How much does a The Little Gym franchise cost?
Opening a The Little Gym franchise takes a total initial investment of $420,324 to $722,773, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales, top quartile of $980,161 across 41 outlets.
The Little Gym franchises businesses offering fitness, recreational gymnastic, motor skills development and other programs for children. Category: Fitness.
Item 7
What it costs to open a The Little Gym franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $420,324 to $722,773. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold and Tenant Improvements ($135,240 to $325,644), Additional Funds – 3 Months ($39,000 to $81,000), and Initial Inventory and Equipment Package ($65,000 to $75,000). Together they make up about 67% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $59,500, about 14% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $59,500 | $59,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Lease Payments (one month rent and security deposit)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $12,000 | $30,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Leasehold and Tenant Improvements2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $135,240 | $325,644 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Architectural & Construction Management Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $16,700 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Signage (interior and exterior)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $24,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Initial Inventory and Equipment Package2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $65,000 | $75,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $15,000 | $18,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Computer Systems, A/ | $7,000 | $9,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Training Related Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $17,500 | $22,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Legal, Accounting and other Professional Fees2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $5,000 | $11,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Technology Fees and Call Center2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $244 | $289 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Insurance Deposit and Premium2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,440 | $2,840 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Business Licenses and Permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $500 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Grand Opening Marketing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $20,000 | $25,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Initial Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,200 | $2,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $39,000 | $81,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 | $420,324 | $722,773 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 |
Source The Little Gym, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Item 19
What The Little Gym franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales, Top Quartile
$980,161
The Little Gym's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the Fiscal Year 2025. Basis: The Top Quartile of Table 1, “All Franchised Units Reporting for the Fiscal Year 2025”: the 41 highest-grossing of the 166 reporting gyms. Table 1 prints High, Low, Average and Median for each of its four quartiles and no median across all 166, and the other three quartile medians are $758,371, $525,883 and $334,756.
Sample size: 41 outlets. The FDD also reports avg. gross sales, top quartile of $1,043,656. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The 166 outlets included in Table 1 were open at least a full year. Of the 89 excluded outlets, 39 were not open and operating the entire Fiscal Year 2025, and 50 units reported incomplete data, which included closures.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new The Little Gym outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source The Little Gym, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 57-62, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Item 20
How many The Little Gym outlets there are, and how many closed
The Little Gym ended 2025 with 255 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 43 franchised outlets opened and 6 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, The Little Gym opened 100 franchised outlets and 20 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 82, from 173 to 255 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated, 3 were not renewed, and 15 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 rows for 2023 and 2024 do not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 3.5% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 29.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
Source The Little Gym, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 67, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-20.
Compare
How The Little Gym 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 The Little Gym's estimated range is $571,549. It costs more to open than 65% of Fitness franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.5% for The Little Gym. That is lower than 83% of the 30 Fitness franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. The Little Gym's franchised system grew 47%. The typical Fitness franchise here grew 7.8%.
- Earnings disclosure. 35 of the 50 Fitness franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. The Little Gym 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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