The Vital Stretch
Wellness & Personal Care · Recovery & Wellness Studios
- Active units
- 14
- Avg unit volume
- $181k
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
Item 19 cohort year 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About The Vital Stretch
The Vital Stretch® is a brand dedicated to helping individuals of all ages and lifestyles move freely and live fully. They specialize in one-on-one assisted stretching sessions that improve mobility, increase energy, and enhance mental and physical performance. Their certified Vital Stretch Practitioners (VSPs) use tailored techniques and Vital Signs technology to create personalized stretching sequences for optimal results. The brand's semi-private stretch spaces provide a relaxing environment for clients to focus on their body and feel the benefits of each stretch. The Vital Stretch Method, designed by clinicians, incorporates innovative techniques like Isolated Stabilization to provide safe and effective stretches. The brand values flexibility, transparency, and respect, and strives to create an open and easy approach to assisted stretching. Whether you're looking to recover from injuries, relieve stiffness, enhance performance, or simply improve your everyday ease, The Vital Stretch® is here to assist you on your journey towards freedom of movement. Book an introductory offer today and experience the transformative benefits for yourself.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$55k
- VITAL HIRE Program (employee discount)
Discount on Franchise Fee for first Studio only: 50% (2 yrs), 65% (3 yrs), 80% (4 yrs), 95% (5+ yrs)
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 – 1,200 sq ft
- Development Agreement - 2 Studios
$104k
- Development Agreement - 3 Studios
$143k
- Development Agreement - Additional studios beyond 3
$35k
- Veteran discount
VetFran: $5,000 discount on Franchise Fee for first Studio
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 locations14
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings11
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate250.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio11.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$181k
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—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$208k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open9 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 ratio0.9×
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.