On Averan’s reading the weekly charges come to about 13.7%* of sales at the average store.
What is the average revenue of a Sport Clips store?
1,645 mature franchised stores averaged $419,485 of gross sales in 2025, with a median of $416,189. These are stores open more than 2 years and operating at December 31, 2024. The figures are unaudited.
Does the Sport Clips FDD show profit?
Not for franchised stores. It shows costs and operating profit for 73 company-owned stores, which averaged $528,535 of net sales and 26% operating profit in 2025. That operating profit is before royalties and weekly training fees.
How many Sport Clips locations are there?
Item 20 reports 1,702 franchised and 86 company-owned stores at December 31, 2025, 1,788 in total. Franchised stores numbered 1,781 at the start of 2023.
How long does it take to open a Sport Clips store?
The FDD says franchisees typically open their first store 6 to 12 months after signing the franchise agreement. Site selection, lease negotiation, permits and construction affect the timing.
Questions worth putting to Sport Clips
These are questions the filing leaves open. An owner or a buyer can put them to the franchisor directly.
- Is the revenue in Item 19 gross sales or collected revenue, and how many locations sit below the average?
- Which factors does Sport Clips see in its highest-selling locations, such as territory, years open and staffing?
- How long does a new location take to reach the average you publish, and what does the build-up look like month by month?
- At what level of sales do the minimum charges stop applying and the percentage take over?
- How many Sport Clips locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
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Where these figures come from
Every figure here comes from Sport Clips, Inc.’s 2026 FDD and is unaudited by us. We are unaffiliated with the brand. Calculations of our own are labeled where they appear. The figures describe past performance at other businesses and are not a projection of yours. This page is an educational summary. It is not an offer to sell a franchise, and it is not financial, legal or tax advice. Sport Clips is a trademark of its owner. How Averan reads a Franchise Disclosure Document.
These figures come from the brand's disclosure. They are not a forecast, an offer to sell a franchise or advice. Source: Sport Clips, Inc., 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 1 April 2026.