DVMmatch Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a DVMmatch franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2024), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
DVMmatch 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 disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states it makes no representations about franchisee financial performance.
What a DVMmatch franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $65,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Advertising fund | 9% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $77,500 – $129,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Monthly: $850 royalty, $400 marketing fund, 9% revenue share, $150/user software, $55 cybersecurity. Multiple flat fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
DVMmatch 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 |
Zero terminations, closures, or transfers in 2023; only 4 total outlets systemwide.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2024. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is DVMmatch worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | steeper than 60% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $77,500 | 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 DVMmatch
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations disclosed. Franchisor explicitly states it makes … 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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DVMmatch franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a DVMmatch franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $77,500–$129,000, including a $65,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do DVMmatch franchise owners make?
- DVMmatch 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 DVMmatch franchise fees?
- DVMmatch's FDD discloses a $65,000 initial franchise fee, a 9% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Monthly: $850 royalty, $400 marketing fund, 9% revenue share, $150/user software, $55 cybersecurity. Multiple flat fees apply.
- What is the DVMmatch franchise profit margin?
- DVMmatch 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 DVMmatch franchise failure rate?
- Zero terminations, closures, or transfers in 2023; only 4 total outlets systemwide.
- How many DVMmatch locations are there?
- DVMmatch'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 DVMmatch have complaints or lawsuits?
- DVMmatch 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 DVMmatch franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. DVMmatch scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 32717-202412-11 (Clean FDD 2024). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with DVMmatch or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.