Stork Vision® Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $50K – $110K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (7)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
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FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Stork Vision® franchise requires a total initial investment of $50K – $110K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), 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 scored4 of 4 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $50K – $110K
- 5th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subsetPartial period
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 5th pct Senior Care
- Units
- 16
- 41st pct Senior Care
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Senior Care 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 $50K – $110K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Average Monthly Number of Scans rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -2 franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 1 closed) (Item 20).
- FLAG3 units terminated last reporting year (18.8% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Stork Vision Systems, Inc.
- Predecessor
- Stork Vision International, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President, Secretary, and Treasurer
- Renee Caldwell
- Incorporated in
- Texas
- HQ
- 5712 Colleyville Blvd., Suite 202, Colleyville, Texas 76034
- Auditor
- Pineider, Ford & Associates, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $437K
- vs $309K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Renee Caldwell
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2010
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 6
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 41% below the typical senior care franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $35K | $35K | |
| Real Estate and Improvements | $500 | $2K | |
| Ultrasound Imaging Equipment | $300 | $45K | |
| Other Equipment & Software | $2K | $3K | |
| Furnishings | $3K | $4K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $4K | $6K | |
| Signage | $250 | $2K | |
| Initial Retail Inventory | $1K | $2K | |
| Pre-Opening Advertising | $1K | $2K | |
| Grand Opening | $0 | $500 | |
| Marketing & Sales Collateral | $1K | $2K | |
| Initial Operating Supplies | $300 | $350 | |
| Office Supplies | $200 | $250 | |
| Other Deposits & Pre-Paid Expenses | $1K | $2K | |
| Business Licenses | $50 | $200 | |
| Insurance | $700 | $1K | |
| Training-related Travel Expenses | $0 | $2K | |
| Medical Director Licensing Fee | $0 | $2K | |
| Medical Director Fee | $0 | $300 | |
| Miscellaneous Expenses | $250 | $500 | |
| Total initial investment | $50K | $110K |
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
- $50K – $110K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $4K – $6K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- Greater of $300 monthly or 3% of monthly Gross Sales
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $35 |
| Renewal fee | $4K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% 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 Stork Vision® 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 Stork Vision® 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, ad fund rate, 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
Covers a partial period, not a full year
- Item 19 type
- partial-period revenue
- Sample size
- 14
- vs category median 22
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
Compared against 79 Senior Care 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 8.0% (near the Senior Care median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Average Monthly Number of Scans rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System contracting at -30.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
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 Senior Care medians
How Stork Vision® Compares
Category median of published Senior Care 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
- 16
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 3
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 35.7%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 88%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -30.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -30.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 3
- Not renewed
- 1
- Transferred
- 2
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 12.5%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 25.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 18.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
16 current owners across 5 states.
- TX 11
- WI 2
- GA 1
- KY 1
- UT 1
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 loan disclosures. This brand has only 7 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 7
- Loan volume
- $509K
- Median loan
- $66K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (7)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 7 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (7)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (7)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 7
- 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
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Pineider, Ford & Associates, PLLC
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: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet unit decline -30%
- 02MINORHigh turnover 35.71%
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 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 7 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Tarrant County, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 89 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 20 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee, subject to franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Pro and Vagaro
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Pro and Vagaro
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
16 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 Stork Vision® franchise?
The total investment to open a Stork Vision® franchise ranges from $50K – $110K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Stork Vision® franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Stork Vision® FDD discloses figures for part of the system 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 Stork Vision®?
Stork Vision® is franchised by Stork Vision Systems, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Stork Vision® 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 Stork Vision® FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Stork Vision®'s franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Stork Vision® (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 Stork Vision® franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Stork Vision® has 16 total units in the United States, including 14 franchised units and 2 company-owned units.
Is Stork Vision® a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Stork Vision® as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 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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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.