Domino’s is definitely in growth mode. In early 2019, then-CEO Ritch Allison said the pizza franchise wanted to add another 10,000 locations by 2025, giving the chain at least 25,000 stores total. While not quite at that goal, the pizza franchise is up to over 21,300 worldwide locations as of early 2025.
Kinds of Domino's Franchise Types
There are two types of stores Domino’s currently franchises:
- Domino's Pizza Traditional Stores are retail outlets located primarily in shopping centers, strip centers and similar retail locations appropriate parking for delivery vehicles and customers of the store. Domino's traditional stores sell pizza and other authorized products through delivery and carry-out services.
- Domino's Pizza Non-Traditional Stores sell Domino's pizza and other authorized products and services at non-traditional locations. These locations include office buildings, shopping malls, stadiums, toll roads, airports, zoos, convenience stores and similar retail facilities. Domino's Pizza non-traditional stores will ordinarily offer only carry-out service but may have sit-down facilities depending on the location.
Domino's also issues licenses to large public entertainment or similar facility operators, like stadiums or their concessionaires, as well as convenience store operators to sell approved products for a license fee based on facility sales. The licensee can sell pizza and other authorized products for carry-out service at the facility.
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How Much Does a Domino's Franchise Cost?
The estimated financial range for setting up and operating a Domino’s in the United States for the first three months ranges from $107,450 to $743,500, depending on store type.
The initial investment range in the table below covers from the non-traditional store size up to the traditional store size. The estimate has been compiled from Domino’s 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), and is based off of its years of experience in granting franchises.
| Name of Fee | Low | High |
| Initial Fee | $0 | $10,000 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $5,000 | $350,000 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment | $62,000 | $145,000 |
| Signage | $5,200 | $35,000 |
| 3 Months' Rent | $3,000 | $25,000 |
| Security Deposit | $1,000 | $10,000 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies | $2,750 | $6,500 |
| Opening Advertising and Promotion | $0 | $3,000 |
| Training Expenses | $1,000 | $4,000 |
| Insurance | $15,000 | $75,000 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs | $2,500 | $7,000 |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $10,000 | $73,000 |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL | $107,450 | $743,500 |
Like any similar business, the opening costs for Domino’s include acquiring real estate, renovation and/or construction costs, equipment, signage, professional fees (which can include license, accounting and lawyer fees), and more. Variations in initial investment depend on area real estate costs, the size of the store being opened, the construction that needs to be done, and additional factors such as the amount of traffic the store gets in its opening months. However, the defining fee for buying a franchise is the franchise fee, in this case referred to as the “initial fee.”
What is the Domino's Franchise Fee?
The initial (or franchise) fee is basically a cover charge for entry into a franchise system, and for taking advantage of the expertise the franchisor has acquired. It typically covers the right to use the franchisor’s system (including trademarks and operating system), and services the franchisor provides to franchisees like help finding a location, training materials, etc.
What Are the Other Requirements to Open a Domino's Franchise?
Domino’s is unique in the fact that it all but requires people who want to own a franchise to learn how to run and operate a store, or supervise multiple stores, before opening their own stores. According to the company, over 90% of its franchise owners come from being a Domino’s team member first and that “opportunities for external candidates are very limited and are sought only when [the company does] not have an existing franchisee or new internal franchisee who can buy or build the stores in need.”
Most commonly, prospective Domino’s franchisees apply to a local Domino’s to work as a manager. After working for a year as a manager, they apply to purchase a franchise of their own. In addition, a number of Domino’s franchisees have been investors or previous restaurant owners before owning their own Domino’s. There are also business people Domino’s approved to take over existing stores.
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For more details on the costs of a Domino’s franchise, please see our Domino's FDD page. To explore additional pizza franchise options, browse our Pizza Franchise opportunities page.