Jimmy John's franchise cost 2026
From the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document of Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC, registered in Wisconsin (filing 640451, effective 3/26/2026). Every number links to the page it was read from.
| Total initial investment | $366,200 to $733,500 | p.49 |
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | p.32 |
| Royalty | 6% of Restaurant's weekly Gross Sales | p.35 |
| Advertising fund | Up to 4.5% of Restaurant's weekly Gross Sales (currently the full 4.5%) or 2.25% for Non-Traditional Locations | p.35 |
| Item 19 financial performance | None: $1,007,437 | p.88 |
| Units, end of 2025 | 2,777 | p.91 |
Units by year (Item 20, Table 1)
| Type | Year | Start | End | Net change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| franchised | 2023 | 2,597 | 2,604 | 7 | p.91 |
| company owned | 2023 | 40 | 40 | 0 | p.91 |
| total | 2023 | 2,637 | 2,644 | 7 | p.91 |
| franchised | 2024 | 2,604 | 2,647 | 43 | p.91 |
| company owned | 2024 | 40 | 42 | 2 | p.91 |
| total | 2024 | 2,644 | 2,689 | 45 | p.91 |
| franchised | 2025 | 2,647 | 2,737 | 90 | p.91 |
| company owned | 2025 | 42 | 40 | -2 | p.91 |
| total | 2025 | 2,689 | 2,777 | 88 | p.91 |
Openings and closures, system totals (Item 20, Table 3)
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,597 | 58 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 2,602 | p.97 |
| 2024 | 2,602 | 88 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 2,647 | p.97 |
| 2025 | 2,647 | 123 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 2,737 | p.97 |
Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
| Expenditure | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35,000 | $35,000 | p.48 |
| Security Deposit | $2,500 | $8,000 | p.48 |
| Real Estate/Rent (1 month) | $2,500 | $8,000 | p.48 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $115,000 | $310,000 | p.48 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Signage, and Equipment (including Computer/Point-of-Sale System) | $120,000 | $215,000 | p.48 |
| Architect/Design Services | $9,500 | $22,000 | p.48 |
| Office Equipment | $2,200 | $2,500 | p.48 |
| Utility Deposits | $1,000 | $2,000 | p.48 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies | $6,000 | $6,000 | p.48 |
| Grand Opening Event | $3,000 | $5,000 | p.48 |
| Training Expenses (out-of-pocket costs for up to 3 people) | $6,000 | $15,000 | p.49 |
| Insurance | $11,500 | $20,000 | p.49 |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | $2,000 | $10,000 | p.49 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months | $50,000 | $75,000 | p.49 |
| Total | $366,200 | $733,500 | p.49 |
Item 19: what the filing says about revenue
Jimmy John's reports None of $1,007,437 across 2581 outlets.p.89
Scorecard
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| Cost to open | $366,200 | rank 2 of 10 |
| Royalty plus ad fund | 10.5% | rank 9 of 10 |
| Three-year unit growth | 5.3% | rank 7 of 12 |
| Closure rate, 2025 | 1.2% | rank 9 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 640451, effective 3/26/2026, expires 3/26/2027. Extracted 2026-09-03 by two independent passes; only figures both passes agreed on and that appear verbatim on the cited page are shown. 2 field(s) held back as unresolved. How this works.