How much does a Fantastic Sam's franchise cost?
Opening a Fantastic Sam's franchise takes a total initial investment of $162,500 to $453,000, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales of $300,755 across 311 outlets.
Fantastic Sams franchises family haircare salons that offer haircare services and haircare products for sale. Category: Beauty.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Fantastic Sam's franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $162,500 to $453,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements (including architectural fees) ($30,000 to $250,000), Salon Equipment ($30,000 to $50,000), and Additional Funds ($30,000 to $50,000). Together they make up about 77% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $35,000, 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. 11 | $35,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Travel and Living Expense for New Owner On-Boarding and Training for You and Your Employee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Leasehold Improvements (including architectural fees)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $30,000 | $250,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Rent2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,500 | $8,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Utility Deposit2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $500 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Initial Salon Supply Haircare Product Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Salon Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $30,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Other Equipment, Fixtures, and Furnishings2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,000 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| New Salon Exterior Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $7,500 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Grand Opening Marketing Plan/ | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $3,500 | $6,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $30,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $162,500 | $453,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
Source Fantastic Sam's, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Fantastic Sam's franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales
$300,755
Fantastic Sam's' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the calendar year ended December 31, 2025. Basis: 311 franchised Salons in the United States that were in operation for the entire calendar year and reported 12 months of Gross Sales data; the Salons include Salons franchised by us and franchised by a Subfranchisor.
Sample size: 311 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales of $325,419. 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
- 134 Salons that failed to report 12 months of Gross Sales were not included.
- 28 Salons that were transferred in 2025 were not included.
- 11 Salons that opened in 2025 were not included.
- 28 Salons that closed in 2025 were not included.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Fantastic Sam's outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Fantastic Sam's, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 35-36, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Fantastic Sam's outlets there are, and how many closed
Fantastic Sam's ended 2025 with 484 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 11 franchised outlets opened and 39 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Fantastic Sam's opened 25 franchised outlets and 155 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 130, from 614 to 484 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 47 were terminated, 39 were not renewed, and 69 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 9.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 11.
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 | 512 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 484 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2024 | 566 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 30 | 512 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
| 2023 | 614 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 566 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 43 |
Source Fantastic Sam's, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 39, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Fantastic Sam's 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 Fantastic Sam's' estimated range is $307,750. It costs less to open than 85% of Beauty franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 9.2% for Fantastic Sam's. That is higher than 91% of the 36 Beauty franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Fantastic Sam's' franchised system shrank 21%. The typical Beauty franchise here grew 13%.
- Earnings disclosure. 40 of the 48 Beauty franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Fantastic Sam's 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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