European Wax Center
56
SBA Loans
$27.1M
Total Financed
$484K
Avg Loan Size
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YoY Loan Growth
How European Wax Center Compares
- Ranks #8 of 156 Personal Care & Beauty brands by SBA loan count (#177 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $484K is 32% above the Personal Care & Beauty median of $366K.
- Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.5% average across all Personal Care & Beauty brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 17 | $5.8M |
| FY2021 | 19 | $8.5M |
| FY2022 | 11 | $7.2M |
| FY2023 | 2 | $730K |
| FY2024 | 3 | $1.1M |
| FY2025 | 2 | $1.3M |
| FY2026 | 2 | $2.5M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where European Wax Center Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed European Wax Center Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is European Wax Center growing or shrinking?
European Wax Center doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2025 and FY2026 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #8 of 156 Personal Care & Beauty brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.
How much does it cost to open a European Wax Center franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $484K (32% above the typical Personal Care & Beauty brand's $366K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for European Wax Center?
0 of 56 SBA loans to European Wax Center franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.5% across all Personal Care & Beauty brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- Simmons Bank28
- Live Oak Banking Company4
- SouthPoint Bank3
- Valley National Bank2
- BayFirst National Bank2
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset