OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2025
COST CUTTERS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2025
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). COST CUTTERS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2025 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $40K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $181K–$342K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 11 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $261K (The Average, Median, and Max/Min Salon Gross Revenues Information for the Fiscal-Year Period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for franchised Cost Cutters Salons that were open during that period ("Fiscal Year 2025") and located throughout the United States with sales in all 12 months as shown in Item 20 of this Disclosure Document. There were 329 franchised outlets in the system during the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The data includes only those salons that reported sales in each month of the 12-month period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. There were 323 franchised outlets open during the period from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. There were 6 franchised outlets that did not report sales in each month of and were not open during the 12-month period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 329 franchised at year end · 53 exits (11.4% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — Grant Thornton LLP |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2025 COST CUTTERS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
COST CUTTERS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the COST CUTTERS FDD for free?
COST CUTTERS's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is COST CUTTERS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent COST CUTTERS FDD tracked here was filed in 2025 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does COST CUTTERS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — COST CUTTERS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $261K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does COST CUTTERS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, COST CUTTERS ended with 329 franchised outlets; 53 of 463 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 11.4% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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