Footprints FloorsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Footprints Floors franchise requires a total initial investment of $80K – $114K, including a $68K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $814K[2]. Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $80K – $114K
- 20th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $814K
- 28th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 87
- 50th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Home Services avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 8.4x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Franchised units fell from 86 to 77 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $80K – $114K including a $68K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $814K/year (median $705K).
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 61/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Branches Company, LLC
- Parent company
- Pilgrim, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Restaurant Brands International Inc.
- Predecessor
- is FRG
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President
- Bryan T. Park
- CEO experience
- 2008 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- CO
- HQ
- 327 Inverness Drive South, Suite 140, Englewood, Colorado 80112
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $6.1M
- vs $6.4M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Affiliated brands
- Firehouse Subs Market Fund
- Franchising Start Date Restaurant Count
- Franchising Start Date
- Firehouse Subs System Fund
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Footprints Floors franchisees operate retail flooring showrooms and provide installation services for residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations include customer consultations on flooring materials, managing inventory, coordinating installation crews, and handling warranty/service issues. The business model relies on local market presence, referral networks, and direct sales to contractors and homeowners.
- CEO
- Bryan T. Park
- Headquarters
- CO
- Founded
- 2008
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 32
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $68K | $68K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $25 | $150 | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $50 | $1K | |
| Equipment | $0 | $5K | |
| Franchise Starter Package | $2K | $2K | |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System | $0 | $3K | |
| Service Vehicle | $300 | $4K | |
| Start-Up Marketing | $3K | $5K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $50 | $150 | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $500 | $5K | |
| Professional Fees | $300 | $1K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $0 | $2K | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $50 | $500 | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $6K | $18K | |
| Total initial investment | $80K | $114K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$90K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
82%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
15 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $80K – $114K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $6K – $18K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $68K – $68K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty F…
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty Fee Requirement |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $15 |
| Renewal fee | $10 |
| Inventory (initial) | $12K – $25K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $814K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $705K
- Item 19 type
- Average and Median
- Sample size
- 65 units
- vs category median 25 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $179K→$1.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $645K→$1.4M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
Revenue is 8.4x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Home Services averages
How Footprints Floors Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 87
- Opened
- 12
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 6
- Turnover rate
- 6.9%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 99%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +7.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +11.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 42
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Transfer rate
- 1.2%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 3.4%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 48.3%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 11 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- California
- Illinois
- Michigan
- New York
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Footprints Floors presents moderate-to-cautious risk: questionable financial reporting, small system size, litigation history, and cost structure warrant careful validation before investment.
Litigation (Item 3)
Two cases disclosed: (1) Joshua Lively v. DKR Interests, Inc. et al. (Denton County, Texas) - homeowner sued franchisee for flooring defects; franchisor granted summary judgment in November 2024, now resolved; (2) Branches Company, LLC v. James Daniel Wilkinson et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) - franchisor sued franchisee for trade secret misappropriation and noncompetition violation; judgment awarded to franchisor on May 17, 2024; defendants subsequently filed for bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Defendants James Daniel Wilkinson, JDW Fiducia Inc. d/b/a Viking Floors, and JDW Enterprises, LLC filed for bankruptcy in the Southern District of Texas following final judgment in favor of Franchisor.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income ($957,065) exceeds gross revenue ($813,888) — mathematically impossible and suggests Item 19 data integrity issues or incomplete disclosure
- 02MINORMinimum monthly royalty fee structure creates fixed cost burden; clarify if 6% threshold is easily met across unit performance variance
- 03MEDModest unit growth (7.5% YoY) and only 87 total units indicates small, maturing system with limited scale benefits
- 04HIGHTwo disclosed litigations (installation defects + non-compete enforcement) suggest quality control and franchisee compliance challenges
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($68,000) relative to initial investment range ($79,955–$114,480) represents 59–85% of total startup costs upfront
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Qualified Households |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 60,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 6 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Denver, Colorado |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Colorado |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Two cases disclosed: (1) Joshua Lively v. DKR Interests, Inc. et al. (Denton County, Texas) - homeowner sued franchisee for flooring defects; franchisor granted summary judgment in November 2024, now resolved; (2) Branches Company, LLC v. James Daniel Wilkinson et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Colorado) - franchisor sued franchisee for trade secret misappropriation and noncompetition violation; judgment awarded to franchisor on May 17, 2024; defendants subsequently filed for bankruptcy.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 56 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 67 hrs
- Training location
- Denver, Colorado
- Site selection
- franchisor
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
95 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Footprints Floors · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Footprints Floors franchise?
The total investment to open a Footprints Floors franchise ranges from $80K – $114K, with an initial franchise fee of $68K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Footprints Floors franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Footprints Floors FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $814K. The median is $705K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Footprints Floors's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Footprints Floors (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Footprints Floors franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Footprints Floors has 87 total units in the United States, including 86 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 12 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Footprints Floors a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Footprints Floors as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 61 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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