Bottom line
- Total investment $211K – $555K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $953K/year. Estimated payback in 1.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Elev8 Performance unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
63%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Elev8 Performance units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
28.0%
3.44× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.90×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$11.0M
on $22.9M purchase
Total debt
$11.9M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Elev8 Performance is a performance coaching and training franchise focused on athletic performance optimization, likely serving individual athletes, teams, or corporate wellness clients. Franchisees operate training facilities or mobile coaching services, delivering personalized coaching, fitness programming, and performance assessments while managing client relationships and staff.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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
Early-stage performance coaching/training franchise with unproven unit economics, minimal system growth, and unclear financial stability presents elevated execution risk despite reasonable fee structure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit despite system claims suggests minimal franchise growth or early-stage system with unproven model
- 02HIGHNo 'Going Concern' statement filed indicates potential financial instability or lack of formal FDD Item 21 disclosures
- 03MEDHigh investment range ($211k-$555k) with limited multi-unit validation data creates profitability uncertainty
- 04MINORRoyalty rate of 6% is reasonable but with only 1 unit operating, there's no proof of concept at scale
- 05MINORSignificant gap between average net income ($216,954) and investment range suggests 0.4-1.0x ROI in year one is optimistic
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Elev8 Performance · FDD (2025) PDF