Elements Therapeutic Massage franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.28 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of monthly Gross Receipts, collected by ACH on the 5th of each month starting the first full calendar month after opening (franchisor reserves right to switch to weekly collection)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$600/month, plus a one-time $499 software set-up fee and $75 gift card program set-up fee

Other fees

Local Advertising Fee $2,000/month (min.); Booking Platform Fee $125/month; Marketing Cooperative dues where applicable (amount varies by region)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Item 7 Note 16 (as amended) covers the first NINE months of operation, not three: estimated additional funds/working capital range $80,000 (low) to $140,000 (high), covering payroll, lease payments, Local Advertising Fees, technology fees and other operating costs; excludes any owner/manager draw or salary. Not intended to indicate a break-even point.

Fees sourceFDD p.17 ↗

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.28 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue (average, median, highest, lowest), Studio Visits, Total Membership Conversion %, and Ending Memberships; also a Same-Studio Average Revenue Increase figure. No profit/EBITDA or expense data disclosed.

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025), with a same-studio revenue comparison to calendar year 2024

Sample

234 franchised Studios open as of Jan. 1, 2025 and operating throughout 2025 (out of 239 total franchised Studios in the U.S. as of Dec. 31, 2025); subsets of 231 Studios open >=1 year and 217 Studios open >=3 years reported separately; data also broken out for Top 10/Bottom 10 and Top/Bottom thirds by revenue

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.67 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

240

Year-end outlets

239

Net change

-1

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

Not captured

Terminations

Not captured

Non-renewals

Not captured

Other closures

Not captured

Reacquisitions

Not captured

Transfers

Not captured

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.73 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

0 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

2.82%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

2 / 71

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 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Elements Therapeutic Massage franchise cost?

Traditional: $567,239 to $729,603; Value Engineering (streamlined model launched 2025): $524,989 to $711,523 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.28 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Elements Therapeutic Massage owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue (average, median, highest, lowest), Studio Visits, Total Membership Conversion %, and Ending Memberships; also a Same-Studio Average Revenue Increase figure. No profit/EBITDA or expense data disclosed.. Sample: 234 franchised Studios open as of Jan. 1, 2025 and operating throughout 2025 (out of 239 total franchised Studios in the U.S. as of Dec. 31, 2025); subsets of 231 Studios open >=1 year and 217 Studios open >=3 years reported separately; data also broken out for Top 10/Bottom 10 and Top/Bottom thirds by revenue. Period: Calendar year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025), with a same-studio revenue comparison to calendar year 2024.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.67 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Elements Therapeutic Massage?

2.82%; numerator / denominator: 2 / 71. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗