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Pizza Franchise Opportunities

Pizza franchises are among the most recognizable and profitable segments in food franchising. With delivery-first and carryout models reducing real estate costs, many pizza franchises offer attractive unit economics. The category ranges from value-focused chains to premium artisan concepts.

§ Drawn from 46 pizza FDDs on file · latest filings

What 46 filings say

The category, read from the documents.

Not estimates — every figure below is aggregated from the disclosure documents themselves.

Total initial investment · distribution

Where 46 disclosed ranges land. Median $689,000.

The $500K–1M band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $467,000 and $1,231,000.

67%

disclose an Item 19

31 of 46 brands on file, against 74% across every brand in the database.

67

median U.S. unit count

Across the 46 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.

5%

median royalty

Across the 45 brands that state a single rate; the rest tie royalties to sales tiers or charge none.

0%

median outlet change, 2025 to 2026

Across the 19 brands that filed in both years: 9 grew, 7 shrank.

Figures are drawn straight from each brand’s latest FDD. See our franchise industry reports for the trends behind these numbers.

Pizza Franchise Brands

Showing 14 of 46 pizza franchises with a published breakdown. Search all pizza brands →

Blaze Pizza

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$757K–$1.3M

U.S. units

230

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Total investment

$1.5M–$5.4M

U.S. units

121

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Not disclosed

Domino's Pizza

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$107K–$744K

U.S. units

7,236

Royalty

5.5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Godfather's Pizza

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$711K–$1.4M

U.S. units

606

Royalty

3.25%

Item 19

Not disclosed

Little Caesars

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$376K–$1.8M

U.S. units

4,374

Royalty

6%

Item 19

Not disclosed

Marco's Pizza

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$286K–$812K

U.S. units

1,184

Royalty

5.5%

Item 19

Disclosed

MOD Pizza

FDD 2026

Total investment

$924K–$1.3M

U.S. units

449

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Not disclosed

Mountain Mike's Pizza

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$356K–$994K

U.S. units

321

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Total investment

$62K–$176K

U.S. units

655

Royalty

0%

Item 19

Not disclosed

Papa John's

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$281K–$891K

U.S. units

3,294

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Total investment

$450K–$694K

U.S. units

1,014

Royalty

5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Pizza Hut

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$670K–$2.2M

U.S. units

5,031

Royalty

6.5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Pizza Ranch

FDD 2025–2026

Total investment

$2.3M–$5.2M

U.S. units

219

Royalty

3.5%

Item 19

Disclosed

Sbarro

FDD 2024–2026

Total investment

$211K–$931K

U.S. units

387

Royalty

7%

Item 19

Disclosed

Past the table

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