ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
34 franchises operating 1+ years: avg revenue $2.8M (1-5yr), $2.1M (6-10yr), $4.0M (11+yr); gross margins 21-24%. Wide variation: revenue $113K-$15.8M.
What a ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 30% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 32% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $158,500 – $301,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 30-45% gross margin (varies by placement type). Tech fee $1k/mo. Multiple ad/training/account fees. Royalty structure favors franchisor; cherry-picks successful performers.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 42 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 28 |
| Transferred to new owners | 8 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
28 terminations in FY2024 (40% decline from 70→37 franchised outlets)
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 32% of sales | steeper than 98% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $158,500 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES
The franchisor's framing: 34 franchises operating 1+ years: avg revenue $2.8M (1-5yr), $2.1M (6-10yr), $4.0M (11+yr)… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $158,500–$301,500, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise owners make?
- 34 franchises operating 1+ years: avg revenue $2.8M (1-5yr), $2.1M (6-10yr), $4.0M (11+yr); gross margins 21-24%. Wide variation: revenue $113K-$15.8M. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise fees?
- ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES' FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 30% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 32% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 30-45% gross margin (varies by placement type). Tech fee $1k/mo. Multiple ad/training/account fees. Royalty structure favors franchisor; cherry-picks successful performers.
- What is the ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise profit margin?
- ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 34 franchises operating 1+ years: avg revenue $2.8M (1-5yr), $2.1M (6-10yr), $4.0M (11+yr); gross margins 21-24%. Wide variation: revenue $113K-$15.8M. Recurring fees alone take about 32% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise failure rate?
- 28 terminations in FY2024 (40% decline from 70→37 franchised outlets)
- How many ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES locations are there?
- ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES' FDD reports 42 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 8 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES have complaints or lawsuits?
- ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 32% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 32850-202501-07 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with ATC HEALTHCARE SERVICES or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.