Franchise opportunities compared
Portal vs Stretch Lab
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Portal
$386,250 – $2,860,000
2026 FDD · Item 7Stretch Lab
$271,037 – $814,192
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Portal
$85,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10Stretch Lab
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Portal
Not available
Stretch Lab
8% · Percent of Gross Sales; payable weekly
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 23Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Portal 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 (Portal: 1, Stretch Lab: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
Portal
Stretch LabPortal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
System scale & health
PortalStretch LabPortal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Portal
Stretch Lab
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
PortalStretch LabItem 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.
Portal vs Stretch Lab: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Portal or Stretch Lab?
- Portal: $386,250 – $2,860,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Stretch Lab: $271,037 – $814,192 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Stretch Lab. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do Portal and Stretch Lab disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Portal has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Stretch Lab has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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Full Portal report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Stretch Lab report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
