FDD-based franchise cost guide

ORANGETHEORY® Franchise Cost: Fee, Startup Costs and ROI

A focused cost-intent page built from FranchiseIQ's FDD corpus: initial investment, franchise fee, ongoing fees, revenue signals, SBA repayment history, and what to verify before buying.

Total startup cost
$822K–$1.4M
Initial investment range
Franchise fee
$60K
Up-front fee disclosed in Item 5
Royalty
8%
Ongoing royalty burden
SBA default rate
Not disclosed
Matched SBA loan signal

What the ORANGETHEORY® franchise costs include

The disclosed initial investment range is $822K–$1.4M, including a franchise fee of $60K. Ongoing disclosed fees include a royalty rate of 8% and an advertising fund rate of 3%.

Initial investment
$822K–$1.4M
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty rate
8%
Ad fund rate
3%
Total fee burden
11%

Revenue, profit, and payback signals

FDDIQ has enough Item 19 / economics data to show median revenue of $808K and an implied cash-on-cash signal of 8.1%.

Median revenue
$808K
Implied EBITDA
$89K
Cash-on-cash
8.1%
Payback period
12.4 years

Risk context before you buy

Risk context: no matched SBA default-rate signal; 1,311 franchised units; data coverage: High.

  • Ask whether the quoted investment range includes working capital, rent deposits, equipment, construction, grand opening marketing, and local pre-opening payroll.
  • Compare the franchise fee and royalty burden against similar brands, not just against the advertised startup cost.
  • If Item 19 data is limited, treat owner earnings as unproven until validated with current operators.
  • Use SBA defaults as a repayment-history signal, not a prediction of your specific store outcome.

Next diligence step

This cost guide is intentionally narrow. For the full brand profile, use the FranchiseIQ analysis page with risk score, comparable brands, growth signals, FDD notes, and deeper SBA context.

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