How much does a Cost Cutters Family Hair Care franchise cost?
Opening a Cost Cutters Family Hair Care franchise takes a total initial investment of $180,990 to $342,340, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median sales of $260,529 across 323 outlets.
Cost Cutters franchises Cost Cutters Salons. Category: Beauty.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Cost Cutters Family Hair Care franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $180,990 to $342,340. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($60,000 to $120,000), Furniture, Equipment and Supplies ($25,000 to $50,000), and Additional Funds – 3-6 Months ($15,000 to $45,000). Together they make up about 63% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $39,500, about 22% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $39,500 | $39,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Leasehold Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $60,000 | $120,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Furniture, Equipment and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $25,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Construction Management Services Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $5,500 | $7,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Construction and Design Plan Review2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $500 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Post Build Review2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Computer Software (Point of Sale System)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 | $2,040 | $2,040 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21 |
| Computer Hardware/ | $400 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Opening Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Travel and Living Expenses during Orientation Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $2,050 | $4,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| First and Last Month’s Rent and Security Deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $7,500 | $28,800 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Signs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $6,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $6,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Additional Funds – 3-6 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $15,000 | $45,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21-22 | $180,990 | $342,340 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21-22 |
Source Cost Cutters Family Hair Care, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 21-22, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Cost Cutters Family Hair Care franchisees actually report earning
Median Sales
$260,529
Cost Cutters Family Hair Care's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the Fiscal-Year Period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025). Basis: franchised Cost Cutters Salons that were open during that period and located throughout the United States with sales in all 12 months.
Sample size: 323 outlets. The FDD also reports average sales of $279,898. 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
- The data includes only those salons that reported sales in each month of the 12-month period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
- There were 6 franchised outlets that did not report sales in each month of and were not open during the 12-month period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Cost Cutters Family Hair Care outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Cost Cutters Family Hair Care, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 56-57, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Cost Cutters Family Hair Care outlets there are, and how many closed
Cost Cutters Family Hair Care ended 2025 with 329 franchised outlets and 76 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 134 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Cost Cutters Family Hair Care opened 2 franchised outlets and 277 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 275, from 604 to 329 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 41 were terminated, 12 were not renewed, 81 were bought back by the franchisor, and 143 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 17% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 6.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 463 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 81 | 0 | 329 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
| 2024 | 521 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 463 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
| 2023 | 604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 521 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62 |
Source Cost Cutters Family Hair Care, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 61-62, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Cost Cutters Family Hair Care compares with other Beauty franchises
Measured against the 48 Beauty franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Cost Cutters Family Hair Care's estimated range is $261,665. It costs less to open than 89% of Beauty franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 17% for Cost Cutters Family Hair Care. That is higher than 100% of the 36 Beauty franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Cost Cutters Family Hair Care's franchised system shrank 46%. The typical Beauty franchise here grew 13%.
- Earnings disclosure. 40 of the 48 Beauty franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Cost Cutters Family Hair Care 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 Beauty franchise side by side.
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