Orangetheory vs Sweat440
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+5.6% (2021–2023)
Net unit change
4 → 24 units (2021–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Fair
Transfer / churn
Too little history
0.1× expected (5 of 322)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$59,950
Franchise fee
$60,000
$729K–$1.6M
Investment range
$310K–$711K
8%
Royalty
7%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Orangetheory
Sweat440
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