How much does a Ziebart franchise cost?
Opening a Ziebart franchise takes a total initial investment of $450,100 to $924,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median for all ziebart stores of $1,014,711 across 82 outlets.
Ziebart franchises businesses offering automotive protection and appearance coatings, automotive detailing services and processes, automotive glass repair and replacement, car and truck accessories, window tint, windshield protection film, paint protection film, wraps, advertising wraps, electronics, and other automotive improvement services. Category: Automotive.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Ziebart franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $450,100 to $924,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements ($80,000 to $300,000), Equipment Package ($100,000 to $180,000), and Additional Funds (Initial Period) ($100,000 to $150,000). Together they make up about 68% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $45,000, about 10.0% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Exterior/ | $30,000 | $100,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Equipment Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $100,000 | $180,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Opening Inventory/ | $32,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $80,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Computer Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $2,000 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Utilities, Rent, and Deposits (first three months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $38,100 | $56,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $3,000 | $9,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $7,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Travel Expenses for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Miscellaneous Funds Shop Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $10,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Additional Funds (Initial Period)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $100,000 | $150,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 | $450,100 | $924,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22 |
Source Ziebart, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 22, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Ziebart franchisees actually report earning
Median for all Ziebart Stores
$1,014,711
Ziebart's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 Fiscal Year. Basis: 82 Ziebart Stores.
Sample size: 82 outlets. The FDD also reports average for all ziebart stores of $1,345,813. 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
- 1 Ziebart Store was excluded because it had not been open and operating for at least 2 full years as of the end of the 2024 Fiscal Year.
- 8 Ziebart Stores were excluded because they operated as limited service or product sales only stores and therefore do not use the prototypical business format and operating procedures for a Ziebart Store.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Ziebart outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Ziebart, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 65-67, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Ziebart outlets there are, and how many closed
Ziebart ended 2024 with 85 franchised outlets and 11 company-owned outlets. In that year 2 franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Ziebart opened 7 franchised outlets and 3 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 4, from 81 to 85 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 1.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 84.
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 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 71 |
| 2023 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 71 |
| 2022 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 71 |
Source Ziebart, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 71, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Ziebart 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 Ziebart's estimated range is $687,050. It costs more to open than 56% of Automotive franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 1.2% for Ziebart. That is lower than 96% of the 28 Automotive franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Ziebart's franchised system grew 4.9%. The typical Automotive franchise here grew 0.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 16 of the 35 Automotive franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Ziebart 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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