Quick answer
The Kumon Item 7 total initial investment is $101,630 to $233,780, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $2k. The total reflects leased learning center rather than a real-estate purchase.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Kumon 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
Lowest-cost franchise fee in the set ($2,000), education tutoring center.
Where Kumon sits in Education
Within the Education category (5 format rows in this benchmark, $101,630 to $7,960,300, median midpoint $220,000), the $101,630 to $233,780 range for Kumon sits below the category's median midpoint. 0% of Education formats in this benchmark exclude real estate from the headline total, so always check the real-estate column before comparing two brands in this category.
Verify this before you sign a Kumon agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Kumon document, an Inkvex review reads the real filing and tells you what the numbers mean before you sign: a risk score from 1 to 10, the exact Item 7 clauses quoted, the real-estate-exclusion and working-capital traps flagged, and an attorney-handoff summary.
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Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Kumon filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Kumon franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Kumon Item 7 total initial investment is $101,630 to $233,780, with an initial franchise fee of $2k. The total reflects leased learning center rather than a real-estate purchase. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Kumon franchise cost include real estate?
The total reflects leased learning center rather than a real-estate purchase.
What is the Kumon franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Kumon is $2k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $101,630 to $233,780 total initial investment figure, which covers build-out, equipment, and other opening costs.
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This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a first pass for your attorney or franchise counsel, not a substitute for one. Item 7 is a franchisor estimate, and every figure here is as-disclosed in the filed FDD as of its listed year. Verify any number against the current FDD before you rely on it.