Quick answer
The Midas Item 7 total initial investment is $385,450 to $940,050, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $35k. That total excludes real estate (excludes land ($615k to $1.25m) and construction ($1.25m to $2.05m)), so land and building costs come on top.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Midas 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
New 8-bay $385,450 to $940,050; convert $143,400 to $941,050; co-brand add-on to $1,365,750 (fee $35k). Excludes land ($615k to $1.25M) and construction ($1.25M to $2.05M): the headline understates true cost.
Where Midas sits in Automotive
Within the Automotive category (6 format rows in this benchmark, $196,000 to $2,053,642, median midpoint $687,804), the $385,450 to $940,050 range for Midas sits below the category's median midpoint. 100% of Automotive 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 Midas agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Midas 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 Midas filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Midas franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Midas Item 7 total initial investment is $385,450 to $940,050, with an initial franchise fee of $35k. That total excludes real estate (excludes land ($615k to $1.25m) and construction ($1.25m to $2.05m)), so land and building costs come on top. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Midas franchise cost include real estate?
That total excludes real estate (excludes land ($615k to $1.25m) and construction ($1.25m to $2.05m)), so land and building costs come on top.
What is the Midas franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Midas is $35k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $385,450 to $940,050 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.