As with any business, profitability depends on how well you run the business. The Lewer Companies, who run the 7-Eleven franchise, do offer quite a bit of support for franchisees, including building and real estate expenses, equipment advertising, training, bookkeeping and accounting, and business advising, all of which can be very helpful for a franchisee. They also split gross profit with franchisees and offer health benefits, retirement planning, and other employee benefits. Finally, 7-Eleven offers a franchise financing program which can help cover most of the cost of opening the store as well as inventory and operating expenses. This is an unusual franchise offer, and may help ensure success. Still, you have to make sales numbers in order to be profitable, and a 7-Eleven franchise owner will take about 5% of the store’s sales as profit at the end of the day.