Supercuts Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Supercuts franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Supercuts discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross sales only (avg $322K, median $297K) for 1,661 salons split into top/mid/bottom thirds. No costs, expenses, or profit data provided. Excludes 40 non-reporting outlets. No owner income disclosed.
What a Supercuts franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $39,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 11% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $185,930 – $323,460 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 4% year-one then 6% permanently; 5% ad fee on service revenue only; anniversary renewal fee additional.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Supercuts system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 1,701 |
| Ceased operations | 137 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 55 |
| Closure rate | 8.1% of outlets |
137 franchised outlets ceased operations in FY2025 alone; system shrunk 234 net franchised units that year.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Supercuts worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 11% of sales | steeper than 89% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $185,930 | cheaper than most (median $347,050) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 8.1% of outlets | worse than 91% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 11 | more litigious than 98% of peers |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Supercuts
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross sales only (avg $322K, median $297K) for 1,661 salons split into top/mid/b… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Supercuts franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Supercuts franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $185,930–$323,460, including a $39,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Supercuts franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross sales only (avg $322K, median $297K) for 1,661 salons split into top/mid/bottom thirds. No costs, expenses, or profit data provided. Excludes 40 non-reporting outlets. No owner income disclosed. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Supercuts franchise fees?
- Supercuts's FDD discloses a $39,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 11% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 4% year-one then 6% permanently; 5% ad fee on service revenue only; anniversary renewal fee additional.
- What is the Supercuts franchise profit margin?
- Supercuts does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross sales only (avg $322K, median $297K) for 1,661 salons split into top/mid/bottom thirds. No costs, expenses, or profit data provided. Excludes 40 non-reporting outlets. No owner income disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 11% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Supercuts franchise failure rate?
- 137 franchised outlets ceased operations in FY2025 alone; system shrunk 234 net franchised units that year.
- How many Supercuts locations are there?
- Supercuts's FDD reports 1,701 total outlets, with 137 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 55 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Supercuts have complaints or lawsuits?
- Supercuts discloses 11 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Supercuts franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Supercuts scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 11% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 11 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35367-202602-04 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Supercuts or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.