TA Tracy Anderson
Formerly known as Tracy Anderson Method
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.3M – $2.6M including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one TA Tracy Anderson unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate boutique fitness studios offering proprietary Tracy Anderson method classes (mat-based and megaformer workouts) plus potentially personal training. Day-to-day operations include studio scheduling, instructor hiring/training, member retention, retail product sales, and digital class offerings.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 15 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
TA Tracy Anderson presents significant profitability opacity and unproven franchise scalability with a capital-intensive model and only 5 operating units.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot validate if $1.3M-$2.6M investment generates positive ROI
- 02MINOROnly 5 franchised units with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal system traction or contraction risk
- 03MEDHigh capital requirement ($1.3M-$2.6M) paired with undisclosed average revenue creates severe ROI uncertainty
- 04MED7% royalty on gross revenue is standard but with no disclosed profitability metrics, cannot assess viability at break-even
- 05MINORFranchise fee ($50K) is low relative to total investment, suggesting most capital is buildout — high sunk cost risk
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
TA Tracy Anderson · FDD (2025) PDF