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Mathnasium

• Brand slug: mathnasium
• Legal name: Mathnasium Franchisor LLC
• Industry: Education
• FDD year: 2026 (WI)
• Source: https://apps.dfi.wi.gov/apps/FranchiseSearch/details.aspx?id=641614&hash=1383796229&search=external&type=GENERAL
• FranchiseDepth page: https://franchisedepth.com/franchise/mathnasium/
• Hand-checked against the FDD: yes

Fees and investment (Items 5-7)

• initial_fee_low_usd: 49,000
• initial_fee_high_usd: 49,000
• royalty_pct: 10
• royalty_min_monthly_usd: 1,500
• marketing_fee_pct: 2
• marketing_min_monthly_usd: not disclosed
• tech_fee_monthly_usd: 266
• total_investment_low_usd: 127,316
• total_investment_high_usd: 165,846
• liquid_capital_usd: not disclosed
• net_worth_usd: not disclosed

Fee notes

Standard first-franchise fee $49,000; additional franchise or Center Director discount $26,500; transferee fee $7,000 (may be waived); veteran/educator discount 25% off first-center fee; development fee $75,500-$129,000 for 2-5 centers credited toward franchise fees. In 2025, fees paid ranged $0-$49,000. Royalty is 10% of monthly Gross Receipts; beginning in the 24th month of operation it is the greater of 10% or $1,500 per month. A Base Royalty of $650 per month is also payable, beginning 6 months after signing. Monthly Marketing Fee is $250 plus 2% of monthly Gross Receipts. A Digital and Local Marketing Fee of at least $1,000 per month is paid to the franchisor and credited against the local marketing requirement.

Outlets, closure rate, growth and all-in fee

• total_outlets: 1,047
• franchised_outlets: 1,043
• company_outlets: 4
• states_count: 45
• closure_rate_pct: 2.1
• closures: 60
• closures_not_itemized: 0
• reacquired: 1
• franchised_outlet_years: 2914
• closure_year_from: 2023
• closure_year_to: 2025
• closure_ranking_eligible: yes
• growth_pct: 7.7
• growth_outlets_from: 972
• growth_outlets_to: 1,047
• growth_year_from: 2023
• growth_year_to: 2025
• growth_ranking_eligible: yes
• all_in_fee_pct: 12
• all_in_basis: royalty + marketing fund

Comparable revenue

• annual_revenue_usd: 326,428
• basis: median, 914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open and operated by the same franchisee 12 months or longer as of December 31, 2025 (914 outlets)

Item 19 figures

metric	cohort	outlets	avg	median	min	max	period	page
Annual Gross Receipts	914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open and operated by the same franchisee 12 months or longer as of December 31, 2025	914	384,874	326,428	66,925	1,511,770	January 1 - December 31, 2025	60
Annual Gross Receipts	Top 1/4 of 914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open 12+ months	229	693,314	635,510	467,777	1,511,770	January 1 - December 31, 2025	60
Annual Gross Receipts	Mid-Upper 1/4 of 914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open 12+ months	228	391,418	391,156	326,710	466,924	January 1 - December 31, 2025	60
Annual Gross Receipts	Mid-Lower 1/4 of 914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open 12+ months	228	278,021	274,816	235,325	326,146	January 1 - December 31, 2025	60
Annual Gross Receipts	Bottom 1/4 of 914 franchised Mathnasium Centers open 12+ months	229	176,306	182,523	66,925	234,408	January 1 - December 31, 2025	60
Operating Profit	914 franchised Mathnasium Centers (Covered Centers) open 12+ months with complete 2025 P&Ls	914	117,000	111,630	not disclosed	not disclosed	January 1 - December 31, 2025	61
Annual Gross Receipts per center	Franchisees owning 1 Center (289 franchisees), centers open 36+ months under the same franchisee	289	373,107	318,865	90,745	1,335,332	January 1 - December 31, 2025	64
Annual Gross Receipts per center	Franchisees owning 2 Centers (60 franchisees), centers open 36+ months under the same franchisee	120	407,394	338,334	91,037	1,283,151	January 1 - December 31, 2025	64
Annual Gross Receipts per center	Franchisees owning 3-5 Centers (26 franchisees), centers open 36+ months under the same franchisee	92	453,229	390,326	77,077	1,511,770	January 1 - December 31, 2025	64
Annual Gross Receipts per center	Franchisees owning 6+ Centers (14 franchisees), centers open 36+ months under the same franchisee	158	467,965	419,572	122,948	1,387,460	January 1 - December 31, 2025	64

Franchised outlet turnover by year (Item 20 Table 3)

year	start	opened	terminated	non-renewed	reacquired	ceased	transferred	end
2023	951	43	0	0	1	25	not disclosed	968
2024	968	47	0	0	0	20	not disclosed	995
2025	995	63	0	0	0	15	not disclosed	1,043

Revenue relative to cost (revenue is not profit)

• comparable_annual_revenue_usd: 326,428
• investment_midpoint_usd: 146,581
• revenue_to_investment: 2.23
• royalty_pct: 10
• revenue_per_royalty_point_usd: 32,643

Rank against peers

metric	value	rank	peers	peer median	order	peer group
inv_low	127,316	18	24	98,065	lowest first	Academic Tutoring
fee_low	49,000	19	24	32,250	lowest first	Academic Tutoring
royalty	10	10	18	9.75	lowest first	Academic Tutoring
allin	12	12	18	11	lowest first	Academic Tutoring
outlets	1,047	2	24	43.5	highest first	Academic Tutoring
growth	7.7	2	16	-7.3	highest first	Academic Tutoring
closure	2.1	4	16	6.05	lowest first	Academic Tutoring

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