Item 7 total initial investment distribution
Data notes · Corpus-level distributions computed from the same filings that power the brand directory.
Item 7 discloses the franchisor's estimate of total initial investment as a low–high range. Both bounds are shown separately; filings where the total row was not located are excluded.
Low bound — Disclosed values (n)
1,238
Low bound — Minimum
$1,945
Low bound — 25th percentile
$101,331.25
Low bound — Median
$187,800
Low bound — 75th percentile
$432,884.75
Low bound — Maximum
$70,600,993
Low bound — Mean
$573,949.43
Low bound buckets
| Range | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $100,000 | 303 | 24.5% | |
| $100,000 – $249,999 | 429 | 34.7% | |
| $250,000 – $499,999 | 237 | 19.1% | |
| $500,000 – $999,999 | 166 | 13.4% | |
| $1,000,000 – $4,999,999 | 86 | 6.9% | |
| $5,000,000 and over | 17 | 1.4% |
High bound — Disclosed values (n)
1,237
High bound — Minimum
$12,250
High bound — 25th percentile
$194,340
High bound — Median
$433,000
High bound — 75th percentile
$907,366
High bound — Maximum
$221,304,750
High bound — Mean
$1,407,003.51
High bound buckets
| Range | Filings | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under $100,000 | 105 | 8.5% | |
| $100,000 – $249,999 | 301 | 24.3% | |
| $250,000 – $499,999 | 281 | 22.7% | |
| $500,000 – $999,999 | 276 | 22.3% | |
| $1,000,000 – $4,999,999 | 239 | 19.3% | |
| $5,000,000 and over | 35 | 2.8% |
Source and method
Computed at build time from 1,567 franchise FDD filings (WI; filing dates 2025-08-22 to 2026-08-21). Field: item7 total_low / total_high (Item 7). Non-null disclosed values: n = 1,238 (79.0% of filings); filings where the field is blank (not disclosed or not verified) are excluded from distribution statistics. Percentiles use linear interpolation (exclusive method). No figure on this page is estimated or inferred; every underlying per-brand figure is transcribed from a cited FDD page and linked from the brand directory. Low bound disclosed in 1,238 filings; high bound in 1,237.