Browse Franchise Sectors

Explore 15 industry sectors with listed Item 5-7 figures from the editorial FDD registry.

Compiled from official public sources by the publisher.

Inventory vs listed entry cost

According to the 2024 FDD vintage in this registry, Food & Beverage is #1 of 14 by brand inventory (69) at mean listed Item 7 low #2 ($772K), while Travel & Hospitality is #1 by mean listed Item 7 low ($3.9M) on 7 brands (inventory #10).

69
Food & Beverage brands (#1 inventory)
$3.9M
Travel & Hospitality mean Item 7 low (#1)
14
Sectors with at least one tracked brand

Brand-count rank and mean listed Item 7 low are independent sorts. Neither is a buy, quality, or outcome score.

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Food & Beverage

69 brands

Avg Investment
$772K – $2.1M
Avg Franchise Fee (67 of 69)
$35K
Avg Royalty (67 of 69)
5.5%
Avg Revenue (39 of 69)
$1.6M
🛍

Retail

31 brands

Avg Investment
$326K – $772K
Avg Franchise Fee (30 of 31)
$32K
Avg Royalty (25 of 31)
5.4%
Avg Revenue (22 of 31)
$995K
🏠

Home Services

31 brands

Avg Investment
$87K – $229K
Avg Franchise Fee (29 of 31)
$33K
Avg Royalty (26 of 31)
6.9%
Avg Revenue (14 of 31)
$814K
📚

Education

16 brands

Avg Investment
$223K – $434K
Avg Franchise Fee (16 of 16)
$48K
Avg Royalty (15 of 16)
7.6%
Avg Revenue (9 of 16)
$1.2M
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Health & Fitness

15 brands

Avg Investment
$496K – $1.5M
Avg Franchise Fee (14 of 15)
$42K
Avg Royalty (14 of 15)
6.6%
Avg Revenue (8 of 15)
$813K
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Automotive

11 brands

Avg Investment
$707K – $1.3M
Avg Franchise Fee (9 of 11)
$34K
Avg Royalty (10 of 11)
5.9%
Avg Revenue (2 of 11)
$1.3M
💼

Business Services

10 brands

Avg Investment
$64K – $147K
Avg Franchise Fee (8 of 10)
$37K
Avg Royalty (5 of 10)
14.1%
Avg Revenue (1 of 10)
$150K
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Senior Care

9 brands

Avg Investment
$88K – $173K
Avg Franchise Fee (9 of 9)
$49K
Avg Royalty (8 of 9)
4.7%
Avg Revenue (6 of 9)
$1.2M
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Real Estate

8 brands

Avg Investment
$35K – $220K
Avg Franchise Fee (4 of 8)
$23K
Avg Royalty (5 of 8)
5.4%
Avg Revenue (0 of 8)
Not disclosed
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Travel & Hospitality

7 brands

Avg Investment
$3.9M – $10.1M
Avg Franchise Fee (6 of 7)
$40K
Avg Royalty (6 of 7)
5.0%
Avg Revenue (3 of 7)
$2.4M
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Pet Services

6 brands

Avg Investment
$371K – $713K
Avg Franchise Fee (6 of 6)
$37K
Avg Royalty (6 of 6)
7.7%
Avg Revenue (3 of 6)
$867K
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Tech & IT

4 brands

Avg Investment
$143K – $282K
Avg Franchise Fee (4 of 4)
$41K
Avg Royalty (4 of 4)
6.5%
Avg Revenue (1 of 4)
$800K
✂️

Personal Services

4 brands

Avg Investment
$149K – $362K
Avg Franchise Fee (3 of 4)
$31K
Avg Royalty (4 of 4)
5.0%
Avg Revenue (0 of 4)
Not disclosed
💰

Financial Services

2 brands

Avg Investment
$92K – $139K
Avg Franchise Fee (1 of 2)
$10K
Avg Royalty (0 of 2)
-
Avg Revenue (0 of 2)
Not disclosed
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Cleaning & Maintenance

0 brands

Avg Investment
- – -
Avg Franchise Fee (0 of 0)
-
Avg Royalty (0 of 0)
-
Avg Revenue (0 of 0)
Not disclosed