Fleet Feet Sports
Retail & Consumer Goods · Apparel & Accessories
- Active units
- 197
- Royalty
- 4.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Fleet Feet Sports
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$45k
- Second or Subsequent New Franchised Business
Reduced initial fee of $22,500 for a second or subsequent new Franchised Business (same ownership group).
- Qualified Employee Program
If applicant worked 36+ months full-time in specialty running retail, initial fee is $35,000.
- Agreement Exchange for Existing Franchisees
Initial franchise fee waived for existing franchisees who exchange older Franchise Agreement for current form.
- Brand fund
0.3% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,200 – 2,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
22.2% off franchise fee — Reduced initial franchise fee of $35,000 for first Franchised Business; veteran must own at least 50%; cannot be combined with other discounts.
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations197
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings12
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate2.6%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR3.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio1.7×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$1.1M
Gross Sales exclude sales tax and revenue from online sales through the affiliate’s revenue sharing program.
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$2.1M
Gross Sales exclude sales tax and revenue from online sales through the affiliate’s revenue sharing program.
- 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—
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
- Time to open10 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate4.0%
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.