How much does a Portal Thermaculture franchise cost?
Opening a Portal Thermaculture franchise takes a total initial investment of $386,250 to $618,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for gross income: an average of $860,252.
Portal franchises Mobile Clubs, Brick and Mortar Clubs, and Floating Clubs. Category: Fitness.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Portal Thermaculture franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $386,250 to $618,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds for First Three Months of Operation ($100,000 to $175,000), Real Estate Construction and Improvements ($0 to $100,000), and Logistics Fee ($70,000). Together they make up about 56% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $85,000, about 22% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $85,000 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Logistics Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $70,000 | $70,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Activation Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Marketing Fund Contributions2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Real Estate Rent and Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $24,000 | $36,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Real Estate Construction and Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $100,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Equipment Lease Payments2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utilities and Utility Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,500 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $6,250 | $12,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Grand Opening Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Accounting and Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Staff Recruiting and Salary Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds for First Three Months of Operation2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $100,000 | $175,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $386,250 | $618,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
Source Portal Thermaculture, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Portal Thermaculture franchisees actually report earning
Portal Thermaculture's 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
The foregoing information shows historical financial performance and is not a projection of future performance.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Income | $860,252 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $38,005 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Gross Profit | $822,247 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Total Office Operating Expenses | $300,973 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Net Income | $521,274 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Imputed Royalty Fee (7.5%) | $39,095 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Imputed Marketing Fund Contribution | $30,000 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Imputed Management Fee (2.5%) | $13,031 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Imputed Net Income | $439,146 | – | – | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Portal Thermaculture's Item 19 covers the January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. Basis: our oldest company-owned Portal Club.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- Only one Portal Club was owned and operated by Portal One during 2024. The information disclosed in the chart above relates only to this Portal Club because it was the only Portal Club open and operating for the entirety of 2024.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Portal Thermaculture outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Portal Thermaculture, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Portal Thermaculture outlets there are, and how many closed
Portal Thermaculture had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had 1 company-owned outlet.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45 |
Source Portal Thermaculture, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 45, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Portal Thermaculture compares with other Fitness franchises
Measured against the 50 Fitness franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Portal Thermaculture's estimated range is $502,125. It costs more to open than 55% of Fitness franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 35 of the 50 Fitness franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Portal Thermaculture is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Fitness franchise side by side.
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