2026 FDD Item 19, p. 68 Checked Oct 23, 2026
Sylvan Learning Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Sylvan Learning reports average gross sales for top quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) of $532,008 (2025, Top 46 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Sylvan Learning franchise costs an estimated $117,600 – $288,400 to open (Item 7). See the full Sylvan Learning franchise cost breakdown.
Does Sylvan Learning’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Sylvan Learning’s Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees such as the royalty (11% – 12% of Gross Sales excluding Sylvan Edge and ACE IT!) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Sylvan Learning discloses (Item 19)
Source: Sylvan Learning 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 68.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross sales for top quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $532,008 | 2025 | Top 46 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Median gross sales for top quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $487,817 | 2025 | Top 46 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Average gross sales for second quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $295,866 | 2025 | Second 47 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Average gross sales for third quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $202,666 | 2025 | Third 46 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Average gross sales for fourth quartile franchised centers in 2025 (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $101,195 | 2025 | Bottom 47 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Highest gross sales among reporting centers (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $1,972,396 | 2025 | Top performing center in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
| Lowest gross sales among reporting centers (offered-territory subset, Table 3) | $15,951 | 2025 | Lowest performing center in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample (Item 19, PDF p. 70) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 68-71) reports 409 centers that operated throughout 2025 and supplied revenue reports; 12 centers did not operate the full year and 12 supplied incomplete data. Table 1 reports that full sample by quartile. The metrics reproduced here come from Table 3, a narrower subset with the territory size currently offered: 46 centers in the top quartile, 47 in the second, 46 in the third and 47 in the fourth. The FDD does not print an overall average or median for either sample. The top-quartile average is not a system average and is not used as the fee-model input.
How to interpret Sylvan Learning’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Item 6 royalty depends on program sales and a quarterly minimum; advertising excludes specified programs and local marketing has a monthly minimum. Item 19 provides quartiles without an overall average or median, so the top-quartile sample is not used as a general sales input. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Sylvan Learning disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers top 46 franchised centers in 2025; subset of centers with territory size currently offered, not the full 409-center reporting sample. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
Sylvan Learning, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 24, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 16
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 17
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 25
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 68
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 80
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 58
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Document & verification changelog
- October 30, 2026: Record updated.
- October 30, 2026: Added liquid-capital and net-worth qualification amounts from Sylvan's official franchise candidate page. The page describes these as financial criteria a candidate typically meets; they are not FDD figures.
- October 23, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- October 23, 2026: Complete source recheck against the April 24, 2026 FDD: cover, Item 1, Item 5, the Item 6 schedule corrected on October 19 (PDF pages 17-24), every Item 7 row and total, Item 17, Item 19 Tables 1-3 and Item 20 Tables 1-4. Added Item 5, Item 7, term and Item 20 detail; corrected the Item 20 page. The source hold is cleared.
- October 19, 2026: Source review hold recorded: The October 19 audit found and corrected material Item 6 transcription errors against PDF pages 17-24. This targeted fee review does not clear the earlier whole-record verification: the other FDD sections and their narrative still require a complete source recheck. The simplified fee model is withheld for the contractual reasons stated above. The prior source-check date is historical.
- October 16, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued April 24, 2026).