Burn Boot Camp Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Burn Boot Camp franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Burn Boot Camp discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
307 outlets reported 2025 data. Median gross revenue $699,718, net operating income $109,155, margin 16%. High variance by member count and maturity.
What a Burn Boot Camp franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% 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 | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $291,145 – $678,003 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Technology fee $860/mo post-lease (max $1,500); 2% System Brand Fund; $3k/mo local advertising minimum post-opening.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Burn Boot Camp system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 393 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 23 |
| Transferred to new owners | 23 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
23 terminations in 2025; 0 closures reported; low churn historically.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Burn Boot Camp worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $291,145 | about average (median $295,540) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 82% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.1%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 3 | more litigious than 85% of peers |
Benchmarked against every fitness & gyms franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Burn Boot Camp
The franchisor's framing: 307 outlets reported 2025 data. Median gross revenue $699,718, net operating income $109,1… 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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Burn Boot Camp franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Burn Boot Camp franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $291,145–$678,003, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Burn Boot Camp franchise owners make?
- 307 outlets reported 2025 data. Median gross revenue $699,718, net operating income $109,155, margin 16%. High variance by member count and maturity. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Burn Boot Camp franchise fees?
- Burn Boot Camp's FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Technology fee $860/mo post-lease (max $1,500); 2% System Brand Fund; $3k/mo local advertising minimum post-opening.
- What is the Burn Boot Camp franchise profit margin?
- Burn Boot Camp does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 307 outlets reported 2025 data. Median gross revenue $699,718, net operating income $109,155, margin 16%. High variance by member count and maturity. Recurring fees alone take about 8% 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 Burn Boot Camp franchise failure rate?
- 23 terminations in 2025; 0 closures reported; low churn historically.
- How many Burn Boot Camp locations are there?
- Burn Boot Camp's FDD reports 393 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 23 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Burn Boot Camp have complaints or lawsuits?
- Burn Boot Camp discloses 3 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Burn Boot Camp franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Burn Boot Camp scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 3 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Burn Boot Camp or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.