Hydrogen Fitness Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Hydrogen Fitness is a wellness franchise offering hydrogen-water and recovery-focused fitness services. Franchisees run the studios, managing equipment, sessions, and memberships.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Hydrogen Fitness franchise requires a total initial investment of $983K – $2.8M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $983K – $2.8M
- 92nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only2 outlets
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 0th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 2
- 10th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $983K – $2.8M including a $50K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFY2025 total operating revenues were $0 (franchise fee income); the sole franchised outlet was not yet operational. FY2024 franchise fee income was $6,500. Plus $1,275 other income (credit card rewards) in 2025. Net loss $197,003 (2025) / $111,267 (2024). Company formed Jan 2024; only 2 years audited.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports income statement rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Hydrogen Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Andrew Pinon
- Incorporated in
- CT
- HQ
- 67 Burnside Ave, East Hartford, CT 06108
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- vs $7K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Andrew Pinon
- Headquarters
- CT
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 230% above the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown13 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $520K | $1.3M | |
| Rent - 3 Months | $48K | $285K | |
| Signage | $15K | $25K | |
| Opening Inventory Package | $10K | $15K | |
| Equipment | $200K | $800K | |
| Management and Technology System | $10K | $15K | |
| Insurance | $25K | $25K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training | $5K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $15K | $15K | |
| Professional Fees | $10K | $10K | |
| Business Permits and Licenses | $1K | $10K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $75K | $250K | |
| Total initial investment | $984K | $2.8M |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $983K – $2.8M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $75K – $250K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- Percentage of gross sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $150 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $10K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Hydrogen Fitness did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Hydrogen Fitness unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
12%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
FY2025 total operating revenues were $0 (franchise fee income); the sole franchised outlet was not yet operational. FY2024 franchise fee income was $6,500. Plus $1,275 other income (credit card rewards) in 2025. Net loss $197,003 (2025) / $111,267 (2024). Company formed Jan 2024; only 2 years audited.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on only 2 outlets
- Item 19 type
- income statement
- Sample size
- 2 outlets
- vs category median 12 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $1.8M→$2.2M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Health & Fitness average of 8.4%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports income statement rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Hydrogen Fitness Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Pre-revenue-stage franchise system with minimal operating units, no published financials, and potential franchisor financial instability creating substantial validation and scalability risks.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 2 franchised units with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited operating history and no proven scalability
- 02MEDHigh investment range ($983K-$2.8M) against only 2 reference locations creates severe due diligence risk and limited comparables
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — potential financial instability at franchisor level raises sustainability concerns
- 04MINORRoyalty structure (greater of 4% or $1,000/month) provides minimal franchisor revenue from only 2 units, questioning business model viability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 2 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | CT |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 56 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 32 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor headquarters or designated location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects, franchisor approves
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Hydrogen Fitness franchise?
The total investment to open a Hydrogen Fitness franchise ranges from $983K – $2.8M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Hydrogen Fitness franchise owners earn?
Hydrogen Fitness does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Hydrogen Fitness FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Hydrogen Fitness FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Hydrogen Fitness's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Hydrogen Fitness (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 Hydrogen Fitness franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Hydrogen Fitness has 2 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 2 company-owned units.
Is Hydrogen Fitness a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Hydrogen Fitness as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 out of 100 (higher is better), 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.