Skyhawks
Entertainment & Recreation · Kids' Sports
- Active units
- 76
- Royalty
- 9.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Skyhawks
Skyhawks is a well-established brand that aims to teach life skills through sports. With a vision that every child should experience the joy and benefits of sports, Skyhawks Sports Academy was born 40 years ago. The brand started as a regional soccer program in the Pacific Northwest, but its popularity grew as the years went by. Skyhawks now offers camps, clinics, and leagues in over 10 different sports, including soccer, basketball, flag football, volleyball, and baseball. They even have programs tailored for athletes as young as 4-years-old, called Mini-Hawk® programs. Skyhawks camps are not only about learning sport-specific skills, but they also emphasize critical life lessons such as sportsmanship, teamwork, and winning and losing with grace. Their camps provide a fun and interactive environment where children have the opportunity to forget they are learning valuable skills because the lessons are seamlessly integrated with play. Safety is a top priority for Skyhawks, and they have a proven safety track record that sets them apart. Choose Skyhawks to help your child grow and develop through the power of sports.
Key terms
- Additional territories at signing
Each additional territory at 70% of then-current Initial Franchise Fee (not available for Tier 2 or Government Venue).
- Post-opening multi-unit option (Tier 1)
After 1 year in compliance, option to purchase additional territories at 50% off then-current Initial Franchise Fee and Additional Territory Fees.
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
3.0% of Net Sales
- Additional Territory Fee (Tier 1)
$30k
- Veteran discount
30.0% off franchise fee — 30% discount off then-current Initial Franchise Fee and any Additional Territory Fees for eligible U.S. veterans or spouses (honorable discharge within 5 years).
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing).
Growth
- Total locations76
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings12
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate5.6%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR6.5%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio1.5×
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$74k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate9.0%
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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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.