2026 FDD Item 19, p. 63 Checked Nov 2, 2026
Papa Murphy's Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Papa Murphy's reports franchise Store Average Net Sales of $687,539 (52 weeks ending September 24, 2025, All 947 domestic franchise-owned stores open the full 52 weeks; 384 exceeded the average). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Papa Murphy's franchise costs an estimated $450,330 – $693,450 to open (Item 7). See the full Papa Murphy's franchise cost breakdown.
Does Papa Murphy's Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Papa Murphy'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% of Net Sales) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Papa Murphy's discloses (Item 19)
Source: Papa Murphy's 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 63.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Store Average Net Sales | $687,539 | 52 weeks ending September 24, 2025 | All 947 domestic franchise-owned stores open the full 52 weeks; 384 exceeded the average (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
| Franchise Store Median Net Sales | $617,941 | 52 weeks ending September 24, 2025 | 947 domestic franchise-owned stores (Item 19, PDF p. 64) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 63-66) reports Net Sales for all domestic franchised stores open a full 52 weeks in each of the last three years, plus breakdowns by store group. In 2025 Net Sales ranged from $165,875 to $2,458,479; the top 10% averaged $1,377,369 and the bottom 10% $314,030. The table prints 10.5% as the share of 2025 stores exceeding the average, which does not match its own count of 384 of 947 stores, so this record uses the count.
How to interpret Papa Murphy's Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Item 6 requires local marketing and cooperative advertising of at least the greater of 5% of Net Sales or $2,000 per month, and some charges are per online transaction or per gift-card redemption. A single annual sales figure cannot show which months reach the minimum or the transaction mix, so this record does not produce an annual fee estimate or payback preset. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Papa Murphy's disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers all 947 domestic franchise-owned stores open the full 52 weeks; 384 exceeded the average. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
Full Papa Murphy's franchise cost breakdown · Payback calculator (enter your own assumptions)
Sources
Papa Murphy's International LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued March 27, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 27
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 28
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 36
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 63
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 73
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 60
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Document & verification changelog
- November 2, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- November 2, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued March 27, 2026).
- November 2, 2026: Independently checked against the March 27, 2026 Minnesota Clean FDD: cover, Items 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Item 6 now lists all 37 rows (the draft had 9) and suppresses the annual fee model because of the local marketing minimum and per-transaction fees. The franchise fee now shows the $25,000 first-store fee. Added the opening time and deadline, Item 19 scope and an Item 19 percentage misprint, and Item 20 notes; removed an unsupported founding year. Rewrote the analysis.