Franchise opportunities compared
Speech Aba Therapy vs The Covery
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
- Speech Aba Therapy figures come from its 2026 FDD and The Covery figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- The Covery 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 (Speech Aba Therapy: 15, The Covery: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | SASpeech Aba Therapy |  The Covery |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $267,500 Total initial investment low/high 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 | $109,000 – $259,500 2025 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $49,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | $42,500 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Royalty fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | 6.75% or $2,500/mo min Operating 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $0.00 Current cooperative advertising contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 1.75% of gross revenues; table states an increase cap of 2.0%; note 4 separately states 3%. National Marketing and Production Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 13 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39 | 9 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +13 Calculated: 0 at end of 2022 → 13 at end of 2024 | +6 Calculated: 3 at end of 2022 → 9 at end of 2024 |
| 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 | 2021; offering franchises since September 15, 2021 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 12 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2020; formed August 10, 2020 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 12 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Affiliate-owned locations billing 52 weeks $1,399,711 other Affiliate-owned 52-week revenue median · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised locations billing 52 weeks $1,113,891 other Franchised 52-week billing AUV · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Disclosed outlets billing between 27 and 51 weeks $256,181 other Billing 27–51 weeks AUV · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38 +12 more groups in the full report | Franchised and company-owned (4 locations) — revenue and other measures $663,816 other Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 |
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.