Cinnabon franchise: what it costs
Opening a full bakery under the Cinnabon franchise takes $256,950 to $703,500. Its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is the source; that FDD is the packet a brand must provide you ahead of any purchase.
Cinnabon franchise cost, item by item
- Full cost to open
- From $256,950 up to $703,500 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $35,500 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- A 6% share of net sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- You pay 2.5% of net sales, with street locations at 3% Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $665,401 a year on average across 189 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location count at the end of 2025
- Franchise owners ran 1,310, the company 28 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Cinnabon Franchisor SPV LLC filed the 2026 Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document at the Minnesota Department of Commerce. It is dated March 27, 2026, and every figure above was copied from that filing. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Cinnabon FDD sales and earnings figures
Cinnabon puts figures in Item 19. That part of the FDD is where a brand may report location sales or earnings. The key figure is $665,401 in average net sales for a year, based on 189 full franchised bakeries inside enclosed malls with complete 52-week reporting for 2025. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Our guide explains reading Item 19 first, before you lean on any number within it.
Cinnabon beside other bakery and snack franchises
Most bakery and snack franchises listed here cost more to open than Cinnabon; the middle one starts at $366K.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auntie Anne's | $158K to $836K | $35,500 | 7% |
| Cinnabon | $257K to $704K | $35,500 | 6% |
| Nothing Bundt Cakes | $475K to $994K | $45,000 | 6% |
| Crumbl | $849K to $1.47M | $50,000 | 8% |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. A royalty is the portion of sales, or the fixed amount, you continue paying the brand once you open. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 4 brands shares sales or earnings figures in its FDD (open a brand to view them). Each FDD here was filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce in 2026.
Every bakery and snack franchise compared
The number of Cinnabon locations
At the end of 2025, the United States had 1,338 Cinnabon locations, with franchise owners running 98% of them (Item 20). In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Cinnabon FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Cinnabon FDD and franchise agreement with you.