Five Star Bath Solutions franchise
2026 filing · April 3, 2026Shares sales figures
Five Star Bath Solutions at a glance
A bathroom remodeling business installing new tubs, showers and bath surrounds. At the end of 2025 there were 348 Five Star Bath Solutions locations in the US, 345 franchised and 3 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- FIVE STAR BATH, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $162K–$334K
- One location
- Franchise fee
- $59,500
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 5–6%
- 6% of gross revenue (or 5% on the filing's sales scale), with a $1,000 monthly minimum, paid weekly
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 348
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 345
- Company-owned
- 3
From FIVE STAR BATH, LLC’s 2026 filing; revenue and net loss from its audited financial statements, page 106; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Five Star Bath Solutions among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Five Star Bath Solutions | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $247,750 | Costs less than 63% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $59,500 | Higher than 85% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 348 | More than 91% of franchises |
How much a Five Star Bath Solutions franchise costs
Opening one location costs an estimated $162,000 to $333,500. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, page 27
Five Star Bath Solutions franchise fee
The franchise fee is $59,500. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenue (or 5% on the filing's sales scale), with a $1,000 monthly minimum, paid weekly. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Five Star Bath Solutions publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $1,947,044
- Median sales
- $1,375,385
Yearly figures for 2025, per franchisee, 62 franchisees (about four territories each) operating all of 2025.
Sales are what the business takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, pages 57–61
SBA loans to Five Star Bath Solutions franchisees
Lenders approved 71 SBA-backed loans for Five Star Bath Solutions franchisees from 2017 to 2026, $16M in all: 70 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 17 that have ended, 14 were paid in full and 3 were charged off. The other 54 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Five Star Bath Solutions compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Five Star Bath Solutions is the 355th cheapest to open and the 28th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Five Star Bath Solutions | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $162K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $334K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $60K | $50K | $40K |
| US locations | 348 | 40 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +287.6% | +15.9% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 173 (+84) | 3 |
| 2024 | 306 (+133) | 3 |
| 2025 | 345 (+39) | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
Five Star Bath Solutions is number 7 on our list of the fastest-growing franchises from 2023 to 2025.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, page 66
Who owns Five Star Bath Solutions?
Five Star Bath Solutions franchises are sold by FIVE STAR BATH, LLC.
From FIVE STAR BATH, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 8. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: FIVE STAR BATH, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 8, bankruptcy on page 12
Five Star Bath Solutions filings
The figures on this page come from FIVE STAR BATH, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 3, 2026, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 3, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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