Quick answer
The Sport Clips Item 7 total initial investment is $236,800 to $580,500, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $30k to $69.5k. That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Sport Clips 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
Excludes real estate. Item 7 table low $236,800 differs from summary low $226,800, see footnote.
Data quality note: Item 7 table total low is $236,800; the summary sentence states $226,800. Table value is used here and the variance is preserved, not corrected.
Where Sport Clips sits in Beauty
Within the Beauty category (4 format rows in this benchmark, $187,800 to $1,748,296, median midpoint $481,463), the $236,800 to $580,500 range for Sport Clips sits below the category's median midpoint. 50% of Beauty 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 Sport Clips agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Sport Clips 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.
Run a first-pass FDD review before counsel starts the full read.
See FDD ScanSport Clips franchise cost FAQ
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Sport Clips filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Sport Clips franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Sport Clips Item 7 total initial investment is $236,800 to $580,500, with an initial franchise fee of $30k to $69.5k. That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Sport Clips franchise cost include real estate?
That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top.
What is the Sport Clips franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Sport Clips is $30k to $69.5k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $236,800 to $580,500 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.