Pizza Guys franchise
2024 filing · April 11, 2024GrowingShares sales figures
Pizza Guys at a glance
A takeout and delivery pizza store with a limited menu of pizza and other foods. At the end of 2023 there were 82 Pizza Guys locations in the US, 77 franchised and 5 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Typical size
- 1,000–1,500 sq ft
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $200K–$424K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5%
- 5% of net sales, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- None now
- No brand fund
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 82
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 77
- Company-owned
- 5
- Change in 2 years
- +14
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
- States
- 2
- Most in California and Nevada
From Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Pizza Guys among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Pizza Guys | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $312,075 | Costs less than 55% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 5% | Lower than 69% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 82 | More than 73% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $1,065,021 | Higher than 65% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 3.4× | Higher than 83% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Pizza Guys franchise costs
Opening one Pizza Guys costs an estimated $200,100 to $424,050. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, page 1
Pizza Guys franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of net sales, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | No brand fund |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, pages 9 and 25
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Pizza Guys publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average net sales
- $1,065,021
- Median net sales
- $1,038,408
Yearly figures for 2023, covering stores operating for all of 2023 (79 locations). The average is about 3.4 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, pages 42–43
SBA loans to Pizza Guys franchisees
Lenders approved 6 SBA 7(a) loans for Pizza Guys franchisees from 2023 to 2025, $1.6M in all. One has been paid in full; none was charged off. The other 5 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Pizza Guys compares
Of the 122 pizza franchises on this site, Pizza Guys is the 23rd cheapest to open and the 27th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Pizza Guys | Typical pizza brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $200K | $349K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $424K | $787K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $30K | $40K |
| Royalty | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Sales per location | $1.07M | $1.02M | $794K |
| US locations | 82 | 26 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 1.3% | 3.1% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | +22.2% | 0% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 67 (+4) | 7 | – | – |
| 2022 | 75 (+8) | 6 | +8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 77 (+2) | 5 | +4 | −2 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, page 45
Where Pizza Guys locations are
At the end of 2023, Pizza Guys had locations in 2 states. The most are in California and Nevada.
- California79
- Nevada3
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 74 | 5 | 79 |
| Nevada | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Source: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, page 46
Who owns Pizza Guys?
Pizza Guys franchises are sold by Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc.
From Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc’s 2024 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 5. |
|---|---|
| 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: Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc, 2024 filing, litigation on page 5, bankruptcy on page 8
Pizza Guys filings
The figures on this page come from Pizza Guys Franchises, Inc’s 2024 filing, issued April 11, 2024, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | April 11, 2024 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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