How much does a Novus Glass franchise cost?
Opening a Novus Glass franchise takes a total initial investment of $90,000 to $284,690, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median reported gross sales of $300,112 across 30 outlets.
Novus franchises mobile repair and replacement and retail location repair and replacement businesses. Category: Automotive.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Novus Glass franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $90,000 to $284,690. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Vehicle ($3,800 to $50,000), Leasehold Improvements/ Redecoration ($2,500 to $40,000), and Additional Funds (3 Months) ($17,000 to $35,000). Together they make up about 44% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $10,500, about 12% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $10,500 | $10,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Initial Training Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $14,000 | $14,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Salaries and Expenses For 2 Persons to Attend Required Training2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $3,000 | $9,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| First Month’s Rent2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $1,000 | $4,200 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Leasehold Improvements/ | $2,500 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Exterior Building Signage2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Vehicle2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $3,800 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Vehicle Shipping or Delivery Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $1,800 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Equipment Packages2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $13,500 | $25,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Additional Tools and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $1,000 | $2,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Inventory and Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Software Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $3,000 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Calibration Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $11,990 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Franchise Identification Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $2,700 | $4,200 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Initial Marketing Start-up Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $7,000 | $7,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Initial Advertising Campaign Expenditures2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Insurance Premiums2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $6,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Security Deposits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $0 | $3,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Additional Funds (3 Months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $17,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 | $90,000 | $284,690 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20 |
Source Novus Glass, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 20, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Novus Glass franchisees actually report earning
Median Reported Gross Sales
$300,112
Novus Glass' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Basis: 30 Franchisees with 1 Mobile Repair and Replacement Franchise.
Sample size: 30 outlets. The FDD also reports average reported gross sales of $351,734. 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
- 3 franchises that had opened 1 mobile repair and replacement franchise before 2025 and permanently closed that franchise during 2025; 0 franchisees that opened a new mobile repair and replacement franchise during 2025 but did not operate the entire year; 1 franchisee that opened a mobile repair and replacement franchise before 2025 but did not operate the entire year; and 4 franchisees that operated a mobile repair and replacement franchise during the entire 12-month period ended December 31, 2025 but had not, as of March 19, 2026, provided complete Gross Sales figures for the entire 12-month period.
- 7 franchisees who operated 10 retail location repair and replacement franchises and a total of 12 mobile repair and replacement franchises during all of 2025; their mobile franchise information is combined with their retail franchise information and included in Tables 3 and 4.
- 11 franchisees who operated 14 “Repair Only” franchises in 2025.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Novus Glass outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Novus Glass, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 58-61, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Novus Glass outlets there are, and how many closed
Novus Glass ended 2025 with 123 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and 9 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Novus Glass opened 16 franchised outlets and 41 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 25, from 148 to 123 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 16 were terminated, 19 were not renewed, and 6 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 10% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 10.
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 | 128 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 66 |
| 2024 | 125 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 66 |
| 2023 | 148 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 66 |
Source Novus Glass, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 62-66, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Novus Glass compares with other Automotive franchises
Measured against the 35 Automotive franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Novus Glass' estimated range is $187,345. It costs less to open than 88% of Automotive franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 10% for Novus Glass. That is higher than 85% of the 28 Automotive franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Novus Glass' franchised system shrank 17%. The typical Automotive franchise here grew 0.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 16 of the 35 Automotive franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Novus Glass 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 Automotive franchise side by side.
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