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

Focus by buyer type

Brand
SWEAT440 logoBAbove average
SWEAT440
Health & Fitness
2025 FDD
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MADABOLIC logoAStrongest tier
MADABOLIC
Health & Fitness
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Mar 11, 2025
FDD issued Mar 25, 2025
Investment range
$285K – $668K
$381K – $583K
Liquid capital
$20K – $50K
$15K – $42K
Franchise fee
$60K
$50K
Royalty rate
7.0%
Set by a formula
Ad fund rate
Not extracted
1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$630KIncl. company outlets
$477K
Median gross sales
$565KIncl. company outlets
$455K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
Not extracted
Earnings metric
EBITDA
Gross Margin
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
49 / 100
76 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Under 10 loans (9)
0.0% (n=19)
SBA loans on record
9
19
Scale
Total units
22
38
Net change (latest yr)
+4
+8
Signed, not yet open
47 (2.14 per open outlet)
48 (1.26 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
4.5%
2.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
48
46
Contacts
Franchisee phones
9
60

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