Pizza Hut franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6.0% of Gross Sales monthly (6.5% under certain circumstances), payable by the 20th of the next month

Marketing contribution

4.75% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Restaurant Technology Fee, currently $2,950/year, billed in 12 monthly bills (may increase up to 12%/year)

Other fees

Digital Innovation Fee ($0.41/digital transaction); Dragontail KMX Fee ($240 one-time install + $75/month if using delivery-as-a-service); Help Desk High-Use Fee ($12/call or $7/other event beyond 52 events/year)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$5,000 - $21,500 for the first 3 months, covering pre-opening expenses (incl. training), initial employee wages, insurance premiums, licenses/permits, recruitment, utility deposits, and supplies; same range across all restaurant formats

Fees sourceFDD p.19 ↗

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.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average Gross Sales and Median Gross Sales of Mature Franchised System Restaurants (open/operating at least 1 year), by Dine-In/Red Roof & RBD concept, Delco Delivery/Carry-out concept, and combined 'All Mature' total

Reporting period

Fiscal Year 2025 (Dec 31, 2024 - Dec 29, 2025), with FY2024 (Dec 26, 2023 - Dec 30, 2024) comparison also shown

Sample

4,767 Mature Franchised System Restaurants (of 4,956 total Franchised System Restaurants) for FY2025; 5,059 (of 5,214 total) for FY2024

Reported average

$972,864

Reported median

$929,232

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.55 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

5214

Year-end outlets

4956

Net change

-258

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

55

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

259

Reacquisitions

54

Transfers

189

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.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

3 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$245,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

15.38%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

2 / 13

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 Pizza Hut franchise cost?

RBD/DBR Dine-In/Delivery/Carryout System Restaurant: $846,000 to $2,130,000; FCD Dine-In/Delivery/Carryout System Restaurant: $818,000 to $2,130,000; Freestanding Delco Delivery/Carryout System Restaurant: $816,000 to $1,900,000; Inline/Endcap Delco Delivery/Carryout System Restaurant: $670,000 to $960,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $25,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

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How much do Pizza Hut owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average Gross Sales and Median Gross Sales of Mature Franchised System Restaurants (open/operating at least 1 year), by Dine-In/Red Roof & RBD concept, Delco Delivery/Carry-out concept, and combined 'All Mature' total. Sample: 4,767 Mature Franchised System Restaurants (of 4,956 total Franchised System Restaurants) for FY2025; 5,059 (of 5,214 total) for FY2024. Period: Fiscal Year 2025 (Dec 31, 2024 - Dec 29, 2025), with FY2024 (Dec 26, 2023 - Dec 30, 2024) comparison also shown.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.55 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Pizza Hut?

15.38%; numerator / denominator: 2 / 13. 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: $245,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗