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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.

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These figures come from FDDs of different years (2023, 2025). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

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Brand
OsteoStrong logoBAbove average
OsteoStrong
Health & Fitness
2025 FDD
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Iron Tribe Fitness logoBAbove average
Iron Tribe Fitness
Health & Fitness
2023 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Aug 13, 2025
FDD issued Apr 30, 2023
Investment range
$276K – $616K
$361K – $544K
Liquid capital
$34K – $54K
$40K – $75K
Franchise fee
$35K
$50K
Royalty rate
7.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$544KPer franchisee, not per outletIncl. company outlets
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$509KPer franchisee, not per outletIncl. company outlets
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
$174K
Earnings metric
Not classified
Gross Sales Less Certain Costs
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
53 / 100
46 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
8.7% (n=55)
Under 10 loans (4)
SBA loans on record
55
4
Scale
Total units
153
29
Net change (latest yr)
+10
-3
Signed, not yet open
Not extracted
1 (0.03 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
2.0%
13.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
74
28
Contacts
Franchisee phones
165
34

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