Bottom line
- Total investment $177K – $763K including a $100K franchise fee, 50.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Arctic Elevation unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-32%
Negative
Overview
About
Arctic Elevation franchisees appear to operate cold-weather or high-altitude tourism/recreation experiences (exact offering unclear from limited data). Day-to-day operations likely involve customer experience delivery, safety management, seasonal staffing, and equipment maintenance, though the specific service model is not detailed in available disclosures.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Arctic Elevation presents HIGH RISK due to going concern status, undisclosed financials, predatory 50% royalty structure, microscopic unit count, and extreme investment variability—indicators of an unproven, financially distressed franchisor.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation
- 03MINORExtremely high royalty fee at 50% of standard rate is unsustainably extractive and suggests franchisor cash flow desperation
- 04MINORTiny system size (only 3 units) with 50% YoY growth is statistically insignificant and indicates pre-scale/unproven concept
- 05MINORWide investment range ($177K-$762K, 4.3x spread) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined startup scope
- 06MINOR20-year term locks franchisee into relationship with financially unstable franchisor for two decades
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
32 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Arctic Elevation · FDD (2026) PDF