How much does it cost to open a franchise with Supercuts?

The franchisor's Item 7 table puts the total initial investment to open a franchise with Supercuts at $185,930 to $323,460, according to their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

What is the royalty rate for Supercuts franchise?

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

What is the Murk Score for Supercuts?

Supercuts has a Murk Score of 75/100 (OPAQUE, our band for scores 65 to 100). 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 Supercuts franchise locations are there?

Supercuts has 1,798 outlets in total, franchised and company-owned, with a net change of -140 in the last reported year, according to Item 20 of their FDD.

Does Supercuts have any franchise litigation?

According to Item 3 of their FDD: Litigation detected: 1 pending case, 15 concluded, class action.

[ FROM THE FDD ]

Supercuts' Item 20 shows a net decrease of 140 in its total unit count, franchised and company-owned, over the last reported year. Item 20 breaks the changes down by terminations, non-renewals, reacquisitions, ceased operations and transfers.

Source: FDD Item 20

[ VERIFIED // FDD 2025 ]

Supercuts

Report based on the 2025 FDD, issued October 17, 2025.2025 FDD · not the current year

For Supercuts, the 2025 FDD estimates a total initial investment of $185,930 to $323,460 (Item 7).

Verified: Sep 29, 2026

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0/100

MURK SCORE

FRANCHISE SONAR MURK SCORE: OPAQUE(our band for scores 65 to 100)

Does Supercuts Have Franchise Litigation?

Litigation detected: 1 pending case, 15 concluded, class action.

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How Much Does a Supercuts Franchise Cost?

Royalty Rate	Initial Investment	Total Units	Net Growth (1Y)
6.0% percentage of net sales	$186K to $323K	1,798	-140

Royalty Rate

Initial Investment

Total Units

Net Growth (1Y)

6.0%

percentage of net sales

$186K to $323K

1,798

-140

Source: FDD Items 6, 7, 20

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What Does Supercuts' Item 19 Disclose About Earnings?

Item 19 average for the group the FDD reports	Number in the group	Median for the group
$0,000,000	000	Unlock to see

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Item 19 figures, each with the group it covers and its FDD page

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