Skip to main content
FranchiseVerdict

Compare

3 brands side-by-side

Compare up to 5 brands side by side

indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

Download PDF

These brands report different earnings metrics (Adjusted EBITDA, Gross Sales). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

These figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Five Iron Golf logoBAbove average
Five Iron Golf
Recreation & Entertainment
2026 FDD
Remove
Cloudbound logoCAverage
Cloudbound
Recreation & Entertainment
2026 FDD
Remove
Slick City Action Park logoCAverage
Slick City Action Park
Recreation & Entertainment
2025 FDD
Remove
Vitals
FDD filing
2026 FDD
FDD issued May 6, 2026
FDD issued Mar 24, 2025
Investment range
$2.0M – $4.7M
$2.3M – $4.2M
$1.9M – $4.9M
Liquid capital
$80K – $150K
$137K – $197K
$38K – $290K
Franchise fee
$50K
$60K
$75K
Royalty rate
7.0%
6.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
3.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$3.0MCompany-owned only
No Item 19 representation
$5.0MCompany-owned only
Median gross sales
$2.5MCompany-owned only
Not disclosed
$3.7MCompany-owned only
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$495K
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Earnings metric
Adjusted EBITDA
Not classified
Gross Sales
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
CAverage
Verdict score
56 / 100
41 / 100
43 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
Not SBA-matched
Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
37
0
9
Net change (latest yr)
+4
0
0
Signed, not yet open
Not extracted
0
22 (2.44 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
0.0%
Not extracted
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
200
43
79
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
1
0

Need franchisee contacts for these brands?

Save with a contact bundle →