Franchise opportunities compared
Super Soccer Stars vs The Little Gym
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.
- Super Soccer Stars 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 (Super Soccer Stars: 3, The Little Gym: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | SSSuper Soccer Stars |  The Little Gym |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $70,350 – $102,250 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $420,324 – $722,773 TOTAL — first Gym 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 25 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $4,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 | $59,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $8.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 8% or $2,500/mo min Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Maximum National Brand Fund rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 170 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 91 | 256 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 70 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +75 Calculated: 95 at end of 2023 → 170 at end of 2025 | +70 Calculated: 186 at end of 2023 → 256 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) | Not available Not in reviewed records | September 1992 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 1992; originally incorporated June 16, 1992 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting franchise owners with one unit $72,657 other Single-unit owners average gross profit 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Reporting franchise owners with one or more units throughout 2025 $162,234 other All franchise owners median gross revenue 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Four affiliate-owned Soccer Stars outlets $3,646,845 other Affiliate outlets average gross revenue 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71 | Franchised (5 locations) — revenue and EBITDA $767,482 mean Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67 Franchised (166 outlets) — EBITDA $372,316 mean EBITDA · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 64 Franchised (37 locations) — revenue and EBITDA $491,078 median Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66 +2 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.