Madabolic Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Madabolic franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Madabolic discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
28 qualifying outlets, 2024 Gross Sales $199,905–$850,547 median $455,253. Does not reflect operating expenses or net income. Individual results may differ.
What a Madabolic 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 | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $295,540 – $583,300 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
$50k initial; 6% royalty ($1,500 min); 1.5% brand fund; $2,000 local marketing (sub-200 members).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Madabolic system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 38 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 2.6% of outlets |
1 closure in 3-year period; 1 termination 2024; modest outlet failures.
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 Madabolic worth it? — how it compares to 71 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7.5% of sales | lower than most (median 9%) |
| Startup cost | from $295,540 | about average (median $295,540) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 82% of fitness & gyms franchises |
| Closure rate | 2.6% of outlets | worse than 64% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | more litigious than 67% 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 Madabolic
The franchisor's framing: 28 qualifying outlets, 2024 Gross Sales $199,905–$850,547 median $455,253. Does not reflec… 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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Madabolic franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Madabolic franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $295,540–$583,300, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Madabolic franchise owners make?
- 28 qualifying outlets, 2024 Gross Sales $199,905–$850,547 median $455,253. Does not reflect operating expenses or net income. Individual results may differ. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Madabolic franchise fees?
- Madabolic's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 1.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. $50k initial; 6% royalty ($1,500 min); 1.5% brand fund; $2,000 local marketing (sub-200 members).
- What is the Madabolic franchise profit margin?
- Madabolic does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 28 qualifying outlets, 2024 Gross Sales $199,905–$850,547 median $455,253. Does not reflect operating expenses or net income. Individual results may differ. Recurring fees alone take about 7.5% 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 Madabolic franchise failure rate?
- 1 closure in 3-year period; 1 termination 2024; modest outlet failures.
- How many Madabolic locations are there?
- Madabolic's FDD reports 38 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Madabolic have complaints or lawsuits?
- Madabolic discloses 1 legal matter 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 Madabolic franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Madabolic scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 7.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35166-202512-01 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Madabolic or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.