Hand & Stone franchise: what it costs
Budget $320,891 to $864,729 to open a Hand & Stone spa offering massage and facial services. The franchise fee runs from $39,600 up to $49,500, and both figures come from the Item 7 table Hand & Stone's site posts.
- Requested liquid capital
- $150,000 minimum
- Net worth asked for
- $750,000 minimum
Every brand in our main table has the Minnesota Department of Commerce registry as its source. The Hand & Stone figures here come from what the registry publishes on Hand & Stone's investment page. Before you sign, the brand must still hand you its full FDD.
Hand and Stone franchise cost, line by line
Most of the spread is build-out: walls and sound control in treatment rooms, plus plumbing that serves facials and showers. So how large your leased space is, and its condition, sets where you land.
For the full footnotes, see Items 6 and 7 in the 2026 FDD cited on Hand & Stone's page.
| Cost line | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Franchise fee | $39,600 | $49,500 |
| Leasehold improvements | $132,310 | $423,538 |
| Furniture, fixtures and equipment | $29,661 | $98,156 |
| Computer and point-of-sale system | $15,632 | $20,068 |
| Signage | $8,856 | $23,937 |
| Working money (additional funds) | $25,000 | $100,000 |
| Total | $320,891 | $864,729 |
Similar franchises, each with a full FDD on file
We could read an FDD for each of these brands, and every figure comes from it: the opening cost and fee, plus the royalty. It also tells whether sales are shared.
| Brand | Total cost to open, low to high estimate | Upfront fee, paid once | Royalty, ongoing fee |
|---|---|---|---|
 Supercuts2025 FDD | $186K to $323K | $39,500 | 4%, then 6% |
 Great Clips2026 FDD | $188K to $420K | $20,000 | 6% |
 The Joint Chiropractic2024 FDD | $254K to $521K | $39,900 | 7% (at least $700 a month) |
 European Wax Center2026 FDD | $332K to $777K | $36,000 to $45,000 | 6% |
 Massage Envy2026 FDD | $696K to $1.05M | $45,000 | 6% |
A brand must give you its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) before you buy, and each figure comes from the brand's latest one. After you open, the royalty is what you keep paying the brand: a share of sales or a set amount. M means million and K means thousand. You can open a brand to see the sales or earnings figures that all 5 brands give in their FDD.
A franchise attorney can check the Hand & Stone FDD with you
When Hand & Stone sends you its FDD and franchise agreement, one franchise attorney can read both before you sign.