How much does a Pet Wants franchise cost?
Opening a Pet Wants franchise takes a total initial investment of $137,850 to $219,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenues of $436,723 across 38 outlets.
Pet Wants franchises Pet Wants Store franchises. Category: Pets.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Pet Wants franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $137,850 to $219,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Furniture, fixtures, and equipment ($32,000 to $50,000), Initial inventory ($15,000 to $25,000), and Additional funds-- 3 months ($10,000 to $20,000). Together they make up about 43% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $48,500, about 35% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $48,500 | $48,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Real estate2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,200 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Leasehold improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $5,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Furniture, fixtures, and equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $32,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,800 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $15,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Retail E-commerce and Website system2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel and living expenses while training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,250 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial telephone, bank and other deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Pre-opening promotion2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $100 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Vehicle Wrap2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,500 | $4,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Retail E-commerce and Website system setup2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Limited liability entity2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional funds-- 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $10,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $137,850 | $219,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
Source Pet Wants, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Pet Wants franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenues
$436,723
Pet Wants' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Year Ending 12/31/24. Basis: Cumulative Store Franchises.
Sample size: 38 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenues of $438,585. 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
- Only data from Stores that were open for the entire year and that reported gross revenue for the entire year are included in the table.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Pet Wants outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Pet Wants, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 34, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Pet Wants outlets there are, and how many closed
Pet Wants ended 2024 with 159 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 24 franchised outlets opened and 11 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Pet Wants opened 63 franchised outlets and 42 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 21, from 138 to 159 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 31 were bought back by the franchisor and 11 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 10.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 146 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 159 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
| 2023 | 138 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 146 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
| 2022 | 138 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 138 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
Source Pet Wants, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Pet Wants compares with other Pets franchises
Measured against the 8 Pets franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Pet Wants' estimated range is $178,425. It costs less to open than 57% of Pets franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 10.0% for Pet Wants. That is higher than 100% of the 8 Pets franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Pet Wants' franchised system grew 15%. The typical Pets franchise here grew 27%.
- Earnings disclosure. 8 of the 8 Pets franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Pet Wants 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 Pets franchise side by side.
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