Retrofitness franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$0 to $29,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of gross sales (monthly minimum $1,000/outlet), rising to 7% (minimum $1,500/mo) for 6 months if 3+ defaults occur in the trailing 12 months; base rate may increase up to 0.5%/year

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$750/month for the 'Retro-techno' software package (may increase)

Other fees

Bookkeeping Services Fee $550/mo (first 12 months); Call Center Fee $550/mo (first 12 months); JNM Fee equal to 5% of media placements purchased on franchisee's behalf

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$100,000 to $350,000 estimated for three months of working capital (payroll, utilities, advertising, etc.), excluding owner's salary/draw; low end assumes converting an existing health club space, high end assumes new construction/build-out

Fees sourceFDD p.13 ↗

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.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average Gross Sales, Average Revenue Per Square Foot, and Average Membership by percentile bands (Tables A, B, C), plus Systemwide Same Store Sales (SSS) growth by quarter (Part II)

Reporting period

Gross sales and revenue/sq ft: March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026; membership: as of February 28, 2026; SSS: quarters ending 7/31/2021 through 1/31/2026

Sample

74 of 75 total Outlets (74 franchised + 1 corporate) open to the public for more than a year, as of March 20, 2026 ('ABC Outlets')

Reported average

$1,243,660

Reported median

$1,026,733

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.60 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

81

Year-end outlets

76

Net change

-5

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

1

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

6

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

3

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.65 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

8 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$1,084,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

6 loans

Historical charge-off share

6.41%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

5 / 78

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 Retrofitness franchise cost?

standard single Outlet: $832,216 to $3,241,991; Area Development Agreement (min. 4 Outlets; total shown is Development Fee + first Outlet): $872,216 to $3,281,991 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $0 to $29,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

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How much do Retrofitness owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average Gross Sales, Average Revenue Per Square Foot, and Average Membership by percentile bands (Tables A, B, C), plus Systemwide Same Store Sales (SSS) growth by quarter (Part II). Sample: 74 of 75 total Outlets (74 franchised + 1 corporate) open to the public for more than a year, as of March 20, 2026 ('ABC Outlets'). Period: Gross sales and revenue/sq ft: March 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026; membership: as of February 28, 2026; SSS: quarters ending 7/31/2021 through 1/31/2026.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.60 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Retrofitness?

6.41%; numerator / denominator: 5 / 78. 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: $1,084,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 6 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗