Bottom line
- Total investment $607K – $1.3M including a $75K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100.
- 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 CHEER ATHLETICS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
17%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Cheer Athletics franchisees operate competitive cheerleading and gymnastics facilities serving youth and teen athletes. Day-to-day operations include coaching classes, managing competitive team rosters, facility maintenance, staff scheduling, and event coordination for local and regional competitions. Revenue derives from monthly tuition fees, competition fees, and merchandise sales.
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 · 12 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
Youth-serving sports franchise with active abuse litigation, minimal unit growth, zero financial transparency, and systemic liability concerns presents material operational and reputational risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive sexual abuse and negligence litigation across multiple affiliates with vicarious liability claims indicates systemic supervision/hiring vulnerabilities in a youth-serving business
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (5.6% YoY on only 20 locations) suggests market saturation, franchisee struggles, or brand weakness despite 10-year terms
- 03MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation; combined with $607k-$1.2M investment, profitability is opaque
- 04MED10% royalty on undisclosed revenues creates unpredictable cost structure; franchisees cannot benchmark performance against system average
- 05HIGHAffiliate bankruptcy and stayed litigation indicate financial fragility within the franchise system itself
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CHEER ATHLETICS · FDD (2026) PDF