Ziebart
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-28
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$45,000 [p.14 · WI · 2026-04-28]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty | 8% of your Gross Sales, on all products except those listed in Note A. For those products, the Royalty is 5% of your total weekly Gross Sales. (“Percentage Royalty”). Beginning in the 4th year of the Term, you will pay us the Percentage Royalty or the Minimum Royalty, whichever is greater. See Note A for Minimum Royalty amount. [p.16 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
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| Late Charges: Royalty | 2% per month or the maximum amount permitted by law, whichever is less. [p.17 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$450,100 [p.23 · WI · 2026-04-28] – $924,000 [p.23 · WI · 2026-04-28]
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 | 85 [p.66 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 80 [p.66 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | -5 [p.66 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Transfers | 22 [p.68 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Terminations | 4 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Non-renewals | 1 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 7 [p.71 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | Not disclosed |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Top performing 50% of Ziebart Stores by average Gross Sales FY2025 · 2025 Fiscal Year
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,199,003 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,801,339 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $6,378,211 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,030,521 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
All disclosed cohorts (7)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 80 franchised and company/affiliate-owned stores operated full year FY2025, at least 2 years old, full production stores 2025 Fiscal Year |
80 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,009,961 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,414,150 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $6,378,211 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $262,015 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Top performing 50% of Ziebart Stores by average Gross Sales FY2025 2025 Fiscal Year |
40 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,199,003 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,801,339 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $6,378,211 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,030,521 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| Bottom performing 50% of Ziebart Stores by average Gross Sales FY2025 2025 Fiscal Year |
40 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $629,298 [p.63 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $579,949 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $989,401 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $262,015 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| New Ziebart Store Gross Sales Ramp - Year 1 (5 stores opened FY2022-2025) Year 1 |
5 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $302,773 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $107,938 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $805,537 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $94,188 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| New Ziebart Store Gross Sales Ramp - Year 2 (4 stores opened FY2022-2025) Year 2 |
4 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $987,593 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $808,121 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,736,434 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $597,697 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| New Ziebart Store Gross Sales Ramp - Year 3 (4 stores opened FY2022-2025) Year 3 |
4 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,156,563 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,072,482 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,861,193 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $620,096 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
| New Ziebart Store Gross Sales Ramp - Year 4 (4 stores opened FY2022-2025) Year 4 |
4 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,450,596 [p.64 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $1,166,534 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $2,819,545 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] | $649,771 [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28] |
“The results of the above Ziebart System outlets may differ materially from your results.” [p.65 · WI · 2026-04-28]
Extraction notes
- Item 20 outlet counts were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited pages.
- Item 7 totals were extracted with model assistance and verified against the cited page.
- The headline cohort's description does not explicitly state the population is franchised outlets — population not verified.