Yoga Joint Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Yoga Joint is a boutique fitness franchise offering hot yoga, flow, and HIIT-style classes in a community setting. Franchisees run the studios, managing instructors, class scheduling, and membership growth.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Yoga Joint franchise requires a total initial investment of $1.1M – $1.7M, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $1.1M – $1.7M
- 94th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 59th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 10
- 35th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Health & Fitness avg · 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 $1.1M – $1.7M including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Company-Owned Outlets rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports Company-Owned Outlets 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
- Yoga Joint Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Yoga Joint Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Bernie Zarco
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 698 W. Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431
- Auditor
- Arie A. Taykan & Company, CPA’s
- Audited financials
Overview
About
- CEO
- Bernie Zarco
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2010
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 147% above the typical health & fitness franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $75K | $100K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $991K | $1.6M |
| Total initial investment | $1.1M | $1.7M |
Source: Yoga Joint 2025 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
- $1.1M – $1.7M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $75K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- Gross Revenue · 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% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $999 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Yoga Joint did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Yoga Joint unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
14%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- Company-Owned Outlets
- Sample size
- 9
- vs category median 12
- Range (low → high)
- $981K→$2.0M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
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% — above the Health & Fitness average of 8.4%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Company-Owned Outlets rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
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 averages
How Yoga Joint Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- Opened
- 1
- 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
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 9
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 10%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Last reporting year only, multi-year history not disclosed in this brand's FDD.
Item 12 · 1 state 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.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Small yoga franchisor (10 units, only 1 franchised, 9 company-owned) with thin parent-level net worth of $24,418 and a small net loss of $7,483. Two Item-3 matters are settled regulatory actions against an officer's unrelated prior company, not against Yoga Joint. Thin financials and minimal franchised base warrant a minor flag.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Arie A. Taykan & Company, CPA’s
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORThin net worth $24,418, net loss $7,483 (parent-level)
- 02MINOROnly 1 franchised unit vs 9 company-owned
- 03HIGH2 litigation matters against officer's unrelated prior company (settled)
- 04MEDNo bankruptcy, no going-concern, audited, Item 19 disclosed
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 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 2 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 125 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 14 hrs
- POS system
- Mariana Tek
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Mariana Tek
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Yoga Joint · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Yoga Joint franchise?
The total investment to open a Yoga Joint franchise ranges from $1.1M – $1.7M, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Yoga Joint franchise owners earn?
Yoga Joint does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Yoga Joint 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 Yoga Joint FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Yoga Joint's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Yoga Joint (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 Yoga Joint franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Yoga Joint has 10 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 9 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Yoga Joint a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Yoga Joint as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.