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Sport Clips FDD Changes: 2022 vs 2021

Personal Care Services · Men's Hair Salon·Est. 1993·HQ: Georgetown, TX·1,837 total units

Latest FDD: 2025·Data last updated April 2026

This page compares the 2022 FDD (newer) to the 2021 FDD (older). Key Facts column headers use those same issue years.

We found 6 changes between the 2022 and 2021 FDD

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Sport Clips's 2022 FDD has changes in initial franchise fee, est. initial investment (low), est. initial investment (high), total outlets. Text-level changes were detected in Litigation (Item 3), Initial Franchise Fee (Item 5), Other Fees (Item 6) and 4 other items.

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Key Facts & Trends

Metric20212022ChangeFDD Ref
Initial Franchise Fee
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$25K$30K+$5K (+20.0%)p. 12
Royalty Fee
6%6%+0.0pp (+0.0%)p. 13
Ad Fund Fee
5%5%+0.00pp (+0.0%)p. 13
Est. Initial Investment (Low)
changed
$246.3K$266.3K+$20K (+8.1%)p. 21
Est. Initial Investment (High)
changed
$394.5K$439.5K+$45K (+11.4%)p. 21
Total Outlets
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1,8381,850+12 (+0.7%)p. 59
Units Opened
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5440-14 (-25.9%)p. 59
Units Closed
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3628-8 (-22.2%)p. 59

Multi-Year Trends

How each metric has shifted across 2020–2025.

Initial Franchise Fee
$30K
as of 2025
20202025
Royalty Fee
6%
as of 2025
20202025
Ad Fund Fee
5%
as of 2025
20202025
Investment (Low)
$288.5K
as of 2025
20202025
Investment (High)
$475K
as of 2025
20202025
Total Outlets
1,837
as of 2025
20202025
Units Opened
30
as of 2025
20202025
Units Closed
53
as of 2025
20202025

Item-by-Item FDD Changes

Text-level diffs and change summaries across all 23 FDD items.

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Litigation

Active litigation can reveal systemic disputes between the franchisor and its franchisees.

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5
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Initial Franchise Fee

Fee increases directly raise your upfront cost to enter the system.

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6
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Other Fees

Higher ongoing fees permanently reduce your operating margins every month.

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Estimated Initial Investment

Investment range changes affect how much capital you need to secure before signing.

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Renewal, Termination, Transfer

These terms directly affect your exit options, resale value, and negotiating leverage.

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Financial Performance Representations

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Outlets and Franchisee Information

Net unit growth or decline reveals the overall health and momentum of the system.

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