Franchise opportunities compared
Snip-its vs Sport Clips, Inc.
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.
Before you compare
- Snip-its figures come from its 2025 FDD and Sport Clips, Inc. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Snip-its: 8, Sport Clips, Inc.: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Snip-its |  Sport Clips, Inc. |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $200,470 – $360,825 TOTAL ESTIMATED — $200470 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21 | Not available No reviewed Item 7 total |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $165 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | $30,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty on Gross Sales after first year — 6% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $6.00 Weekly royalty net sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.50 First year marketing fund on Gross Sales — 1.5% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $5.00 Current Advertising Fund policy: 5% of sales, with no minimum and a maximum of $650 per week. 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 40 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −3 Calculated: 43 at end of 2022 → 40 at end of 2024 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 1995 From a verified franchisor listing |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Systemwide reporting group of 40; First quartile $397,258 other First quartile Gross Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Systemwide reporting group of 40; Second quartile $285,605 other Second quartile Gross Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Systemwide reporting group of 40; Third quartile $231,305 other Third quartile Gross Sales · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 +5 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company stores sales band 400001–500000 $471,676 other company stores 400001–500000 Net Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company stores sales band Over600k 100 percent other company stores Over600k Net Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company stores sales band Under400k $351,468 other company stores Under400k Net Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 +4 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.