Kidokinetics Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $111K – $145K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- on 12 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Kidokinetics is a youth-fitness franchise delivering multi-sport movement and physical-development classes for young children. Franchisees run a mobile program teaching classes at schools, daycares, and community sites, hiring and scheduling coaches.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Kidokinetics franchise requires a total initial investment of $111K – $145K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $111K – $145K
- 17th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 72nd pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 130
- 80th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness median · 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 $111K – $145K including a $60K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports gross sales and profit-and-loss statements rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 83/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHPositive: net +85 franchised outlets in the latest year (89 opened, 0 closed); 9 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 1685.7% CAGR over 3 years with 130 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Kidokinetics Franchise LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Dave Pazgan
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 10428 West SR 84, Unit 1, Davie, Florida 33324
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.5M
- vs $892K prior year
Affiliated brands
- KidoHQ
- Kidolympics
- Tampa Kidos
- Kidokinetics
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dave Pazgan
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2005
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 23
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 67% below the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60K | $60K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $25K | $45K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $26K | $40K |
| Total initial investment | $111K | $145K |
Source: Kidokinetics 2024 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
- $111K – $145K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $45K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% |
| Technology fee | $475 |
| Training fee | $8K |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $8K |
| Inventory (initial) | $2K – $3K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Kidokinetics is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Kidokinetics unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- gross sales and profit-and-loss statements
- Range (low → high)
- $5K→$722KCited, not corroborated — printed on page 47 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
- 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 10.0% (near the Health & Fitness median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports gross sales and profit-and-loss statements rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System expanding at 1685.7% CAGR over 3 years across 130 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 medians
How Kidokinetics Compares
Category median of published Health & Fitness brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 130
- Opened
- 89
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 9
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 93%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 12
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 9
- 0.07 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 35
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 23 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.
23
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
2 current owners across 1 state.
- FL 2
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 12
- Loan volume
- $1.5M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- on 12 loans · 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)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 3
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 10.5%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 15.8%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 72
- 5.0 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 83%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 100% went to startups / new businesses, 0% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in fitness and recreational sports centers, franchised businesses charge off at 15.8% vs 18.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 13% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Kidokinetics franchisees
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Kidokinetics from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 0.0%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 65%
- Avg interest rate
- 10.52%
- Lender concentration
- 83.3%
- Job velocity
- 5.0 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 12.5%
- NAICS 713940
- Jobs supported
- 72
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 83% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Huntington National Bank | 10 | $1.1M | N/A |
| 2 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 1 | $150K | 0.0% |
| 3 | First Bank of the Lake | 1 | $188K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| OROregon | 3 | 0 | -- |
| OHOhio | 2 | 0 | -- |
| TXTexas | 2 | 0 | -- |
| VAVirginia | 2 | 0 | -- |
| WIWisconsin | 2 | 0 | -- |
| TNTennessee | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 12 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
Aggressive system expansion with implausible unit economics and missing financial disclosures presents caution-level risk; validate actual franchisee profitability before investing.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy
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 83 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORExtreme unit growth of 236% YoY is unsustainable and suggests aggressive recruitment over profitability focus
- 02MEDAverage net income of $108,253 on $67,672 revenue is mathematically impossible (160% net margin) — likely misleading or based on incomplete sample
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($60,000) combined with royalty floor creates fixed cost burden on low average revenue base
- 04MINORAbsence of Item 19 financial disclosures (No going concern statement) limits transparency into true franchisee performance
- 05MINORExplosive growth without established unit economics increases risk of market saturation and franchisee failure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 250,000 |
| 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 | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 2 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Broward County, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Davie, Florida headquarters and virtual; on-the-job training at franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- KIDOLINK
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: KIDOLINK
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
2 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Kidokinetics franchise?
The total investment to open a Kidokinetics franchise ranges from $111K – $145K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Kidokinetics franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Kidokinetics FDD discloses outlet figures from $5K to $722K but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Kidokinetics?
Kidokinetics is franchised by Kidokinetics Franchise LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Kidokinetics 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 Kidokinetics FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Kidokinetics's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Kidokinetics has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 12 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 Kidokinetics franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Kidokinetics has 130 total units in the United States, including 121 franchised units and 9 company-owned units. 89 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Kidokinetics a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Kidokinetics as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 83 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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