Sylvan Learning Centers
Child & Education Services · K–12 Tutoring & Test Prep
- Active units
- 433
- Avg unit volume
- $290k
- Royalty
- 11.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
Item 19 cohort year 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Sylvan Learning Centers
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$47k
- Existing Sylvan franchisee expansion
5% reduction of the Initial Franchise Fee for existing Sylvan franchisees acquiring/developing additional territories.
- Affiliated Brands franchisees
5% reduction of the Initial Franchise Fee for current franchisees of Affiliated Brands in good standing when they purchase a Sylvan franchise.
- Qualified Educator incentive
May reduce the Initial Franchise Fee by 5% for a Qualified Educator (owns/controls 50%+).
- First responders/social workers
May reduce the Initial Franchise Fee by 5% for first responders or social workers.
- Brand fund
5.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
6.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 2,000 sq ft
- Development Agreement - One territory
$47k
- Development Agreement - Two territories
$89k
- Development Agreement - Three territories
$127k
- Veteran discount
5.0% off franchise fee — Sylvan may reduce the Initial Franchise Fee by 5% for qualified veterans of the United States military.
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations433
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings12
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-9.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-4.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.2×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$290k
Item 19 cohort year 2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$186k
Franchised U.S. Centers open and operating for all 12 months of 2025; excludes openings/closures and incomplete data; unaudited. Gross Sales defined per Note 1…
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$432k
Franchised U.S. Centers open and operating for all 12 months of 2025; excludes openings/closures and incomplete data; unaudited. Gross Sales defined per Note 1…
- 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$203k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate11.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.4×
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.