Monical's Pizza franchise
2026 filing · April 13, 2026Fewer locations
Monical's Pizza at a glance
A dine-in pizza restaurant with a broad menu of salads, sandwiches and pasta. At the end of 2025 there were 58 Monical's Pizza locations in the US, 26 franchised and 32 company-owned, so most are run by the company itself.
The business
- Franchisor
- Monical Pizza Corporation
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 3,000–4,000 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $493K–$1.14M
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- $30,000 for a second and later restaurant
- Royalty
- 4%
- 4% of gross sales, paid monthly; no marketing fund at present
- Brand fund
- None now
- No brand fund
- Agreement length
- 5 years
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 58
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 26
- Company-owned
- 32
- Change in 3 years
- −3
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 4
- Most in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri
From Monical Pizza Corporation’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 196; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Monical's Pizza among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Monical's Pizza | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $817,975 | Costs more than 79% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 4% | Lower than 93% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 58 | More than 67% of franchises |
How much a Monical's Pizza franchise costs
Opening one Monical's Pizza costs an estimated $492,550 to $1,143,400. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 13
Monical's Pizza franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000, $30,000 for a second and later restaurant. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales, paid monthly; no marketing fund at present. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | No brand fund |
| Substitute or New Manager Training/Additional Training | Currently, $500 per day plus your expenses in attending |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 10
Other fees as filed, from page 11. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Monical's Pizza does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 41
- Estimate Estimated yearly sales per location
- $1.4M–$2.5M
Estimated from the sales that 292 comparable franchises file, matched on industry, format, cost to open, fees and size.
Growth and closures
Share of franchised locations, 2025 / 2023–2025. Typical means the median: half of brands are above it, half below.
| Measure | Monical's Pizza | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| GrowthNet change in franchised locations | 0% / −10% | 0% / −3% | +1.2% / +10% |
| ClosuresTerminated, not renewed or stopped operating | 0% / 6.9% | 2.8% / 9.1% | 3.9% / 16% |
| Bought backLocations the franchisor took back | 0% / 3.4% | 0% / 0% | 0% / 0% |
Typical pizza brand is the median of the 49 brands in pizza franchises with three years of counts.
How Monical's Pizza compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Monical's Pizza is the 87th cheapest to open and the 34th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Monical's Pizza | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $493K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $1.14M | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| US locations | 58 | 26 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 63 of 122 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 122 brands in pizza franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 (−2) | 32 | 0 | −2 |
| 2024 | 26 (−1) | 32 | 0 | −1 |
| 2025 | 26 (0) | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: pizza franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 42
Where Monical's Pizza locations are
At the end of 2025, Monical's Pizza had locations in 4 states. The most are in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
- Illinois46
- Indiana10
- Missouri1
- Wisconsin1
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, page 43
Who owns Monical's Pizza?
Monical's Pizza franchises are sold by Monical Pizza Corporation.
From Monical Pizza Corporation’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Monical Pizza Corporation, 2026 filing, litigation on page 9, bankruptcy on page 9
Monical's Pizza filings
The figures on this page come from Monical Pizza Corporation’s 2026 filing, issued April 13, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 13, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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