Essential Speech and ABA Therapy
Education & Child Enrichment · Early Childhood Education
- Active units
- 12
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Essential Speech and ABA Therapy
Essential Speech & ABA Therapy is a trusted brand dedicated to supporting the development of children aged 18 months to 6 years old. We offer comprehensive therapy services including ABA Therapy, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy to further the progress and well-being of children. Our locations, which are independently and locally owned and operated franchises, provide a convenient and collaborative approach for families. Our story began with three remarkable Speech Language Pathologists who experienced first-hand the challenges parents faced in accessing multiple facilities for their children's therapy needs. Determined to make a difference, they founded a practice that offers all three therapies under one roof, reducing the burden on families and increasing each child's success rate. Today, we have multiple locations across Georgia, Texas, and Virginia, where our team of dedicated professionals create personalized care plans for every child. Join us and experience our natural therapy environments, social and communication skills focus, open parent involvement, and a caring team approach to treatment. Contact us to enroll your child and embark on a journey towards their development and success.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Footprint
2,500 – 5,000 sq ft
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations12
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
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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)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 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—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$551k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
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
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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.