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    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids vs Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids2026 FDDFantastic Sams Hair Salons2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    $60,000 – $390,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $162,500 – $453,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: 7, Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: 14). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    $60,000 – $390,200
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $162,500 – $453,000
    Total estimated initial investment lower estimate — $162,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    5%
    Royalty monthly gross sales
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    1%
    Brand fund current — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $147
    Current weekly National Advertising Fund fee — $147.49
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    237
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    484
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    +16
    Calculated: 221 at end of 2023 → 237 at end of 2025

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    −81
    Calculated: 565 at end of 2023 → 484 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    1976
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    $335,575
    other $310K-$400K
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    $175,222
    other Less than $230K
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 108 of 108 eligible franchised US locations operating at least full calendar ye…
    108 units
    other Eligible and reporting franchise stores
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44
    +4 more groups in the full report
    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Quartile of311 reporting salons
    $493,651
    other Top Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile of311 reporting salons
    49 percent
    other Second Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom Quartile of311 reporting salons
    $206,894
    other Bottom Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +11 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids vs Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids or Fantastic Sams Hair Salons?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: $60,000 – $390,200 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: $162,500 – $453,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids or Fantastic Sams Hair Salons?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids: 237 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: 484 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids and Fantastic Sams Hair Salons disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Fantastic Sams Hair Salons has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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