How much is a Sport Lines franchise? $31,300 to open, per its disclosure filings
$31,300
Opening a Sport Lines franchise takes $31,300 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $19,500. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for Sport Lines, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
Sport Lines cost table
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $19,500 | $19,500 | $19,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $31,300 | $31,300 | $31,300 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $31,300 | $31,300 | $31,300 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Sport Lines's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
What's in that number — and what isn't
The $31,300 range is derived from Sport Lines's filed initial-investment disclosure (FDD Item 7 class): build-out, equipment, and opening costs as the franchisor stated them. Your market's real estate, labor, and build-out prices can land you outside it.
Not in the opening number: the ongoing royalty of 6% on sales, and your operating losses while the unit ramps. Every figure marked "Not disclosed" above is a gap in the filings, not a zero.
How Sport Lines's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Sport Lines's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $31,300 — about 63% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $19,500 — about 51% below the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Sport Lines or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Sport Lines for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What is the Sport Lines franchise fee?
$19,500, one-time, per disclosure filings as of 2026-05.
What ongoing fees does Sport Lines charge?
A royalty of 6% on sales, per disclosure filings as of 2026-05.