Great Clips franchise

U.S. locations

2025 franchised plus company salons, excluding Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Average annual revenue

$410,783 average 2025 sales across 4,158 franchised U.S. and Canadian salons eligible to be open throughout the year; some operated for less than the full year. Canadian sales were converted at US$0.71 per C$1. Table 1 total sales means service and product sales. The U.S./Canada cohort is not a U.S.-only average. The 4,441 salons eligible at year-end are not a worldwide operating-location count. The average cohort excludes 283 salons not eligible throughout the period or with ownership changes; 108 permanent closures are also excluded. Hours varied; the lowest-sales salon operated only six nonconsecutive months and was closed 36 weeks. Unaudited POS reports. Operating-cash-flow tables use a different, smaller cohort and are not used here. Sales are not profit or owner income.

Worldwide locations

>4,400 worldwide lower bound from Great Clips’ undated U.S. and Canada salon count. Source dates and census dates are distinct; observation on September 14, 2026 does not date an undated statistic. No U.S. typed counts or historical pilot rows change. Source claims are not a location-by-location census or verification of individual owners. Inferred worldwide lower bound from a regional count; no outside-region total is assumed. Held December 31, 2025 U.S./Canada total 4,441 remains a distinct dated alternative; locator listings are not summed into an operating census.

Opening investment

Single salon / first salon under Three Star Program, as jointly disclosed: $187,800–$419,900. Notes to estimated initial investment for a single franchise under a Franchise Agreement: (1) The Initial Franchise Fee is $20,000 if you are applying for a single Franchise Agreement with no participation in an incentive program. See Item 5 for the conditions under which the Initial Franchise Fee is refundable. If you are participating in the Three Star Program, you will sign the Three Star Program Agreement, along with three separate Franchise Agreements. Instead of paying the $20,000 Initial Franchise Fee under each Franchise Agreement, you will pay us a non-refundable Program Fee of $35,000. The estimates provided in the estimated initial investment table above are applicable to your first franchise under the Three Star Program Agreement. Your estimated initial investment may be less for the second and third franchises you develop in connection with the Three Star Program Agreement, provided you have fully executed leases for each of the Three Star Franchises within the required 24-month time frame, as more fully described in Item 5. If you have signed a Master Development Agreement, in addition to the Development Fee described in the table below, you will pay us a $6,000 Initial Franchise Fee for each Franchise Agreement you sign in the Exclusive DMA, rather than the $20,000 or $35,000 Initial Franchise Fees described in the table above, which apply to single unit Franchise Agreements and Three Star Program Agreements, respectively. (2) If you are participating in the Three Star Program, instead of paying the $5,000 Initial Advertising Contribution to the MDAF under each of the three Franchise Agreements you sign, you will pay us a non-refundable $5,000 Initial Advertising Contribution to the MDAF at the time you sign the Three Star Program Agreement. Great Clips will waive payment of any further Initial Advertising Contribution to the MDAF for the Three Star Franchises, provided you have fully-executed leases for each of the Three Star Franchises within the required 24-month timeframe, as more fully described in Item 5. (3) You will pay architecture fees for plans and drawings for your Salon and for the costs of copying and delivering the drawings. The higher end of this estimate assumes that revisions to completed plans are required, and local building code requires engineered mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings. The higher end of this estimate also assumes that your Salon will be located in a building requiring LEED Certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System). (4) Leasehold improvements, fixtures, signage, furnishings and labor may be financed through lessors or third parties at your discretion. If you finance these items, you will incur financing costs and will be required to sign a letter of guarantee. Your Salon will likely be in a shopping center rather than a newly built, free-standing building. The cost of leasehold improvements will vary depending on the condition of the location when it is handed over to you from the landlord. These estimated costs are based upon receiving the location in a standard “vanilla shell” condition. Vanilla shell condition for a new build usually means the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing are all provided and are in the correct locations to meet the needs of a Great Clips space plan. Vanilla shell condition for an existing space usually means the HVAC, electrical, and plumbing are all provided, but need to be adjusted, moved, or upgraded to meet the needs of a Great Clips space plan. The costs associated with these changes are typically at the tenant’s expense and are included in the fee estimates noted above. A typical GREAT CLIPS® salon is approximately 900 to 1,200 square feet. In some circumstances, with Great Clips’ consent, it may be possible to convert an existing free- standing building or a pre-existing facility, as long as it conforms to all Great Clips’ System standards. The cost of these kinds of conversions are too individually variable to be realistically predicted and may cost more than a newly built facility. You are responsible for obtaining all necessary permits or licenses necessary for the siting, construction, renovation or operation of the franchised business. (5) Rent is generally non-refundable. Security deposits may be refundable either in full or in part, depending on the terms of your lease or contract. (6) Some suppliers may offer financing assistance and you may be able to arrange financing for part of your inventory expenses. (7) You are required to conduct grand opening marketing for your Salon consistent with our Grand Opening Policy. Your required grand opening marketing investment for your first Salon will range from $20,000 to $25,000. The grand opening marketing investment for your subsequent salons will be consistent with the terms outlined in our Grand Opening Policy. This amount does not include the cost of your discounted price or additional staffing required to open your Salon. Signage restrictions and other local market requirements may increase your costs. (8) These amounts only include your initial premium for the required property and public liability insurance and are the estimated cost per year per salon. The cost of other coverages, including your discretionary purchases and workers’ compensation, varies too widely to be reasonably estimated. (9) If Great Clips has guaranteed your lease, you must pay a non-refundable lease liability fee of $1,500. You also must pay us a lease review fee in the amount of $2,200-$2,500, which amount covers the cost we incur for our attorney to review the lease. (10) This is an estimate only of the additional operating capital needed before you open your Salon for business and during the initial 3-6 months of operations. Great Clips cannot guarantee that you will not have additional expenses for starting the business. The estimate includes such items as initial payroll and payroll taxes (including payroll to cover the pre- opening training period for some of your Salon staff), professional fees, including accounting fees and computer fees, additional advertising, insurance, including health insurance and workers' compensation, rent, repairs and maintenance, bank charges, miscellaneous supplies and equipment, initial Salon staff recruiting expenses, state tax and license fees, depreciation/amortization, deposits and prepaid expenses (if applicable) and other miscellaneous items. The estimate of additional funds does not include an owner’s salary or draw. The expenses you incur during the initial start-up period will depend on factors such as local economic and market conditions, whether your Salon is located in a new market or a mature market, your experience and business acumen, competition, and the sales level you reach during this initial period. You should also provide for personal expenses during the start-up phase of your franchised Salon. (11) Great Clips has relied on its experience and data collected from some of its franchised salons to compile these estimates. Great Clips urges you to review these figures carefully with your own independent business advisor and attorney before making any decision to enter into a Franchise Agreement with Great Clips. Great Clips does not offer financing to franchisees either directly or indirectly in connection with their initial investment requirements. The availability and terms of financing obtained from third parties will depend upon such factors as the availability of financing generally, your creditworthiness, collateral which you may make available, policies of local lending institutions with respect to the type of business or with respect to the purpose for which the money will be used, and other such factors. (12) Your costs may vary if you purchase an existing salon. Unless otherwise noted, none of the above fees are refundable to you. Great Clips does not provide direct or indirect financing for any of these fees.