Firehouse Subs franchise cost 2026
From the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document of FIREHOUSE OF AMERICA LLC, registered in Wisconsin (filing 640423, effective 3/25/2026). Every number links to the page it was read from.
| Total initial investment | $405,350 to $875,950 | p.34 |
| Initial franchise fee | $20,000 | p.24 |
| Royalty | not stated | |
| Advertising fund | not stated | |
| Item 19 financial performance | None: $973,809 | p.73 |
| Units, end of 2025 | 1,291 | p.81 |
Units by year (Item 20, Table 1)
| Type | Year | Start | End | Net change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| franchised | 2023 | 1,149 | 1,170 | 21 | p.81 |
| company owned | 2023 | 38 | 39 | 1 | p.81 |
| total | 2023 | 1,187 | 1,209 | 22 | p.81 |
| franchised | 2024 | 1,170 | 1,206 | 36 | p.81 |
| company owned | 2024 | 39 | 42 | 3 | p.81 |
| total | 2024 | 1,209 | 1,248 | 39 | p.81 |
| franchised | 2025 | 1,206 | 1,249 | 43 | p.81 |
| company owned | 2025 | 42 | 42 | 0 | p.81 |
| total | 2025 | 1,248 | 1,291 | 43 | p.81 |
Openings and closures, system totals (Item 20, Table 3)
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,149 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1,170 | p.89 |
| 2024 | 1,170 | 62 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 1,206 | p.89 |
| 2025 | 1,206 | 73 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1,249 | p.89 |
Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
| Expenditure | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background Check Fee | $0 | $450 | p.33 |
| Initial Franchise Fee | $20,000 | $20,000 | p.33 |
| Mural | $3,500 | $6,000 | p.33 |
| Training | $7,000 | $26,000 | p.33 |
| Market Introduction Fee | $5,000 | $5,000 | p.33 |
| Real Estate | None | None | p.33 |
| Architectural & Engineering Fees | $11,000 | $20,000 | p.33 |
| POS System/Technology | $5,000 | $7,500 | p.34 |
| Real Property Improvements | $0 | $10,000 | p.34 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $210,000 | $459,000 | p.34 |
| Deposits and Prepaid Expenses | $2,500 | $21,500 | p.34 |
| Exterior Signs | $4,500 | $21,900 | p.34 |
| Interior Branding & Graphics | $7,000 | $16,000 | p.34 |
| Equipment and Fixtures | $105,000 | $169,000 | p.34 |
| Opening Inventory | $12,000 | $25,000 | p.34 |
| Business Licenses | $650 | $14,900 | p.34 |
| Insurance | $500 | $1,500 | p.34 |
| MIS System Fee | $1,200 | $1,200 | p.34 |
| Legal, Accounting and Professional Fees | $500 | $6,000 | p.34 |
| Additional Funds (Working Capital – 3 months) | $10,000 | $45,000 | p.34 |
| Total | $405,350 | $875,950 | p.34 |
Item 19: what the filing says about revenue
Firehouse Subs reports None of $973,809 across 1033 outlets.p.74
Scorecard
Rank among the brands on this site that report the figure, on each list's own direction. No blended grade. How the lists work.
| Cost to open | $405,350 | rank 3 of 10 |
| Royalty plus ad fund | held | held |
| Three-year unit growth | 8.8% | rank 5 of 12 |
| Closure rate, 2025 | 2.5% | rank 3 of 11 (1 = most) |
| Discloses unit revenue | yes | |
| Litigation disclosed | held | held |
Litigation (Item 3)
Item 3 has not been read for this filing yet, or the two readers disagreed and it is held for review.
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Provenance
Source: Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions franchise filing 640423, effective 3/25/2026, expires 3/25/2027. Extracted 2026-09-03 by two independent passes; only figures both passes agreed on and that appear verbatim on the cited page are shown. 5 field(s) held back as unresolved. How this works.