Little Caesars franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$0 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or $300, per one-week period

Marketing contribution

7% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Caesar Vision system annual support fee: up to $3,750/year (currently $3,120/year) per Restaurant, billed in installments each accounting period

Other fees

Digital transactions fee (up to $0.40, currently $0.36/transaction, plus aggregator fees); Learning Management System fee ($260/year); Restaurant Dashboard system fee ($25/month)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$17,000 to $47,000 estimated to cover on-going expenses in excess of cash receipts for the first 3 months of operation, excluding royalty and advertising contributions

Fees sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none

Reporting period

Not captured

Sample

Not captured

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.73 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

3701

Year-end outlets

3788

Net change

+87

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

109

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

22

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

239

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.74 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

117 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$500,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

59 loans

Historical charge-off share

6.03%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

22 / 365

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Little Caesars franchise cost?

standard (Franchise Agreement - single Restaurant): $376,500 to $1,769,200; Territory Reservation Agreement (initial fee + legal/accounting only, excludes per-Restaurant development costs): $41,000 to $45,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $0 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Little Caesars owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.73 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Little Caesars?

6.03%; numerator / denominator: 22 / 365. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $500,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 59 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗