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Kumon

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Rank #5 on Entrepreneur 2026  |  Category: Children's Businesses  |  Updated: May 2026

Ranking from Entrepreneur Media's 2026 Franchise 500. Zorzee is independent and not affiliated with Entrepreneur Media.

Source: 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document

About Kumon

Kumon is an education franchise built around after-school math and reading instruction delivered through a structured worksheet-based learning method. Centers typically serve children through recurring enrollment, parent referrals, and local school-area demand rather than one-time transactions. For a buyer, the diligence question is whether the territory has enough families, instructor capacity, and retention to support the model after rent, staffing, royalty, and student acquisition costs.

Source: FDD Item 1 and public profile data, rewritten by Zorzee

Numbers At a Glance

Total Investment Range
$73K to $153K
FDD Item 7
Franchise Fee
$1K
FDD Item 5
Royalty + Fees
royalty 36.50/student
36.50/student royalty +
Item 19 Disclosure
Not disclosed
Item 19 disclosure status requires item-level FDD review.

Signal Tracker

Five signals, one filing. Verdicts shown. The full reasoning is included in Pro.

Fee Load or Unit Economics MathDeal-Specific
Entry cost and ongoing fees are visible from the seed data. Underwrite Kumon against $73K to $153K, $1K, and royalty 36.50/student before assuming the brand name solves the economics. Pro
Item 19 / Revenue Disclosure QualityDeal-Specific
Revenue or earnings disclosure quality requires item-level FDD review. Pro will separate disclosed Item 19 facts from Zorzee underwriting assumptions. Pro
Litigation / Legal ContextDeal-Specific
Litigation and bankruptcy context require item-level FDD review. Pro will summarize any material Item 3 or Item 4 disclosures once extracted. Pro
System Health / Validation PoolIn Line
Public profile data lists approximately 26000 units. Pro will reconcile unit trajectory and franchised-versus-company-owned movement from Item 20. Pro
Term & Exit TermsDeal-Specific
Term, renewal, transfer, default, and exit terms require Item 17 review. Pro will show where buyers can get trapped after signing. Pro

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Full FDD Data Table

ItemFieldValue
Item 5Initial / development fee$1K
Item 6Royalty + ad/media burdenroyalty 36.50/student
Item 7Investment range$73K - $153K
Item 8Required purchases / suppliersPro
Item 12Territory / exclusivityPro
Item 15Operating participationPro
Item 17Term, renewal, transfer, ROFRPro
Item 19Earnings: avg / medianPro
Item 20Total system units26,000
Item 21AuditorPro

Item 19 Earnings

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System Growth

Total system units: 26,000. Year-over-year trajectory is included in Pro.

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