KickHouse Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
KickHouse is a boutique fitness franchise offering group kickboxing and heavy-bag workouts. Franchisees run the studios, managing instructors, class scheduling, and membership growth.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A KickHouse franchise requires a total initial investment of $248K – $495K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2023 FDD, average unit revenue was $355K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2023 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $248K – $495K
- 49th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $355K
- 9th pct Health & Fitn…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 10th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 30
- 60th 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 $248K – $495K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $355K/year (median $335K).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 50/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 1000.0% CAGR over 3 years with 30 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- KickHouse Fitness, LLC
- Parent company
- KickHouse Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- CEO
- Jessica Yarmey
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 931 Lexington Dr., Rockwall, Texas 75087
- Franchisor revenue
- $908K
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jessica Yarmey
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2023
- States available
- 10
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 35% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2023 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2023 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $20K | $50K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $179K | $396K |
| Total initial investment | $248K | $495K |
Source: KickHouse 2023 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $248K – $495K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle 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 | $0 |
| Training fee | $250 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $20K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $15K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 42% below the health & fitness norm.
Source: FDD 2023 · 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
$107K
30.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
26%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.8 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 KickHouse unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
26%
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 KickHouse units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.6M
on $8.2M purchase
Total debt
$6.5M
SBA $4.1M + 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: 2023 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $355K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $335K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Historical financial operating results
- Sample size
- 23
- vs category median 12
- Range (low → high)
- $119K→$1.1M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2022
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2023
- Disclosed in the 2023 filing, covering 2022
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 173 Health & Fitness brands
Revenue is only 1.0x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
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 $355K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.0x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Health & Fitness average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 1000.0% CAGR over 3 years across 30 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 Health & Fitness averages
How KickHouse Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2023 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 30
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 5
- Turnover rate
- 3.4%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 28
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- 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 · 10 states 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.
10
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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 loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $1.3M
- Median loan
- $654K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (2 loans) — rate not shown below 10
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
- 2
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
KickHouse presents elevated risk due to contracting unit base, multi-state regulatory violations, undisclosed profitability metrics, and high investment costs relative to financial transparency.
Litigation (Item 3)
Four concluded regulatory/administrative actions: Virginia (SEC-2021-00035), Maryland (Case No. 2020-0118), Washington (Consent Order S-20-3022-21-CO01), and California — all related to affiliate KickHouse Fitness Licensing LLC offering licenses deemed to be franchises without proper registration. All resolved via consent orders; no ongoing litigation disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- 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 50 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 13.8% YoY (from ~29 to 25 units) indicating system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORMultiple state regulatory actions (VA, MD, WA, CA) for franchise law violations show compliance failures and reputational damage
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation; only average revenue ($355,280) provided without profitability proof
- 04MINOR6% royalty on gross revenue (not net) means franchisees pay even during unprofitable months
- 05MINORSmall franchise system (25 units) limits brand recognition, purchasing power, and support infrastructure
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 2023 · 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 | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 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 | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 4 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Four concluded regulatory/administrative actions: Virginia (SEC-2021-00035), Maryland (Case No. 2020-0118), Washington (Consent Order S-20-3022-21-CO01), and California — all related to affiliate KickHouse Fitness Licensing LLC offering licenses deemed to be franchises without proper registration. All resolved via consent orders; no ongoing litigation disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 11 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 13 hrs
- Training location
- Virtual or at a studio location designated by franchisor
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 12 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects; franchisor must approve
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Wellness Living
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Wellness Living
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a KickHouse franchise?
The total investment to open a KickHouse franchise ranges from $248K – $495K, 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 KickHouse franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the KickHouse FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $355K. The median is $335K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the KickHouse 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 KickHouse FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is KickHouse's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for KickHouse (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 KickHouse franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, KickHouse has 30 total units in the United States, including 29 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is KickHouse a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates KickHouse as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 50 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.