How much does a Preppy Pet franchise cost?
Opening a Preppy Pet franchise takes a total initial investment of $151,250 to $267,400, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $424,016 across 18 outlets.
Preppy Pet franchises Preppy Pet 2.5 and Original Preppy Pet franchises. Category: Pets.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Preppy Pet franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $151,250 to $267,400. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment, Supplies & Signage ($74,800 to $100,100), Additional Funds ($32,500 to $85,000), and Leasehold Improvements ($8,000 to $27,500).
The initial franchise fee is $19,900.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $19,900 | $19,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Travel & Living Expenses while Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $600 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $27,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Equipment, Supplies & Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $74,800 | $100,100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Start Up Promotion2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $13,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,250 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Security and Lease Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $8,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $32,500 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $151,250 | $267,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read off page 11 and is what the document prints.
Source Preppy Pet, 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 Preppy Pet franchisees actually report earning
Median
$424,016
Preppy Pet's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2022, 2023, and 2024 calendar years. Basis: franchises in the system.
Sample size: 18 outlets. The FDD also reports average of $426,879. 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
- One franchisee, who is experiencing health issues, did not report complete sales for the year.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Preppy Pet outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Preppy Pet, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 25, 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 Preppy Pet outlets there are, and how many closed
Preppy Pet ended 2024 with 19 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. No franchised outlets opened or left the system that year.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Preppy Pet opened 0 franchised outlets and no outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started.
On average, about 0.0% of franchised outlets left the system each year: none left in these three years.
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 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 28 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 28 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 28 |
Source Preppy Pet, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 28, 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 Preppy Pet 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 Preppy Pet's estimated range is $209,325. It costs more to open than 57% of Pets franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 0.0% for Preppy Pet. That is lower than 100% of the 8 Pets franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Preppy Pet's franchised system grew 0.0%. The typical Pets franchise here grew 27%.
- Earnings disclosure. 8 of the 8 Pets franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Preppy Pet 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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