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Beauty and personal care franchises span hair salons, skincare studios, nail bars, and grooming concepts. These service-based businesses tend to feature repeat-visit revenue, modest real estate footprints, and relatively straightforward staffing models. Investment levels range widely — from compact salon concepts to full-service spas — making this one of the more accessible service-franchise categories.
§ Drawn from 88 beauty & personal care FDDs on file · latest filings
What 88 filings say
Not estimates — every figure below is aggregated from the disclosure documents themselves.
Total initial investment · distribution
Where 88 disclosed ranges land. Median $492,000.
The $300–500K band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $349,000 and $720,000.
88%
disclose an Item 19
77 of 88 brands on file, against 73% across every brand in the database.
68
median U.S. unit count
Across the 87 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.
6%
median royalty
Across the 87 brands that state a single rate; the rest tie royalties to sales tiers or charge none.
+3.9%
median outlet change, 2025 to 2026
Across the 38 brands that filed in both years: 25 grew, 11 shrank.
Figures are drawn straight from each brand’s latest FDD. See our franchise industry reports for the trends behind these numbers.
Showing 14 of 88 beauty & personal care franchises with a published breakdown. Search all beauty & personal care brands →
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$320K–$865K
U.S. units
615
Royalty
6%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$47K–$263K
U.S. units
757
Royalty
Varies (see Item 6)
Item 19
Not disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$755K–$1.3M
U.S. units
634
Royalty
6%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$922K–$2.3M
U.S. units
418
Royalty
Varies (see Item 6)
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$236K–$581K
U.S. units
1,788
Royalty
6%
Item 19
Disclosed
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