Pizza Hut vs Little Caesars: franchise cost side by side

Little Caesars is the cheaper of the two to open, from $376,500; Pizza Hut starts at $846,000.

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Little Caesars is the cheaper to open, from $376,500.

Pizza Hut starts at $846,000, the lowest cost to open given in each FDD.

From each FDD	Pizza Hut	Little Caesars
Total cost to open	$846,000 to $2,130,000	$376,500 to $1,769,200
Upfront fee	$25,000	$20,000
Royalty (ongoing fee)	6% of gross sales	6% of weekly gross sales or $300 a week, whichever is more
Marketing fund	4.75% of gross sales	up to 7% of gross sales for advertising
Published sales	$1,037,823 a year (average of 1,875 locations, 2025)	None published
Outlets	4,956 franchised, 75 company	3,788 franchised, 586 company
Year filed	2026	2026

More comparisons with Pizza Hut and Little Caesars

Every brand's fee, royalty and Item 7 range is also in one table you can download: the franchise fee comparison.

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