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Express Employment Professionals Franchise Review (2026)

Cost, Item 19 earnings & fees — from the actual FDD

A private-equity-grade read of the Express Employment Professionals Franchise Disclosure Document — the real cost to open, the earnings picture, and the risks a salesperson has no incentive to mention.

B2B & Business ServicesStaffing

Item 19 · average monthly revenue

$419,289/mo

Franchisor-disclosed across 601 reporting units. This is revenue— the full report models what you'd actually keep after every fee.

Disclosed owner-side figure: $89,781/mo

Diligence risk level

Low

A high-severity operational tripwire is disclosed — see the tripwires section.

Does it fit your capital?

How much can you put toward opening?

The cash you have for the build-out — the one number the whole deal is measured against.

Estimated cost to open (Item 7)your capital ▎

$131,000$287,700

Capital gap to top of range$37,700Small gap — bridgeable

At a glance

System units

765

+9 / −12 last yr

Earnings (Item 19)

Disclosed

5 cohorts

Royalty

40%

ongoing royalty

What the sales deck won't lead with

Descriptive, FDD-cited disclosures — read them before discovery day.

▲The FDD discloses: Franchisees must meet strict quarterly gross margin and sales quotas to avoid default.(Item 12, p. 71-72)

▲The FDD discloses: Disputes must be resolved via mediation, arbitration, or litigation only in Oklahoma.(Item 17, p. v)

Every fee, tripwire and territory term is in the full report

The full report opens

What you'd actually keep — that revenue modeled to profit after royalty, fees and debt service
The full Item 19 breakdown — 5 disclosed cohorts
Financial-health severity grade (Item 21 audit)
Every fee and hidden cost, with page cites
Operational tripwires and territory terms

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