How much does a Pearle Vision franchise cost?
Opening a Pearle Vision franchise takes a total initial investment of $699,464 to $1,336,854, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports net total revenue of $1,213,000 across 161 EyeCare Centers.
Pearle Vision franchises EyeCare Centers. Category: Healthcare.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Pearle Vision franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $699,464 to $1,336,854. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction ($338,000 to $477,309), Equipment ($61,550 to $308,962), and Signage, Fixtures, Furniture and Décor ($93,700 to $152,000). Together they make up about 70% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $30,000, about 4.3% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fees - New Licensed Operator2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| A&E Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $22,850 | $22,850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Construction2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $338,000 | $477,309 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Signage, Fixtures, Furniture and Décor2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $93,700 | $152,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $61,550 | $308,962 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $33,000 | $105,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Point of Sale and Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $12,215 | $22,581 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Real Estate2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $14,553 | $21,289 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Security Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,300 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $13,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $62,296 | $136,863 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $699,464 | $1,336,854 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
Source Pearle Vision, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Pearle Vision franchisees actually report earning
Net Total Revenue
$1,213,000
Pearle Vision's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024. Basis: Full service operating model EyeCare Centers; the tables report OD Owner, Sublease and Employed EyeCare Centers separately.
Sample size: 161 EyeCare Centers. The FDD also reports net total revenue of $1,429,000. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest EyeCare Centers; the median is the middle EyeCare Center.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- No Company-Owned EyeCare Centers are included.
- EyeCare Centers not using the full service operating platform, with less than 1 year of operating results, without timely fourth quarter operating results, without four quarters of operating results submitted from Q4 2023 through Q2 2024, or located in Canada were not included.
This is a disclosure of what some existing EyeCare Centers reported, not a projection of what a new Pearle Vision EyeCare Center would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Pearle Vision, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 62, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Pearle Vision outlets there are, and how many closed
Pearle Vision ended 2024 with 441 franchised outlets and 59 company-owned outlets. In that year 8 franchised outlets opened and 12 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Pearle Vision opened 25 franchised outlets and 31 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 6, from 447 to 441 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 5 were terminated, 13 were not renewed, 1 was bought back by the franchisor, and 12 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 2.3% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 43.
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 | 445 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 441 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 76 |
| 2023 | 452 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 445 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 76 |
| 2022 | 447 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 452 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 76 |
Source Pearle Vision, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 76, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Pearle Vision compares with other Healthcare franchises
Measured against the 31 Healthcare franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Pearle Vision's estimated range is $1,018,159. It costs more to open than 97% of Healthcare franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.3% for Pearle Vision. That is lower than 82% of the 18 Healthcare franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Pearle Vision's franchised system shrank 1.3%. The typical Healthcare franchise here grew 100%.
- Earnings disclosure. 16 of the 31 Healthcare franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Pearle Vision 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 Healthcare franchise side by side.
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