AlphaGraphics
Business & Professional Services · Printing & Shipping Services
- Active units
- 229
- Avg unit volume
- $1.1M
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
Item 19 cohort year 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About AlphaGraphics
The company operates brick-and-mortar business centers that offer products such as large-format printing, custom signage, and branded merchandise. Their services include graphic design, digital marketing, and direct mail campaigns designed to support local business growth. The franchise model follows a consultative approach, serving small to medium-sized enterprises and nonprofit organizations. Owners manage daily operations that involve project management and client relationship building within a professional office environment.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Payment plan (selected programs)
For some pathways, fee may be payable in installments as described elsewhere in the FDD
- Brand fund
2.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
850.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,400 – 1,900 sq ft
- Area Development Agreement (1 territory)
$13k
- Area Development Agreement (2 territories)
$25k
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations—
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.1M
Item 19 cohort year 2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate-25.7%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$341k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open6 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate7.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio3.2×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
Showing 4 of 4 mapped locations
Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.