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The pet industry has grown into a $150+ billion market, and pet franchises are expanding to meet demand for grooming, boarding, daycare, training, and retail services. Pet owners increasingly treat their animals as family members, driving consistent spending regardless of economic conditions.
§ Drawn from 42 pet-services FDDs on file · latest filings
What 42 filings say
Not estimates — every figure below is aggregated from the disclosure documents themselves.
Total initial investment · distribution
Where 41 disclosed ranges land. Median $362,000.
The $300–500K band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $144,000 and $895,000.
81%
disclose an Item 19
34 of 42 brands on file, against 73% across every brand in the database.
43
median U.S. unit count
Across the 41 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.
7%
median royalty
Across the 42 brands that state a single rate; the rest tie royalties to sales tiers or charge none.
+1%
median outlet change, 2025 to 2026
Across the 18 brands that filed in both years: 10 grew, 5 shrank.
Figures are drawn straight from each brand’s latest FDD. See our franchise industry reports for the trends behind these numbers.
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