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OPTAVIA

Medifast, Inc.

OPTAVIA is the direct selling weight management brand of Medifast, Inc., sold through independent coaches.

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Founded
1980
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Category
Health & nutrition, Food & beverage
Compensation plan
Stairstep breakaway
Status
Active
Ownership
Public (NYSE: MED)
DSA member
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Markets
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Data confidence: Reported

Revenue 2025

Reported

$386M

Rounded figure as listed by DSN; companies self-report to the list.
$386M2025reported

#23 of 46 companies by reported 2025 revenue · #10 of 27 in health & nutrition

Compensation plan

Stairstep breakaway

“Line of Sponsorship of a Qualified Executive Director (or higher), down to the next Qualified Executive Director (or higher) in depth”

From the company's own plan document. Changes appear in the timeline below. How plan types differ

Markets

Market list not yet recorded.

Income disclosure

Full disclosure view

Median annual earnings

Reported

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2025 · US

Earning under $500

Reported

57.3%

of participants counted

Earning nothing

Reported

23.3%

▼ 39% vs. industry medianof participants counted

Top 1% share of payouts

Reported

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of total payments

2025 statement for United States · Original statement · 1 year on record

Timeline

  1. · Market exit

    Medifast announced it would exit its OPTAVIA operations in Hong Kong and Singapore as of July 1, 2023

    PR Newswire, company release
  2. · Market entry

    Medifast announced the official opening of OPTAVIA in Singapore

    PR Newswire, company release
  3. · FTC action

    FTC announced that Medifast subsidiary Jason Pharmaceuticals would pay a $3.7 million civil penalty to settle charges of violating a 1992 FTC order on weight-loss claims

    U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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