How much does it cost to open a franchise with Little Caesars?

The franchisor's Item 7 table puts the total initial investment to open a franchise with Little Caesars at $376,500 to $1,769,200, according to their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

What is the royalty rate for Little Caesars franchise?

Little Caesars charges a 6.0% royalty fee (percentage of gross sales), as disclosed in their FDD, Item 6.

What is the Murk Score for Little Caesars?

Little Caesars has a Murk Score of 28/100 (MODERATE, our band for scores 2 to 39). The Murk Score measures FDD transparency across 32 binary checks covering disclosure completeness, system trajectory, franchisor solvency, internal consistency, and litigation. A lower score indicates greater transparency.

How many Little Caesars franchise locations are there?

Little Caesars has 4,374 outlets in total, franchised and company-owned, with a net change of +93 in the last reported year, according to Item 20 of their FDD.

Does Little Caesars have any franchise litigation?

According to Item 3 of their FDD: Litigation detected: 1 pending case, 10 concluded, class action.

[ KEY FINDING ]COVER PAGECHANGED SINCE THE 2025 FDD

What changed in Little Caesars' 2026 FDD compared with its 2025 FDD?

Low end of the total initial investment

$446,500 → $376,50016% lower

From the 2026 FDD (issued March 27, 2026), compared with the 2025 FDD.

Little Caesars' 2025 FDD puts the low end of the total initial investment at $446,500 (the cover page, p.2); its 2026 FDD puts it at $376,500 (the cover page, p.2).

WHAT THIS MEANSItem 7 estimates the cost to open, line by line. Ask the franchisor which lines changed and why.

Cites: 2025 FDD p.2 · 2026 FDD p.2

[ VERIFIED // FDD 2026 ]

Little Caesars

Report based on the 2026 FDD, issued March 27, 2026.

For Little Caesars, the 2026 FDD estimates a total initial investment of $376,500 to $1,769,200 (Item 7).

Verified: Sep 30, 2026

3 RED FLAGS DETECTED

0/100

MURK SCORE

FRANCHISE SONAR MURK SCORE: MODERATE(our band for scores 2 to 39)

Does Little Caesars Have Franchise Litigation?

Litigation detected: 1 pending case, 10 concluded, class action.

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How Much Does a Little Caesars Franchise Cost?

Royalty Rate	Initial Investment	Total Units	Net Growth (1Y)
6.0% percentage of gross sales	$377K to $1.8M	4,374	+93

Royalty Rate

Initial Investment

Total Units

Net Growth (1Y)

6.0%

percentage of gross sales

$377K to $1.8M

4,374

+93

Source: FDD Items 6, 7, 20

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