IV Nutrition Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
IV Nutrition is a wellness franchise offering IV hydration, vitamin infusions, and injections under medical supervision. Franchisees run the clinics, managing clinical staff, appointments, and memberships.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A IV Nutrition franchise requires a total initial investment of $201K – $583K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $665K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $201K – $583K
- 43rd pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- $665K
- 9th pct Healthcare
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 11th pct Healthcare
- Units
- 38
- 52nd pct Healthcare
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Healthcare 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 $201K – $583K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $665K/year (median $596K). Note: this is gross profit, not take-home income.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 66/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- FLAG3 units terminated last reporting year (7.9% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- IV Nutrition Franchisor, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- None
- CEO title
- Co-Owner and Chief Executive Officer
- Jason Fechter
- CEO experience
- 2018 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- Kansas
- HQ
- 7108 West 135th St., Overland Park, KS 66223
- Auditor
- Shipley CPA, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.6M
- vs $1.9M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Affiliated brands
- Fechter Construction
- does
- IV Nutrition
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jason Fechter
- Headquarters
- Kansas
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 18
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about average for a healthcare franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Training Feenot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Computer Terminal/POS | $2K | $3K | |
| Lease Deposit and Payment | $3K | $10K | |
| Utility Deposits plus 3 months utility payments | $0 | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory | $13K | $16K | |
| Store in a Box | $65K | $75K | |
| Leasehold Improvements/Buildout | $20K | $125K | |
| Signage | $4K | $12K | |
| Initial Marketing Investment | $5K | $10K | |
| Insurance | $1K | $4K | |
| Permits and Licenses | $150 | $850 | |
| Accounting and Legal Fees | $1K | $2K | |
| Travel and living expenses while training | $2K | $6K | |
| Pre-opening Payroll Expenses | $2K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $25K | $80K | |
| Total initial investment | $198K | $403K |
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
- $201K – $583K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $35K – $150K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $750 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $12K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $13K – $16K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 54% below the healthcare norm.
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
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
$113K
17.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
23%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.3 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one IV Nutrition unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
23%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 IV Nutrition units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.3M
on $6.7M purchase
Total debt
$5.3M
SBA $3.3M + senior + seller note
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
- Avg gross sales
- $665K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $596K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- actual historical average median high low
- Sample size
- 26
- vs category median 20
- Range (low → high)
- $258K→$1.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 9 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 162 Healthcare brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $665K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.7x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Healthcare average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 9/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 155.6% CAGR over 3 years across 38 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 Healthcare averages
How IV Nutrition Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 38
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 3
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 7
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 82%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +155.6%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +155.6%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 8
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 26
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 6.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 3.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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
- Maryland
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 10
- Loan volume
- $2.2M
- Median loan
- $199K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 8
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 8.9%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 17.4%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 47
- 2.1 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 20%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 100% went to startups / new businesses, 0% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in other personal care services, franchised businesses charge off at 17.4% vs 20.9% for independents — franchising is associated with 17% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing IV Nutrition franchisees
Showing 3 of 8 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into IV Nutrition's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 8 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 4 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 5-year lending trend
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 10 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
IV Nutrition presents moderate risk with tight unit economics, unverified financial claims, and a small-scale system in a niche wellness market.
Litigation (Item 3)
1 pending AAA arbitration (Northern Lights Wellness/Liberty IV Nutrition franchisee alleging territory encroachment, fee overcharge, retaliation; franchisor filed counterclaim for non-solicitation breach); 1 concluded Kansas State Board of Healing Arts Consent Order against co-owner Dr. Tara Zeller (public censure, practice limitation on mixing/administering IVs), no admission of wrongdoing.
Largest disclosed settlement: $222,025
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Shipley CPA, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDSmall franchise system (31 units) with only 21.1% YoY growth suggests limited brand recognition and scaling challenges
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — average revenue/net income figures are unverified and may not be representative
- 03MINORService-based model (IV therapy) is location-dependent and sensitive to local competition, staffing costs, and regulatory changes
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 150,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 14 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 13 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 5 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Johnson County, Kansas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Kansas |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 pending AAA arbitration (Northern Lights Wellness/Liberty IV Nutrition franchisee alleging territory encroachment, fee overcharge, retaliation; franchisor filed counterclaim for non-solicitation breach); 1 concluded Kansas State Board of Healing Arts Consent Order against co-owner Dr. Tara Zeller (public censure, practice limitation on mixing/administering IVs), no admission of wrongdoing.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 53 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 50 hrs
- Training location
- Online and Corporate Location (TBD)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 50 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee (with franchisor site-approval rights); franchisor also requires use of designated third-party site-selection vendor, Morrow Hill, at no additional franchisee fee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Zenoti (Soham Inc. dba Zenoti)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Zenoti (Soham Inc. dba Zenoti)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
40 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
IV Nutrition · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a IV Nutrition franchise?
The total investment to open a IV Nutrition franchise ranges from $201K – $583K, 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 IV Nutrition franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the IV Nutrition FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $665K. The median is $596K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the IV Nutrition 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 IV Nutrition FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is IV Nutrition's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, IV Nutrition has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 10 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many IV Nutrition franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, IV Nutrition has 38 total units in the United States, including 31 franchised units and 7 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is IV Nutrition a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates IV Nutrition as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 66 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.