D-BAT franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$45,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

40% · No sales-based royalty is charged; instead a monthly 'Management Fee' of 40% of Membership Fees collected (not gross sales) is charged, which can rise to up to 12% of Gross Revenue if the Facility has 'Low Membership Fee Performance' for two consecutive 3-month periods

Marketing contribution

2.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$2,500 one-time Initial Software License Fee plus $354/month ongoing Software License Fee (subject to increase by third-party software providers)

Other fees

Merchant Services Fees currently 2.5%-4% depending on transaction type; Mandatory Training Fee of $5,000 for up to two people if Membership Fees drop more than 35% over a 3-month period; Additional training up to $500/person/day (max $5,000/Facility/year)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$50,000 to $75,000 estimated working capital for the first 3 months, covering rent, advertising, miscellaneous opening costs and employee payroll; excludes any owner draw/salary, cost of capital, life insurance premiums, or debt service.

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, median, and highest/lowest Gross Revenue, plus number/percentage of Facilities meeting or exceeding the average, broken out into three tiers by number of batting cages per Facility

Reporting period

Full 2025 calendar year

Sample

168 franchised D-BAT Facilities open the entire 2025 calendar year (excludes 2 Facilities that closed during 2025, none of which had been open less than 12 months); there were no company-owned locations in 2025

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.40 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

170

Year-end outlets

199

Net change

+29

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

31

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

2

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

7

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.42 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

79 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$770,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

53 loans

Historical charge-off share

8.57%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

3 / 35

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does D-BAT franchise cost?

standard single D-BAT Facility (Franchise Agreement): $503,450 to $995,100; Area Development Agreement (per-facility investment plus $90,000 development fee for 3 facilities): $548,450 to $1,040,100 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $45,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.17 ↗

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How much do D-BAT owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, median, and highest/lowest Gross Revenue, plus number/percentage of Facilities meeting or exceeding the average, broken out into three tiers by number of batting cages per Facility. Sample: 168 franchised D-BAT Facilities open the entire 2025 calendar year (excludes 2 Facilities that closed during 2025, none of which had been open less than 12 months); there were no company-owned locations in 2025. Period: Full 2025 calendar year.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.40 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for D-BAT?

8.57%; numerator / denominator: 3 / 35. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $770,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 53 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗