How much does a Play It Again Sports franchise cost?
Opening a Play It Again Sports franchise takes a total initial investment of $346,300 to $459,700, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports 2025 median gross sales of $1,014,764 across 287 outlets.
Play It Again Sports franchises stores. Category: Recreation.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Play It Again Sports franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $346,300 to $459,700. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are OPENING INVENTORY ($100,000 to $120,000), BUILD-OUT ($35,000 to $55,000), and FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES ($40,000 to $52,000). Together they make up about 49% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $25,000, about 7.2% 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 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $40,000 | $52,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| SIGNS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $11,000 | $16,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| SECURITY SYSTEM AND/ | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| POINT-OF-SALE (POS) SYSTEM2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $18,800 | $22,700 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $7,000 | $12,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| BUILD-OUT2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $35,000 | $55,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| DEPOSITS AND BUSINESS LICENSES2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $18,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| LETTER OF CREDIT2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| OPENING INVENTORY2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $100,000 | $120,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| MISCELLANEOUS PRE-OPENING EXPENSES2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $40,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| RENT – FIRST 3 MONTHS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| ADDITIONAL FUNDS - 3 MONTHS2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $40,000 | $50,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $346,300 | $459,700 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
Source Play It Again Sports, 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 Play It Again Sports franchisees actually report earning
2025 Median Gross Sales
$1,014,764
Play It Again Sports' 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the 12 month period ended December 27, 2025. Basis: 287 of the 287 franchised Play It Again Sports® Stores in the United States and Canada that commenced operations during the years 1988 through 2024 and were not transferred during 2025.
Sample size: 287 outlets. The FDD also reports 2025 average gross sales of $1,172,630. 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
- This financial performance representation does not include information for the 22 franchised Play It Again Sports® Stores that opened or transferred during the 12 month period ended December 27, 2025.
- No Stores closed during this same period after being open less than 12 months.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Play It Again Sports outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Play It Again Sports, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 39, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Play It Again Sports outlets there are, and how many closed
Play It Again Sports ended 2025 with 309 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 15 franchised outlets opened and 8 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Play It Again Sports opened 45 franchised outlets and 17 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 28, from 281 to 309 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 15 were terminated and 2 were not renewed.
On average, about 1.9% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 52.
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 | 302 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
| 2024 | 294 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
| 2023 | 281 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 47 |
Source Play It Again Sports, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 47, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Play It Again Sports compares with other Recreation franchises
Measured against the 21 Recreation franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Play It Again Sports' estimated range is $403,000. It costs less to open than 60% of Recreation franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.9% for Play It Again Sports. That is lower than 80% of the 11 Recreation franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Play It Again Sports' franchised system grew 10.0%. The typical Recreation franchise here grew 14%.
- Earnings disclosure. 13 of the 21 Recreation franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Play It Again Sports 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 Recreation franchise side by side.
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