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Painting with a Twist franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Shrinking network Item 19 disclosed
Painting with a Twist offers an entertainment concept in the 'Other' category, with an initial investment ranging from $121,500 to $261,000.
Everything below is free, read straight off Painting with a Twist's registered filing, with where the numbers land against other peers. Weighing Painting with a Twist against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Painting with a Twist's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27455 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a Painting with a Twist franchise make?
Painting with a Twist is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every other brand that discloses earnings in the Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Painting with a Twist franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Painting with a Twist's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Painting with a Twist franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Painting with a Twist franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Painting with a Twist lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Painting with a Twist's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Painting with a Twist closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Painting with a Twist will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Painting with a Twist's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a other of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Painting with a Twist's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 1.3%. Net franchised outlets moved -12 to 219 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Painting with a Twist?
Painting with a Twist's franchise is offered by Painting With A Twist, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Painting with a Twist is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Painting with a Twist franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Painting with a Twist — who is the franchisor?
Painting with a Twist's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Painting With A Twist, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Painting with a Twist franchise cost?
Painting with a Twist's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $121,500 – $261,000, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against other peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Painting with a Twist franchise make?
Painting with a Twist discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Painting with a Twist), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Painting with a Twist franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Painting with a Twist disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Painting with a Twist reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Painting with a Twist?
No — Painting with a Twist's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Painting with a Twist a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Painting with a Twist's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against other peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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