Decimal Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Decimal franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Decimal discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly prohibits employee/representative projections. Actual records available for existing outlets only.
What a Decimal franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% 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 | 12% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $60,050 – $1,134,550 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Complex tiered royalty structure (10% accounting/tax, 5% advisory); $2K mandatory laptop; variable DSP fees $55-$2,000/client/month; 2% brand fund; $12K annual local marketing spend required.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Decimal system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 4 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Only 3 franchised outlets opened in 2025; zero franchise activity 2023-2024. Extremely early-stage system.
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 Decimal worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 12% of sales | steeper than 90% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $60,050 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of 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 Decimal
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly prohibits employee/re… 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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Decimal franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Decimal franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $60,050–$1,134,550, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Decimal franchise owners make?
- Decimal discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the Decimal franchise fees?
- Decimal's FDD discloses a $30,000 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 12% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Complex tiered royalty structure (10% accounting/tax, 5% advisory); $2K mandatory laptop; variable DSP fees $55-$2,000/client/month; 2% brand fund; $12K annual local marketing spend required.
- What is the Decimal franchise profit margin?
- Decimal discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the Decimal franchise failure rate?
- Only 3 franchised outlets opened in 2025; zero franchise activity 2023-2024. Extremely early-stage system.
- How many Decimal locations are there?
- Decimal's FDD reports 4 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Decimal have complaints or lawsuits?
- Decimal 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 Decimal franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Decimal scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 12% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36359-202604-09 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Decimal or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.