Athlete's Foot Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
SBA Loan Data Only
This franchise has SBA 7(a) lending history but no Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) on file. Investment costs, revenue, fees, and contract terms are not available. The Verdict score is based solely on SBA loan performance data.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Athlete's Foot franchise has no franchise disclosure document on file, so investment figures are not available. SBA 7(a) loans show a 32.3% charge-off rate across 69 loans[1]. Run a live ROI scan →
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Overview
- SBA loans
- 69
- Loan volume
- $13.6M
- Charge-off rate
- 32.3%
- system-wide median varies by category
- Avg loan
- $198K
- Lenders
- 32
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 69
- Loan volume
- $13.6M
- Median loan
- $160K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 32.3%
- 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)
- 67.7%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 32
- Defaults
- 21
- Typical loan rate
- 7.0%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 27.1%
- brand above franchise avg ↑
- Jobs supported
- 446
- 3.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 16%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 7% went to startups / new businesses, 93% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in shoe stores, franchised businesses charge off at 27.1% vs 24.2% for independents — franchising is associated with 12% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Athlete's Foot charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Athlete's Foot franchisees
Showing 3 of 32 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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A 32.3% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 3 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What do Athlete's Foot franchise owners earn?
No average owner earnings figure for Athlete's Foot is on file. Item 19 — where a franchisor may disclose what its outlets earn — is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and we have not established what this brand's FDD says. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
What is Item 19 in the Athlete's Foot 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 Athlete's Foot FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Athlete's Foot's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Athlete's Foot has a charge-off rate of 32.3% across 69 loans, meaning 32.3% 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.
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.