Franchise opportunities compared
Miracle-Ear, Inc. vs NextHealth
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.
- Miracle-Ear, Inc. and NextHealth 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, NextHealth: 7). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Miracle-Ear, Inc. | NNextHealth |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $88,000 – $402,500 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $1,700,296 – $2,403,296 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $30,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $49 Per Miracle-Ear hearing aid Royalty - Miracle-Ear hearing aid 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | $9.00 Weekly royalty gross sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $76 National Marketing Fund Contribution - wholesale unit — Per wholesale hearing aid unit 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19 | $75 Creative marketing per hour 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 1,595 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58 | 22 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +31 Calculated: 1,564 at end of 2023 → 1,595 at end of 2025 | +12 Calculated: 10 at end of 2023 → 22 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) | 1984 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 1972 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (1,008 locations) — memberships and other measures 29 customers mean Existing Customers · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57 Franchised (1,008 locations) — revenue $427,980 other Net Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Franchised (356 locations) — revenue $241,334 other Net Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 +1 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Oct2025franchise $375,811 other Franchise Oct2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Jan2025franchise $94,235 other Franchise Jan2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — May2025franchise $62,013 other Franchise May2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 +4 more groups in the full report |
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.