SportClips
Wellness & Personal Care · Beauty Salons & Barber Shops
- Active units
- 1,754
- Avg unit volume
- $419k
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About SportClips
Operating as a brick-and-mortar retail concept, Sport Clips serves male clients in an environment featuring televised sports and locker-room-style decor. The business specializes in a signature service package that includes a haircut, hot steamed towel, and neck treatment. The franchise model follows a manager-run structure, allowing owners to focus on business oversight while stylists and managers handle daily salon operations. Clients can access services through a walk-in system or by using an online check-in tool.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$30k
- Additional licenses with MUDA
$15,000 per additional store license purchased after MUDA commencement
- Additional license pricing for experienced owners
$12,500 per additional store license if you have 5+ stores open
- Brand fund
5.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 1,500 sq ft
- MUDA (3 stores)
$70k
- MUDA (2 stores)
$55k
- Additional store licenses after MUDA commencement
$15k
- Additional license when 5+ stores open
$13k
- Veteran discount
20.0% off franchise fee — 20% reduction on all initial franchise fees under IFA VetFran for eligible honorably discharged veterans with at least one year active service
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations1754
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings27
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-1.7%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-0.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio5.4×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$419k
Average gross sales for 1,645 mature franchised stores in 2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$409k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open9 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.0×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.