Franchise opportunities compared
Sign Gypsies vs yorCMO
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
Sign Gypsies
$4,150 – $9,900
2026 FDD · Item 7yorCMO
$38,492 – $118,338
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Sign Gypsies
$1,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10yorCMO
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Sign Gypsies
Not available
yorCMO
5% · Firm
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Sign Gypsies and yorCMO disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only yorCMO has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Sign GypsiesNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
yorCMOItem 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.
Sign Gypsies vs yorCMO: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Sign Gypsies or yorCMO?
- Sign Gypsies: $4,150 – $9,900 (2026 FDD · Item 7); yorCMO: $38,492 – $118,338 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sign Gypsies. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Sign Gypsies or yorCMO?
- Sign Gypsies: 565 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 23); yorCMO: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Sign Gypsies and yorCMO disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Sign Gypsies makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; yorCMO 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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Full Sign Gypsies report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full yorCMO report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
