Franchise opportunities compared
iTRIP vs Showhomes
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (iTRIP: 5, Showhomes: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | IiTRIP | SShowhomes |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $119,400 – $153,000 Total estimated initial investment: $119,400–$153,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29 | $119,400 – $204,600 Total estimated initial investment: $119,400–$204,600 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $59,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $4.00 Royalty rate minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | $5.00 Product sales royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 iTrip Brand Fund Contribution maximum rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | 2% National Brand Fund percentage minimum — 2% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 106 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 72 | 15 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 47 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −9 Calculated: 115 at end of 2023 → 106 at end of 2025 | −7 Calculated: 22 at end of 2023 → 15 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Representative Franchisees; 82 franchisees total across all groups $239,537,605 other All Representative Franchisees total rental revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Representative Franchisees Operating within a Single Territory; 82 franchisees… $173,239,430 other Representative Franchisees Operating within a Single Territory total rental revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Representative Franchisees Operating within Two Territories Each; 82 franchisee… 23 territories other Representative Franchisees Operating within Two Territories Each territories · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70 +2 more groups in the full report | Franchised (14 locations) — revenue and other measures $78,333 other Annual revenues, lowest reporting franchisee · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 Franchised (12 locations) — revenue and other measures $2,274,848 other Highest annual revenue among 12 long-running Reporting Franchisees, 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $184,500 other Minimum property list price · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 46 |
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.