Vibe House Pilates Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $297K – $467K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Vibe House Pilates is a boutique fitness franchise offering instructor-led reformer and mat Pilates classes. Franchisees run the studios, managing instructors, class scheduling, and membership growth.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Vibe House Pilates franchise requires a total initial investment of $297K – $467K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 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 →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2026. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: partial✓ 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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $297K – $467K
- 57th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned onlyn=2
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 37th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 2
- 10th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
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 $297K – $467K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 45/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Vibe House Pilates Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Rosalie Black
- Incorporated in
- Indiana
- HQ
- 1123 Merrillville Road, Crown Point, Indiana 46307
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
Affiliated brands
- Swet
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Rosalie Black
- Headquarters
- IN
- Founded
- 2026
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 0
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about typical for a health & fitness franchise (near the category median).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown19 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $60K | $60K | |
| Buildout/Leasehold Improvementnot refundable | $110K | $220K | |
| Construction Managementnot refundable | $0 | $18K | |
| Architect/Designnot refundable | $13K | $18K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures & Equipmentnot refundable | $4K | $6K | |
| Lease Depositsnot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Utilitiesnot refundable | $500 | $1K | |
| Grand Opening Advertisingnot refundable | $30K | $30K | |
| Initial Retail Inventory & Uniformsnot refundable | $8K | $10K | |
| Class Suppliesnot refundable | $8K | $8K | |
| Computer Equipmentnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Audio-Visual Equipmentnot refundable | $15K | $25K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $15K | $20K | |
| Office and Studio Suppliesnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $5K | $7K | |
| Initial Training Costs and Expensesnot refundable | $5K | $8K | |
| Licenses & Permitsnot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months)not refundable | $15K | $20K | |
| Total initial investment | $297K | $467K |
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
- $297K – $467K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $20K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $350 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $16K – $18K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Vibe House Pilates 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 Vibe House Pilates 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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- Historic Financial Performance Representation of 2 Affiliate-Owned Studios
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 11 · small
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- 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 9.0% (near the Health & Fitness median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 Vibe House Pilates 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 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 0
- 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
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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
Pre-opening Pilates franchisor (began franchising 2026, 0 franchised units, 2 company-owned) with positive net worth $100,000. No litigation, bankruptcy, or going-concern. Base set for limited operating history.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
None disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
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 45 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORPre-opening, 0 franchised units
- 02MINORPositive net worth $100,000
- 03MINORNo litigation or distress
- 04MEDLimited history
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · 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 radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Crown Point, Indiana (or Franchisor's then-current headquarters) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Indiana |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
None disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 29 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 2 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- joint
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- MINDBODY
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: MINDBODY
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Vibe House Pilates franchise?
The total investment to open a Vibe House Pilates franchise ranges from $297K – $467K, 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 Vibe House Pilates franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Vibe House Pilates 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 Vibe House Pilates?
Vibe House Pilates is franchised by Vibe House Pilates Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Vibe House Pilates 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 Vibe House Pilates FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Vibe House Pilates's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Vibe House Pilates (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 Vibe House Pilates franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Vibe House Pilates has 2 total units in the United States.
Is Vibe House Pilates a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Vibe House Pilates as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 45 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.