COST CUTTERS vs GREAT CLIPS
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
-33.1% (2022–2025)
Net unit change
+0.3% (2022–2024)
Weak
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.4× expected (26 of 510)
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Distress
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$39,500
Franchise fee
$20,000
$181K–$342K
Investment range
$188K–$420K
6%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
COST CUTTERS
GREAT CLIPS
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