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Ultimate Ninjas franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Ultimate Ninjas is a fitness franchise with an investment range of $616,400 to $1,191,800.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against fitness peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Ultimate Ninjas's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 32666-202412-09. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a Ultimate Ninjas franchise make?
Ultimate Ninjas is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue Ultimate Ninjas reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against fitness peers are in the full report. See every fitness brand that discloses earnings in the Gym & fitness franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Ultimate Ninjas franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Ultimate Ninjas's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Ultimate Ninjas franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Ultimate Ninjas franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Ultimate Ninjas's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Ultimate Ninjas lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Ultimate Ninjas's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Ultimate Ninjas closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Ultimate Ninjas will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Ultimate Ninjas's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a fitness of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Ultimate Ninjas's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Ultimate Ninjas's churn ranks against fitness peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against fitness peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Ultimate Ninjas?
Ultimate Ninjas's franchise is offered by Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at MN CARDS; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Fitness franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Ultimate Ninjas is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Ultimate Ninjas franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Ultimate Ninjas — who is the franchisor?
Ultimate Ninjas's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Ultimate Ninjas franchise cost?
Ultimate Ninjas's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $616,400 – $1,191,800, with an initial franchise fee of $45,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against fitness peers.
How much profit does a Ultimate Ninjas franchise make?
Ultimate Ninjas discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Ultimate Ninjas), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Ultimate Ninjas franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does Ultimate Ninjas disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Ultimate Ninjas reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against fitness peers.
Are there lawsuits against Ultimate Ninjas?
No — Ultimate Ninjas's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Ultimate Ninjas a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Ultimate Ninjas's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against fitness peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Ultimate Ninjas's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against fitness peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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