Miracle-Ear
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-03-31
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$20,000 [p.15 · WI · 2026-03-31]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty2 | See FDD [p.16 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
|---|---|
| Local Advertising Expenditures4 | See FDD [p.16 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Regional Cooperative Advertising5 | See FDD [p.16 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| National Marketing Fund (NMF) Contribution6 | See FDD [p.17 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$120,000 [p.21 · WI · 2026-03-31] – $402,500 [p.21 · WI · 2026-03-31]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | Not disclosed |
| Net change in franchised outlets | Not disclosed |
| Transfers | 43 [p.59 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 412 [p.58 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 · January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 652 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $529,890 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $483,608 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $2,128,036 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $59,137 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
All disclosed cohorts (21)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Reporting Franchised Locations (full-time and part-time) FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
652 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $529,890 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $483,608 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $2,128,036 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $59,137 [p.54 · WI · 2026-03-31] |
| Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 excluded: failed consistency checks |
Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Rural Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
170 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $433,920 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $371,380 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Semirural Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
120 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $521,357 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $308,432 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Metro Cities Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
257 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $344,145 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $295,694 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Suburban Periphery Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
359 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $318,064 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $265,620 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Urban Periphery Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
92 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $476,173 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $447,926 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Principal Urban Centers Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
10 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $511,455 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $398,219 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Rural Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
86 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $506,016 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $459,786 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Semirural Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
51 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $603,701 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $443,711 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Metro Cities Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
178 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $464,452 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $424,321 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Suburban Periphery Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
266 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $419,222 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $362,611 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Urban Periphery Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
63 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $559,662 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $536,441 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Principal Urban Centers Full-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
8 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $641,186 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $581,506 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Rural Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
84 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $271,476 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $237,023 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Semirural Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
69 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $191,980 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $191,980 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Metro Cities Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
79 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $220,974 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $219,898 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Suburban Periphery Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
93 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $243,295 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $206,384 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Urban Periphery Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
29 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $237,378 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $230,323 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Principal Urban Centers Part-time Reporting Franchised Locations FY2025 January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 |
2 [p.56 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $229,625 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | $218,138 [p.55 · WI · 2026-03-31] | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
“The information in this Item 19 is historical financial performance representations for certain Miracle-Ear franchises from January 1, 2025, until December 31, 2025.” [p.52 · WI · 2026-03-31]
Extraction notes
- One or more Item 19 figures failed source verification and were removed.
- Item 20 outlet counts failed an arithmetic check (start + net change ≠ end); those figures are withheld.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.