Data Deep-Dive
Highest Revenue Franchises Per Location (FDD Data)
The 25 highest-revenue franchise brands ranked by Item 19 data. Home services dominates with 9 of the top 25 spots. Precision Garage Door leads at $21.8M per territory.
When people search for the highest-revenue franchise, they expect to see McDonald's or Chick-fil-A at the top. And Chick-fil-A does rank high at $9.3M per location. But the real surprises are the home services, B2B, and financial services brands that quietly generate $6M, $8M, even $20M+ per franchise territory — at a fraction of the investment.
We pulled every brand in our database that discloses average gross sales through Item 19 of their FDD and ranked them by revenue per location. Here are the top 25.
Top 25 franchises by average gross sales
| Brand | Category | Avg. Revenue | Investment | SBA Default | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KeyGlee | Real Estate | $24,261,916 | $275K | — | A |
| AR Homes | Real Estate | $23,442,075 | $2.19M | 0.0% | A |
| Precision Garage Door | Home Services | $21,800,307 | $360K | — | A |
| Vital Care | Healthcare | $16,465,278 | $1.01M | 0.0% | A |
| Closets By Design | Home Services | $9,944,694 | $511K | 17.1% | B |
| Chick-fil-A | Restaurants | $9,317,007 | $2.34M | 0.0% | A |
| Estrella Insurance | Financial Services | $9,255,668 | $84K | 0.0% | A |
| City Wide Facility Solutions | Business Services | $8,938,134 | $393K | 0.0% | A |
| Always Best Care | Senior Care | $8,879,950 | $146K | 6.2% | A |
| USA Insulation | Home Services | $8,772,548 | $410K | 2.6% | B |
| Design Pro Remodeling | Home Services | $7,775,536 | $104K | 0.0% | A |
| Go Painting | Home Services | $7,730,103 | $172K | 0.0% | A |
| Giordano's | Restaurants | $7,582,536 | $2.06M | 0.0% | A |
| Best Choice Roofing | Home Services | $7,528,698 | $193K | 0.0% | A |
| Urban Air | Recreation | $7,267,340 | $8.38M | 4.6% | A |
| First Day Homecare | Senior Care | $7,054,838 | $248K | 0.0% | A |
| Byrider | Automotive | $7,031,288 | $1.58M | 0.0% | A |
| Service Experts | Home Services | $6,326,097 | $285K | 0.0% | A |
| Closet Factory | Home Services | $6,097,058 | $664K | 29.3% | C |
| Spherion | Business Services | $6,004,383 | $343K | 0.0% | A |
| Window World | Home Services | $5,760,214 | $363K | 0.0% | A |
Home services dominate — not restaurants
Of the top 25 highest-revenue franchises, 9 are home services brands. Precision Garage Door ($21.8M), Closets By Design ($9.9M), USA Insulation ($8.8M), Design Pro Remodeling ($7.8M), Go Painting ($7.7M), Best Choice Roofing ($7.5M), Service Experts ($6.3M), Closet Factory ($6.1M), and Window World ($5.8M).
Only 2 of the top 25 are restaurant concepts (Chick-fil-A and Giordano's). This challenges the assumption that restaurants generate the most revenue. They generate the most recognizable revenue, but home services territories often produce far higher gross sales because they cover larger geographic areas with multiple crews.
The revenue-to-investment ratio is where it gets interesting
Raw revenue matters less than what you pay for it. Here are the top 5 by revenue-to-investment ratio:
- Estrella Insurance: $9.26M / $84K = 110x
- Design Pro Remodeling: $7.78M / $104K = 74.8x
- Precision Garage Door: $21.8M / $360K = 60.5x
- Go Painting: $7.73M / $172K = 44.9x
- Best Choice Roofing: $7.53M / $193K = 39.0x
Chick-fil-A, despite having the highest single-location restaurant revenue, has a ratio of just 4.0x ($9.3M / $2.34M). The home services brands deliver 10 to 75 times more revenue per dollar invested. For a full analysis of capital efficiency, see the best franchise ROI rankings.
High revenue does not always mean low risk
Two brands in the top 25 carry elevated SBA default rates: Closets By Design (17.1%) and Closet Factory (29.3%). High revenue with high defaults typically indicates that the business model has high fixed costs or seasonal volatility that makes profitability inconsistent despite strong top-line numbers.
The safest high-revenue brands combine $5M+ in gross sales with 0% SBA defaults: Design Pro, Go Painting, Best Choice Roofing, Service Experts, Window World, and Spherion all achieve this. Check the lowest failure rate rankings for brands that combine revenue with safety.
Why some brands report such high revenue
A quick note on methodology: home services and B2B franchises often report territory-level revenue, which includes all crews, trucks, or salespeople operating under one franchise agreement. A single Precision Garage Door territory might have 15 service vans generating $21.8M combined. This is different from a single Chick-fil-A location doing $9.3M through one kitchen.
Both figures are real and FDD-disclosed, but they measure different things. Territory revenue scales with the number of crews you deploy. Single-location revenue is bounded by physical capacity. Neither is "better" — they are different business models with different scaling mechanics.
The verdict
The highest-revenue franchises are not where most people expect them. Home services, B2B facility management, and financial services brands dominate the top of the revenue rankings, often at investment levels well below QSR. If you are optimizing for gross sales per dollar invested, the data points away from restaurants and toward territory-based service businesses.
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Methodology
Revenue data sourced from Item 19 financial performance representations in each brand's most recent FDD filing (2024-2025). Only brands that disclose average gross sales are included. SBA data from 7(a) loan records. See our full methodology.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Which franchise has the highest revenue per location?
- Based on FDD Item 19 data, the franchises with the highest average gross sales per location include Chick-fil-A ($9.3M), City Wide Facility Solutions ($8.9M), Always Best Care ($8.9M), USA Insulation ($8.8M), and Design Pro Remodeling ($7.8M). Home services and B2B concepts dominate.
- Do high-revenue franchises mean high profits?
- Not necessarily. Revenue is gross sales before expenses. A franchise with $9M in revenue and 60% cost of goods may yield less profit than one with $2M in revenue and 15% COGS. Always cross-reference revenue with net income disclosure and SBA default rates.
- Why do home service franchises have higher revenue than restaurants?
- Home service franchises often report territory-wide revenue (multiple trucks or crews) rather than single-location revenue. A single franchise territory can generate $5M+ with multiple service teams. Restaurant revenue is per-location. Both figures are accurate but measure different things.
- Where does FranchiseVerdict get franchise revenue data?
- All revenue data comes from Item 19 financial performance representations in each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). These are audited figures that franchisors voluntarily disclose. Not all brands include Item 19 data — about 34% of the 5,000+ brands we track disclose revenue.