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P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE

Business Services · independent · est. —

P3 Cost Analysts is a business-services franchise focused on expense reduction and cost auditing. Consultants review companies' bills — utilities, waste, telecom, merchant fees, and more — to find errors and savings, earning a share of the savings found. A franchisee runs a consulting practice prospecting clients and auditing their expenses.

P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE net unit count grew +9.5% from 20222024 per its FDD Item 20.

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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.

Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:

  • Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
  • Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
  • Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).

The verdict

Proven & steady

Distress

12
STABLE

A real track record with an unremarkable region of the ledger: neither the growth nor the exits stand out, for better or worse. The main concern in the record: too many owners are failing outright rather than selling.

Exit rate · latest year

0.0%

vs 8.1% across 28 business services systems

Cost to open

$67K–$83K

Item 7 total investment range

SBA loan defaults

No loan record

no SBA 7(a)/504 loans found for this brand

Behind the verdict

the record, factor by factor · Item 20

hi-1.0.0
Net unit growth35%

3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1

Strong
Exit quality25%

terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3

Weak
Transfer / churn15%

transfers vs. base · Table 3

Strong
Promise-keeping10%

actual vs. projected openings · Table 5

Strong
Transparency15%

Item 19 disclosure + completeness

Strong

Systemwide units

2022–2024

+9.5%
422022432023462024

Survival record

FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year

In fiscal 2024, 0 of 42 franchised outlets left the system — a 0.0% annualized exit rate, vs 8.1% across 28 business services systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.

Show the outlet tables
Status (FTC)202220232024
Outlets at start364243
Opened913
Transfers000
Terminations300
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons000
Outlets at end424346
Net change+6+1+3

What it costs — and what it drags

FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty

Buying in means a $60K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $67K–$83K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.

To open (Item 7)

$67K–$83K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$60K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$0

0% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$0

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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Distress signals

news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits

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P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE franchise questions, answered from the filings

What percentage of P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE franchises closed last year?

In P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2024), 0 of 42 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.0% — compared with 8.1% across 28 business services systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.

How much does a P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE franchise cost?

Per P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE's 2025 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $60K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $67K–$83K (Item 7).

Does P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.

Is P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE a good franchise to buy? Health score, exit rate & costs (2026) · Franchise Watch Desk