Domino's Franchise Cost (2026)

What stands out about Domino's

The disclosed sales figure is a weekly average for traditional Stores, while the startup estimate covers a traditional Store's opening costs. Item 19 does not print an annual average for that same group, so the weekly amount cannot be inserted into an annual fee calculation without adding an assumption. The sales group also excludes nontraditional locations and Stores that were not open and operational for the full year. Its figures describe reported Royalty Sales before the other costs of running a Store.

Leasehold improvements and equipment make up much more of the traditional Store opening estimate than the Initial Fee. Item 7 gives a separate lower opening range for nontraditional Stores, whose premises and equipment can differ. The Initial Fee itself may be reduced or waived under an incentive program, but that does not remove rent, build-out, equipment, inventory, and insurance from the investment table. A conditional development reservation fee is described outside the ordinary opening-cost lines.

The outlet tables separate traditional and nontraditional franchises, so the counts here add the FDD's two format totals for each movement. The reported franchise transfers are changes between owners, not necessarily Stores that stopped operating. Item 20 also records franchisor reacquisitions separately from Store closures. A reader comparing outlet counts with Item 19 should account for the latter's traditional-only, full-year sales sample and for the separate company-owned outlet table.

What are the initial franchise fees and financial requirements for Domino's?

Item 5 lists an initial franchise fee of $0 – $10,000 for Domino's. Check the cited Item 5 for payment timing, discounts and format-specific terms.

The Initial Fee for a constructed or refranchised Store is up to $10,000 and may be reduced or waived under incentive programs. A transfer of an existing Store has a separate $1,500 fee. A conditional $25,000 reservation fee may apply under a Development Agreement; it is not an ordinary initial franchise fee.

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 21.

This record lists no minimum net worth or liquid-capital requirement for Domino's, because no sourced figure has been recorded. Ask the franchisor for its current financial qualifications in writing.

How much does it cost to open a Domino's franchise? (Item 7)

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 30.

Item 7 of Domino's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document estimates the total cost to open one traditional domino's pizza store at $231,450 – $743,500. This total includes the initial franchise fee.

Other formats

For comparison, the median high-end investment among 25 restaurants & food records without a source-review hold is $1,297,100.

The traditional Store table is on PDF page 30 and the separate nontraditional Store table is on page 31. Both printed totals reconcile with their expense lines. The initial fee can be zero under incentive programs; the investment estimates do not include a separate conditional Development Agreement reservation fee.

What ongoing royalties and fees does Domino's charge? (Item 6)

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 22.

Item 6 of Domino's 2026 FDD lists the charges below. Recurring charges and charges triggered by a transfer, renewal or other event have different conditions. Read each fee’s basis and notes before comparing rates.

How to read an Item 6 fee table.

Domino's startup investment and modeled fees over 10 years

Item 19 provides weekly Store sales, not an annual sales amount. The disclosure does not support this site's annual dollar fee illustration. Conditional local advertising and transaction charges also depend on the Store's arrangements and transaction volume. See the fee amounts and definitions in Item 6 above. Open the calculator with your own assumptions.

Item 20: Domino's franchised outlet history

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 78.

Item 20 Table 3 reports 6,974 franchised outlets at the end of 2025. The company-owned table reports a further 262 outlets. Our calculated average annual franchised exit rate is 0.2% across the 3 reported years, using the definition below.

Franchised units went from 6,458 to 6,974 over 3 years (+516).

Reported exits include terminations, non-renewals, franchisor reacquisitions and other cessations. A reacquired outlet may continue operating. How we calculate the exit rate. How to read the Item 20 outlet tables. Compare Domino's exit rate with other brands.

491 units changed owners in 2025.

The FDD splits Table 3 by format. These all-format franchised rows add the printed Traditional totals on PDF page 78 to the printed Non-Traditional totals on page 80, column by column. The nontraditional format has 20, 21, and 25 Stores at the start of 2023, 2024, and 2025, one, four, and one openings, no exits, and 21, 25, and 26 Stores at year end. Company-owned endings are the separate Table 4 totals on page 86. Transfers add Traditional Table 2 totals on page 73 to Non-Traditional Table 2 totals on page 73; the latter has one transfer in 2025. These combined counts are arithmetic from disclosed format totals, not a separate combined table printed by the franchisor. Item 19 has a narrower Traditional and full-year sample.

How much do Domino's franchise owners make? (Item 19)

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 65.

Item 19 of the 2026 FDD reports average Weekly Unit Sales, Traditional Franchised Stores of $27,267 (2025 weekly average, 6,655 traditional franchised Stores open and operational for the full twelve-month period at year end 2025). Domino's Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees such as the royalty (5.5% of weekly Royalty Sales) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.

See every Domino's Item 19 figure, with its period and sample.

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How to interpret Domino's Item 19 figures and sample limits.

How long is the Domino's franchise agreement term?

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 17, PDF p. 58.

The standard Domino's franchise agreement runs 10 years, with renewal terms of 10 years.

Item 17 gives both Standard and Non-Traditional Store Franchise Agreements a ten-year initial term and a conditional ten-year renewal on the then-current form.

How long does it take to open a Domino's franchise? (Item 11)

Source: Domino's 2026 FDD, Item 11, PDF p. 49.

Item 11 of the 2026 FDD states the time from submitting an application to opening: 1 to 6 months. The agreement requires you to open within 6 months after signing the Franchise Agreement unless the franchisor agrees otherwise.

The estimate depends on the location and condition of the site.

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