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    Clear Lakes Dental vs Ellie Mental Health

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Clear Lakes Dental2026 FDDEllie Mental Health2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Clear Lakes Dental

    $557,300

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Clear Lakes Dental

    $62,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Royalty · Item 6

    Clear Lakes Dental

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Clear Lakes Dental figures come from its 2026 FDD and Ellie Mental Health figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Ellie Mental Health discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Clear Lakes Dental: 9, Ellie Mental Health: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    $557,300
    Total estimated initial investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    $62,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    7%
    Monthly royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    $2,000
    Monthly brand development fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    Ellie Mental Health

    $100
    Marketing Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    4
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43

    Ellie Mental Health

    263
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    +2
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 4 at end of 2024

    Ellie Mental Health

    +208
    Calculated: 55 at end of 2022 → 263 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Clear Lakes Dental

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Clear Lakes Dental
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Location A
    11 chairs
    other Franchisee Location A
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Location C
    $348,906
    other Franchisee Location C
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee Location D
    20 chairs
    other Franchisee Location D
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +6 more groups in the full report
    Ellie Mental Health
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company-Owned Clinics in Minnesota
    $139
    other Collected Revenue per session
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Clinics in listed state
    $127
    other Collected Revenue per session
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 77

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Clear Lakes Dental vs Ellie Mental Health: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Clear Lakes Dental or Ellie Mental Health?
    Clear Lakes Dental: $557,300 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Ellie Mental Health: $323,200 – $679,575 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Ellie Mental Health. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Clear Lakes Dental or Ellie Mental Health?
    Clear Lakes Dental: 4 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43); Ellie Mental Health: 263 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Clear Lakes Dental and Ellie Mental Health disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Clear Lakes Dental has reviewed Item 19 figures for 9 location groups; Ellie Mental Health has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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