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    Miracle-Ear, Inc. vs NexGenEsis Healthcare

    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.

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.2026 FDDNexGenEsis Healthcare2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $88,000 – $402,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    $124,500 – $362,695

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $30,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $49 Per Miracle-Ear hearing aid

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    $7.00

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Before you compare

    • Miracle-Ear, Inc. figures come from its 2026 FDD and NexGenEsis Healthcare figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Miracle-Ear, Inc. and NexGenEsis Healthcare disclose 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 (Miracle-Ear, Inc.: 4, NexGenEsis Healthcare: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $88,000 – $402,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    $124,500 – $362,695
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $30,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $49 Per Miracle-Ear hearing aid
    Royalty - Miracle-Ear hearing aid
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    $7.00
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    $76
    National Marketing Fund Contribution - wholesale unit — Per wholesale hearing aid unit
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    $1.00
    Brand Fund annual increase cap
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    1,595
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

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

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    +31
    Calculated: 1,564 at end of 2023 → 1,595 at end of 2025

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

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

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

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

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    1984
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

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

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.

    1972
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    NexGenEsis Healthcare

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Miracle-Ear, Inc.
    Franchised (1,008 locations) — other measures and memberships
    185 appointments
    mean HAE Appointments
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Franchised (356 locations) — revenue
    $241,334
    other Net Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    Franchised (652 locations) — revenue
    $529,890
    other Net Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54
    +1 more groups in the full report
    NexGenEsis Healthcare
    Franchised (1 locations) — EBITDA and costs and other measures and revenue and profit
    -$64,254.00
    other Adjusted EBITDA
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    3 locations
    other Affiliate Reporting Group reporting locations
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61

    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.

    Miracle-Ear, Inc. vs NexGenEsis Healthcare: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Miracle-Ear, Inc. or NexGenEsis Healthcare?
    Miracle-Ear, Inc.: $88,000 – $402,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7); NexGenEsis Healthcare: $124,500 – $362,695 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Miracle-Ear, Inc.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Miracle-Ear, Inc. and NexGenEsis Healthcare royalties compare?
    Miracle-Ear, Inc.: $49 Per Miracle-Ear hearing aid (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16); NexGenEsis Healthcare: $7.00 (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Miracle-Ear, Inc. and NexGenEsis Healthcare disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Miracle-Ear, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups; NexGenEsis Healthcare 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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