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The Little Gym Franchise Review (2026)

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

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

Kids & FamilyFitness & Gym

Item 19 · average monthly revenue

$86,971/mo

Franchisor-disclosed across 41 reporting units. Top-performer cohort, not the system average. This is revenue— the full report models what you'd actually keep after every fee.

Disclosed owner-side figure: $31,026/mo (EBITDA — before debt and owner pay · top-performer cohort, not the system average)

Diligence risk level

Medium

Above-market royalty at 8%.

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 ▎

$420,324$722,773

Capital gap to top of range$472,773SBA loan or partner likely

At a glance

System units

256

+43 / −6 last yr

Earnings (Item 19)

Disclosed

24 cohorts

Royalty

ongoing royalty

What the sales deck won't lead with

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

▲The FDD discloses: Franchisee must pay $2,500/month minimum royalty even if gross sales are insufficient to cover it, risking termination and loss of investment.(Item 6, p. 9; Special Risks, p. iv)

▲The FDD discloses: Franchisees must commit to develop at least two locations under a Development Agreement, doubling capital exposure before the first unit is proven.(Item 1, p. 3; Item 5, p. 8)

▲The FDD discloses: 93 franchise agreements signed but not yet open as of December 31, 2025; delays experienced by others may affect new franchisee openings.(Item 20, p. 68; Special Risks, p. iv)

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 — 24 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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