Domino's franchise cost in 2026: $231,450 to $743,500 for a traditional store ($107,450 non-traditional), a $0 to $10,000 fee, 5.5% royalty. See the data.
Quick answer A traditional Domino's store costs $231,450 to $743,500 to open under the 2026 FDD, and a non-traditional store costs $107,450 to $709,500. The initial fee runs $0 to $10,000, royalty is 5.5% and the ad fund is 4% of weekly sales. You must have worked at least 12 months as a Domino's store general manager to qualify.
The cheapest Domino’s you can open costs $107,450, and the fee to get in can be zero. Both figures come from the Domino’s Pizza Franchising LLC disclosure document issued April 1, 2026, covering the fiscal year that ended December 28, 2025. A traditional store, the strip-center unit with a delivery fleet out back, runs $231,450 to $743,500. A non-traditional store in an airport, stadium or office building runs $107,450 to $709,500.
The fee is small because Domino’s does not sell franchises to the public. Item 1 requires every single-store applicant to have worked at least 12 months as a Domino’s store general manager. The company’s franchising page at biz.dominos.com puts it more bluntly: “At this time, Domino’s is only considering internal franchisee candidates.” So the real price of admission is a year or more running a store for someone else, and the cash comes after.
| Item 7 line | Traditional low | Traditional high | Non-traditional low | Non-traditional high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial fee | $0 | $10,000 | $0 | $10,000 |
| Leasehold improvements | $67,000 | $350,000 | $5,000 | $350,000 |
| Furniture, fixtures, equipment | $105,000 | $145,000 | $62,000 | $136,000 |
| Signage | $8,200 | $35,000 | $5,200 | $35,000 |
| Three months’ rent | $6,000 | $25,000 | $3,000 | $25,000 |
| Security deposit | $1,000 | $10,000 | $1,000 | $10,000 |
| Opening inventory and supplies | $4,750 | $6,500 | $2,750 | $6,500 |
| Opening advertising | $0 | $3,000 | $0 | $3,000 |
| Training | $1,000 | $4,000 | $1,000 | $4,000 |
| Insurance | $25,000 | $75,000 | $15,000 | $50,000 |
| Miscellaneous opening costs | $3,500 | $7,000 | $2,500 | $7,000 |
| Additional funds, 3 months | $10,000 | $73,000 | $10,000 | $73,000 |
| Total | $231,450 | $743,500 | $107,450 | $709,500 |
Leasehold improvements are the whole story. On a traditional store they swing $283,000, and on a non-traditional one they run from $5,000 for a counter inside an existing venue to $350,000 for a full build. Equipment is the next biggest line, and much of it comes through Domino’s Pizza Distribution LLC, an affiliate. Item 5 estimates that $117,950 to $196,500 of a traditional store’s opening spend goes to Domino’s and its affiliates.
Two exclusions matter. Item 7 leaves out delivery cars because Domino’s does not require you to buy them, and a delivery-heavy store will need drivers’ vehicles one way or another. It also warns that existing company stores sell at negotiated prices: of the company stores sold to franchisees in 2025, two went for more than the $743,500 ceiling. The full Item 7 table and fee schedule are on the Domino’s dossier. For how these tables compare across brands, see how much it costs to open a franchise.
Item 6 sets the royalty at 5.5% of weekly Royalty Sales and the Advertising Fund at 4%. Royalty Sales exclude sales tax and approved coupons and discounts, so the base is net of the promotions that drive pizza volume.
Apply that to the 2024 franchised median from Item 19, $25,160 a week, or about $1,308,320 a year. The royalty comes to roughly $71,958 and the ad fund to $52,333, a combined $124,290, or 9.5% of sales. Local advertising co-ops can add 1% to 4% on top, and Domino’s can require at least 2%. The FDD caps national and local advertising together at 9% of weekly sales, which puts the worst case for royalty plus marketing at 14.5%.
Technology sits on top. The Domino’s PULSE point-of-sale license costs $4,200 up front, the hardware and software package runs $15,000 to $25,000, and Item 6 estimates ongoing support, licenses and upgrades should not exceed an average of $7,000 a year per store. Every digital order carries a $0.385 technology transaction fee. On a store where most orders arrive online, that fee alone adds up to real money, and the FDD does not estimate it per store.
The term is 10 years, with a 10-year renewal on the then-current agreement. Item 12 gives you an area of primary responsibility, generally a 1-mile radius and half a mile in dense areas, but no exclusive territory.
Domino’s discloses more than most franchisors, then dates it. Item 19 in the 2026 FDD covers calendar 2020 through 2024, not 2025. In 2024, the 6,518 franchised U.S. traditional stores open the full year averaged $26,467 in weekly sales, with a median of $25,160. The 270 company stores ran a $26,264 median. About 51% of franchised stores met or beat the average.
The rarer disclosure is the EBITDA table, built from profit and loss statements that franchisees submitted for 2024. Of 6,699 franchised stores open at year end, 6,262 made the cut. Domino’s excluded 256 that sent incomplete or improperly prepared P&Ls and 181 that were not open all year.
| Average weekly sales | Stores | EBITDA as % of sales |
|---|---|---|
| Under $15,000 | 490 | 1.7% |
| $15,001 to $20,000 | 1,135 | 6.7% |
| $20,001 to $25,000 | 1,426 | 10.1% |
| $25,001 to $30,000 | 1,350 | 12.1% |
| Above $30,000 | 1,861 | 14.7% |
A store at the median sits in the $25,001 to $30,000 band. At 12.1% EBITDA, that is about $158,307 a year on $1,308,320 in sales. Royalty and advertising are already deducted in the variable costs, and EBITDA adds back supply chain profit sharing and volume rebates from the Domino’s commissary, so part of that margin depends on a program the franchisor controls. Read the band shape as the lesson: 490 stores under $15,000 a week kept 1.7%, which leaves almost nothing for loan payments.
What it hides is everything below EBITDA. There is no debt service, no depreciation, no owner salary line, and nothing on stores that closed or were excluded. The sample is also a 2024 snapshot published in a 2026 document. The Domino’s financials page lays out the multi-year series.
At the end of fiscal 2025 there were 6,948 franchised traditional stores and 26 franchised non-traditional ones, 6,974 in all, plus 262 company stores.
| Traditional franchised | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of year | 6,438 | 6,600 | 6,751 |
| Opened | 178 | 160 | 214 |
| Terminations | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Non-renewals | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ceased operations | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| End of year | 6,600 | 6,751 | 6,948 |
Closures are tiny against the base: 40 across three years, plus 2 stores Domino’s reacquired in 2025. Transfers are not tiny: 523, 550 and 490 franchised stores changed hands between owners in those years, which is how most insiders actually buy in. Company stores fell from 292 to 262 in 2025 because Domino’s sold 37 to franchisees, 36 of them its entire Maryland market. Item 20 projects 188 new franchised openings in the coming year, with 29 agreements signed for stores not yet open. Exhibit B-2 lists 103 franchisees and 59 developers who left the system during fiscal 2025, transfers included.
Item 1 is specific. A single-store franchise requires at least 12 months as a Store general manager plus certain classes on running a store. Multi-unit franchises go to people who have been a successful supervisor or above for 12 months, at Domino’s sole discretion. The rule applies whether you build a new store or buy an existing one.
Domino’s can loosen those gates for operators willing to open in markets with few stores. Other conditions stack on. One individual must own 51% or more of the franchise entity, and that person cannot hold an interest in any business outside the Domino’s system without written approval. Item 15 requires full-time on-premises supervision. Item 1 says minimum net worth and liquidity requirements apply and vary with the number of stores, but neither the FDD nor the franchising page states the dollar amounts. Expect a credit check, a criminal background review and a motor vehicle records check. Our is Domino’s a franchise post walks through the internal path step by step.
| Brand (2026 FDD) | Traditional Item 7 range | Initial fee | Royalty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domino’s | $231,450 to $743,500 | $0 to $10,000 | 5.5% |
| Papa John’s | $281,485 to $890,267 | $5,000 to $25,000 | 5% (6% small-town) |
| Marco’s Pizza | $286,477 to $811,186 | $25,000 | 5.5% (up to 6.0%) |
Domino’s is the cheapest of the three to build and the hardest to buy. Papa John’s adds a 1.75% digital fee on online orders, and Marco’s charges a full $25,000 fee, but both sell to outside investors, and Domino’s does not. If you have not managed a Domino’s store, those two are the realistic options. The Marco’s Pizza cost breakdown covers its fees in detail, the three-way comparison covers operations and Item 19, and the best pizza franchises list ranks the wider category.
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About this analysis The franchise data in this article is drawn from VetMyFranchise's structured analysis of 2,400+ Franchise Disclosure Documents filed with U.S. state regulators. See our data & methodology.
A traditional store costs $231,450 to $743,500 and a non-traditional store $107,450 to $709,500, per Item 7 of the 2026 FDD. Leasehold improvements, up to $350,000, drive most of the spread. Buying an existing store can cost more: two of the company stores Domino's sold in 2025 went above the top of the range.
No. Item 1 requires at least 12 months as a Domino's store general manager for a single-store franchise, and the franchising page at biz.dominos.com says Domino's is only considering internal candidates. Net worth and liquidity minimums also apply, but the FDD does not state the dollar amounts.
The FDD does not report owner income, but it does publish store EBITDA. Franchised stores averaging $25,001 to $30,000 a week posted 12.1% EBITDA in 2024, about $158,000 on a median-volume store, before debt service, depreciation and taxes.
The royalty is 5.5% of weekly Royalty Sales, plus a 4% Advertising Fund contribution. Local co-ops can add more, up to a combined 9% for national and local advertising, so the ceiling on royalty plus marketing is 14.5% of sales.
One. A first-time franchisee can own a single store, and a Development Agreement must call for a minimum of one store. Multi-unit grants go to candidates who have been a successful supervisor or above for at least 12 months.
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