BrightStar Care Franchise

BrightStar Care, a BrightStar Care Franchising franchise, has been franchising since 2005 - 3 years after the concept was founded in 2002 , currently with 370 total locations in the senior care sector, headquartered in IL. Per the 2024 FDD, budget a total initial investment of $102K to $197K, roughly a 93% gap between the low and high end once site size, local market, and buildout scope are factored in. This figure includes the franchise fee of $55K, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital through the ramp-up period.

Royalty payments here are set at 5.8% of gross sales. BrightStar Care does provide Item 19 financial performance data -- a voluntary disclosure that most U.S. franchisors (roughly two-thirds) skip. The reported average gross revenue per location is $1.2M, which works out to about $69K in annual royalty for a typical unit. Treat revenue and profit as separate questions: rent, labor, cost of goods, and local demand all determine what a franchisee actually keeps.

BrightStar Care's network is expanding: unit count grew at a 2.7% net rate over the past year (20 openings, 10 closures). Growing networks tend to signal healthy unit economics for prospective operators, though it is worth distinguishing organic demand from an aggressive franchise-sales push.