2026 FDD Item 19, p. 60 Checked Nov 2, 2026
Waxing the City Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, Waxing the City reports average Total Gross Revenues, all Studios of $478,025 (2025 calendar year, 138 franchised Waxing Studios open the entire year; 63 (46%) met or exceeded the average). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: a Waxing the City franchise costs an estimated $339,945 – $646,195 to open (Item 7). See the full Waxing the City franchise cost breakdown.
Does Waxing the City’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. Waxing the City’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 (6% of Gross Revenue) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What Waxing the City discloses (Item 19)
Source: Waxing the City 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 60.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Total Gross Revenues, all Studios | $478,025 | 2025 calendar year | 138 franchised Waxing Studios open the entire year; 63 (46%) met or exceeded the average (Item 19, PDF p. 61) |
| Median Total Gross Revenues, all Studios | $457,222 | 2025 calendar year | 138 franchised Waxing Studios (Item 19, PDF p. 61) |
| Average Club Orange membership Gross Revenues | $183,094 | 2025 calendar year | 138 Studios; monthly subscription fees (Item 19, PDF p. 61) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 (PDF pages 60-64) covers the 138 franchised studios open all of 2025. The top quartile averaged $789,207 and the bottom quartile $204,576, with studios ranging from $60,168 to $1,159,131. Club Orange monthly memberships produced 38.3% of total gross revenue. Studios averaged 569 unique customers a month, a $63 average ticket and $21,678 in retail sales. The count excludes 15 studios that closed in 2025.
How to interpret Waxing the City’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Item 6 charges the greater of 6% of Gross Revenue or a $100 weekly Minimum Royalty Fee, which can start before the studio opens. Because of the minimum, this record does not produce an annual fee estimate or payback preset. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected Waxing the City disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 138 franchised Waxing Studios open the entire year; 63 (46%) met or exceeded the average. 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.
Full Waxing the City franchise cost breakdown · Payback calculator (enter your own assumptions)
Sources
Waxing the City Franchise Disclosure Document, issued March 31, 2026, as amended September 14, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 15
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 18
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 26
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 60
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 70
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 56
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Document & verification changelog
- November 2, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- November 2, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued March 31, 2026).
- November 2, 2026: Independently checked against the March 31, 2026 Minnesota FDD, as amended September 14, 2026: cover, Items 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 19 and 20. Recorded the amendment date. Item 6 now lists all 37 rows (the draft had 6); the minimum royalty is recorded in a model note, and the sole-source supply purchases and Re-Invention set-aside are added. Added the renewal term, opening time, Club Orange revenue and source notes, including partial 2026 outlet figures. Removed stray fields. Rewrote the analysis.
- September 14, 2026: Amendment date recorded for the source FDD.