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    Ellie Mental Health vs MD Hyperbaric

    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.

    Ellie Mental Health2025 FDDMD Hyperbaric2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    MD Hyperbaric

    $133,050 – $521,700

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    MD Hyperbaric

    $50,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13

    Royalty · Item 6

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available

    MD Hyperbaric

    1%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Ellie Mental Health figures come from its 2025 FDD and MD Hyperbaric figures from its 2026 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 (Ellie Mental Health: 2, MD Hyperbaric: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Ellie Mental Health

    $323,200 – $679,575
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    MD Hyperbaric

    $133,050 – $521,700
    As arranged As Agreed Vendors TOTAL FOR A SINGLE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (15) (16) — 133050
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Ellie Mental Health

    $60,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    MD Hyperbaric

    $50,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    MD Hyperbaric

    1%
    mation on the potential for a Fixed Fee Royalty. Local Ad Expenditure Currently — 1
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Ellie Mental Health

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

    MD Hyperbaric

    2%
    ate on such advertising-related fees or expenditures. Advertising Fee Currently — 2 — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    263
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78

    MD Hyperbaric

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    +208
    Calculated: 55 at end of 2022 → 263 at end of 2024

    MD Hyperbaric

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    MD Hyperbaric

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    MD Hyperbaric

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

    Ellie Mental Health

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    MD Hyperbaric

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    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
    MD Hyperbaric
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewYorkUpperEastSide first-floorcenter openedDec2021;runbyDrOMalley;testingfaci…
    $872,113
    other dar Year 2025 Number of MD Hyperbaric Center Locations 1 Amount Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Pennsylvania center openedSept2024
    $359,531
    other 25 Number of Franchised MD Hyperbaric Center Locations 1 Amount Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57

    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.

    Ellie Mental Health vs MD Hyperbaric: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Ellie Mental Health or MD Hyperbaric?
    Ellie Mental Health: $323,200 – $679,575 (2025 FDD · Item 7); MD Hyperbaric: $133,050 – $521,700 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for MD Hyperbaric. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Ellie Mental Health and MD Hyperbaric disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Ellie Mental Health has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; MD Hyperbaric 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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