How much does a Cinnabon franchise cost?
Opening a Cinnabon franchise takes a total initial investment of $246,950 to $675,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median net sales of $634,597 across 189 outlets.
Cinnabon franchises Full Bakeries, Express Bakeries, Concession Bakeries, Auntie Anne’s Co-Branded Bakeries, and Carvel Co-Branded Bakeries. Category: Food & Beverage.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cinnabon franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $246,950 to $675,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Build Out Costs ($82,700 to $307,000), Equipment Package ($52,000 to $86,200), and Millwork ($20,000 to $40,000). Together they make up about 64% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,500, about 12% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $30,500 | $30,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Construction and Build Out Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $82,700 | $307,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Permitting2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $1,600 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Equipment Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $52,000 | $86,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Millwork2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $20,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Menu Board, Graphics and Interior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $2,000 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Exterior Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $3,700 | $26,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $10,500 | $32,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Smallwares2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $2,800 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Architect/ | $2,500 | $16,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Rent2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $4,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $3,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Legal and Accounting Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $1,250 | $6,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Misc. Opening Costs/ | $1,800 | $6,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Security Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 | $0 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 36 |
| Management Training Program Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Travel and Living Expenses during Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $3,600 | $5,700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| On-Site Training Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $0 | $6,100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Opening Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $5,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $15,000 | $33,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 | $246,950 | $675,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37 |
Source Cinnabon, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 37, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Cinnabon franchisees actually report earning
Median Net Sales
$634,597
Cinnabon's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Fiscal Year 2024. Basis: Certain Enclosed Mall Franchises, Convenience Franchises, and Auntie Anne’s Co-Branded Franchises that were eligible franchises in Fiscal Year 2024.
Sample size: 189 outlets. The FDD also reports average net sales of $681,687. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- This Item 19 does not include data related to (i) franchised Full Bakeries that are located in Traditional Locations or Non-Traditional Locations other than the Enclosed Mall Franchises, Convenience Franchises, and Auntie Anne’s Co-Branded Franchises represented in these Tables; (ii) Express Bakeries; (iii) Concession Bakeries; (iv) Co-Branded Franchises (other than the Auntie Anne’s Co-Branded Franchises represented in Table 3); (v) affiliate-owned Bakeries; and (v) Full Bakeries that were not eligible franchises in Fiscal Year 2024.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Cinnabon outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Cinnabon, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 91-93, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Cinnabon outlets there are, and how many closed
Cinnabon ended 2024 with 1,002 franchised outlets and 28 company-owned outlets. In that year 92 franchised outlets opened and 42 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Cinnabon opened 200 franchised outlets and 108 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 92, from 910 to 1,002 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 91 were terminated, 8 were not renewed, 6 were bought back by the franchisor, and 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 3.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 26.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 952 | 92 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1,002 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 101 |
| 2023 | 929 | 53 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 952 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 101 |
| 2022 | 910 | 55 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 929 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 101 |
Source Cinnabon, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 98-101, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Cinnabon compares with other Food & Beverage franchises
Measured against the 256 Food & Beverage franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Cinnabon's estimated range is $460,975. It costs less to open than 64% of Food & Beverage franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.9% for Cinnabon. That is lower than 63% of the 165 Food & Beverage franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cinnabon's franchised system grew 10%. The typical Food & Beverage franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 152 of the 256 Food & Beverage franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Cinnabon is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Food & Beverage franchise side by side.
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