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Ace Handyman Services Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026

Home ServicesColoradoFranchising since 2001
AStrongest tierStrongest tier75/100Editorial grade from public filings; not investment advice.
Investment
$132K – $226K
Disclosed sales
$319K
gross sales, not profit
SBA charge-off
13.6%
on 94 loans

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FV-00064FDD 2026Data QualityExcellent91%
Manager-run OKYes: Protected territory

Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records

Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology

Ace Handyman Services is a home-services franchise providing residential repair, maintenance, and small-project work, carpentry, drywall, plumbing, and electrical. Franchisees run an operation dispatching skilled craftsmen and managing customers in a protected territory.

FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026

A Ace Handyman Services franchise requires a total initial investment of $132K – $226K, including a $70K – $100K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average revenue per territory was $319K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per territory rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 13.6% charge-off rate across 94 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →

Sources, dates and evidence

FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months

Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 7 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.

Overview

Investment
$132K – $226K
51st pct Home Services
Avg gross sales
$319K
Per territory, not per outlet
Royalty
6.0%
21st pct Home Services
Units
401
85th pct Home Services
SBA charge-off
13.6%
% of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category

Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers

Total Investment
$132K – $226K
Median $168K
near median
Franchise Fee
$70K – $100K
Median $50K
above median ↑, worse than category
Liquid Capital Req'd
$30K – $45K
Median $29K
above median ↑, worse than category
Avg Revenue
$319K
Median $587K
Per territory, not per outlet
Royalty Rate
6.0%
Median 6.0%
near median
Ongoing Fees
8.0% of rev
Median 8.0%
near median
SBA Charge-Off Rate
13.6%
94 loans · Median 15.4%
below median ↓, better than category
System Size
401 units
Median 47 units
above median ↑, better than category
Turnover Rate
6.5%
Median 4.3%
above median ↑, worse than category
Territory
Protected, not exclusive
Limits on the franchisor opening nearby; not an exclusive zone
Owner-Operator
Optional
Can hire a manager
Litigation
5 cases
Some history

Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)

Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology

Bottom line

  • COSTTotal investment $132K – $226K including a $70K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • RETURNSAverage revenue per territory of $319K/year. Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
  • RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 75/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 13.6% across 94 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
  • GROWTHPositive: net +14 franchised outlets in the latest year (40 opened, 26 closed) (Item 20).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Corporate structure & franchisor financials
Legal entity
Ace Handyman Franchising, Inc.
Parent company
Ace Services Holdings LLC
FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
Ultimate parent
Ace Hardware Corporation
FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
Predecessor
Handyman Matters Franchise Corporation
Prior franchisor entity
CEO title
President
Chris Bue
Incorporated in
Colorado
HQ
390 Union Boulevard, Suite 520, Lakewood, Colorado 80228
Auditor
Ernst & Young LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$10.0B
vs $9.5B prior year

Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8

1 other brand on this site name Ace Hardware Corporation as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.

Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.

Overview

About

CEO
Chris Bue
Headquarters
Colorado
Founded
2000
FDD year
2026
States available
48

Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?

Entry cost is about typical for a home services franchise (near the category median).

Total investment (Item 7)$132K – $226KNot cited — published from our reading of the franchisor's disclosure document; the page it is printed on has not been located.
Franchise fee$70,000Verified — printed on page 15 of the 2026 FDD (Item 5), and another item of the same filing prints the same figure on a labelled row, which is an independent restatement.
Royalty6.0%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 16 of the 2026 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Ad fund2.0%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 16 of the 2026 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Working capital$30K – $45K

Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7

Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items

Initial investment breakdown

Item 7 initial investment line items
Line itemLowHigh
Initial Franchise Feenot refundable$70K$100K
Travel and living expense while trainingnot refundable$4K$5K
Lease Deposit$1K$3K
Rent for first 3 monthsnot refundable$4K$5K
Leasehold Improvements and Signagenot refundable$600$4K
Furnishingsnot refundable$600$4K
Tools and equipmentnot refundable$0$3K
Truck or Vannot refundable$0$9K
Computer Hardware and Office Equipmentnot refundable$3K$6K
Initial Marketing Spendnot refundable$11K$20K
Utility deposits and feesnot refundable$500$1K
Licenses and permitsnot refundable$1K$5K
Insurancenot refundable$6K$7K
Professional feesnot refundable$500$6K
Miscellaneous opening costsnot refundable$2K$5K
Additional Funds (3 months)not refundable$30K$45K
Total initial investment$132K$226K

Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.

Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate

The Vitals

Total investment
$132K – $226K
Middle of category vs category
Liquid capital req'd
$30K – $45K
Middle of category vs category
Franchise fee
$70K – $100K
Bottom third — review vs category
Royalty
6.0%
typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Ongoing fees · Item 6

Ace Handyman Services: Item 6 recurring fees
FeeAmount
Royalty6.0% of gross sales
Marketing / ad fund2.0% of gross sales
Technology fee$599
Transfer fee$10K
Renewal fee$6K
Total fee load8.0% of rev

What do units actually make?

Average unit sales run 46% below the home services norm.

Avg gross sales$319K

Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures

Not cited — published from our reading of the franchisor's disclosure document; the page it is printed on has not been located.
Median gross salesNot extracted
Item 19 typegross and expenses
Sample size309 territories

Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19

Single-unit · not modelled

Returns at a glance

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Ace Handyman Services until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.

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Not modelled yet

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.

Total invested capital · disclosed

$217K

Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.

ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Blue values = direct from FDD (Item 7 investment, Item 19 revenue, Item 6 fees)Not set = no filing supplies it and we will not substitute one. Enter your own

What one unit earns on your invested capital

Model A · Single-Unit Return

Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.

Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.

Returns model · single-unit ROIC

What would one Ace Handyman Services unit return on the cash you put in?

From FDDNot set — you supply itYou overrode an FDD value
Revenue · per territory, per year (NOT per outlet)FDD
FDD Item 19 reports $319,143 per territory — not per outlet. Every other input below is for ONE unit; replace this with a single-unit figure before relying on the ROIC.
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fundFDD
typ 6–8%
typ 3–5%
Operating costs · not in any FDDnot set

Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.

Total invested capital · what you put in to openFDD
FDD Item 7: $132K–$226K (midpoint used)
FDD reports $30K–$45K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.

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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.


Store EBITDA · annual
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EBITDA margin
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Total invested
$217K
Payback
—
Single-unit only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even point.

What 25 units return when you use SBA financing

Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition

Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).

This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.

What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.

Not modelled yet

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.

A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.

These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.

Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD

Financial Performance

Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures

Avg gross sales
$319K
Per territory, per year — not per outlet

Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.

Item 19 type
gross and expenses
Sample size
309 territories
vs category median 32 · large
Range (low → high)
$155K→$2.8MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 58 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Cohort dispersion (min → max)
Quartile band
$251K→$775K
Bottom 25% → top 25%, per territory
Reporting year
2025
Fiscal year the figures cover
Source filing
FDD 2026
Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
Gross sales rank
No comparison data
Investment cost rank51th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank21th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank85th
vs Home Services peers
Risk score rank14th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Compared against 319 Home Services brands

Showing the headline figures — all 156 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Operator outlook

What the numbers say

Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.

Unit economics

The average territory generates $319K/year in gross sales.

Fee burden

Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Home Services median).

Disclosure

Transparency score 0/10 — minimal disclosure beyond the required average. Hard to judge the distribution of outcomes across units.

Operator retention

System roughly stable (+4.4% 3-year CAGR) with 401 units.

Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.

vs Home Services medians

How Ace Handyman Services Compares

Metric
Ace Handyman Services
Category median
vs median
Investment
$179K
$168Kmiddle half $122K–$232K · n=283
Near median
Revenue
$319K
$587Kmiddle half $376K–$1.3M · n=79
Not compared

Per territory, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown

Unit Count
401
47middle half 14–137 · n=283
Above median, better than category

Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.

Is the system healthy?

Total units401Verified — printed on page 61 of the 2026 FDD (Item 20), and the table's own arithmetic closes on it three ways.
3-yr growth+4.4% (favorable vs category)
Turnover rate6.5% (favorable vs category)

Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20

Unit growth

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
401
Opened
40
Last reporting year
Closed
26
Terminated
10
Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
Non-renewed
2
Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
Turnover rate
6.5%
Company-owned
18
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
96%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (3-yr)
+4.4%
Net unit change over 3 years
3-yr CAGR
+4.4%
Compounded over last 3 years

Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers

Terminated
10
Not renewed
2
Reacquired
0
Franchisor bought back
Termination rate
0.5%
Franchisor-initiated terminations
Ceased ops
0.2%
Units that stopped operating
2023
367
Franchised units
2024
369+2
Franchised units
2025
383+14
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 49 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Active operators · 49 states
No contacts on file

States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.

Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list

207 current owners across 48 states; 29 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.

  • TX 23
  • FL 18
  • GA 14
  • CA 10
  • NC 9
  • IL 8
  • NJ 7
  • TN 7
  • WA 7
  • MI 6
  • PA 6
  • SC 6
  • +36 more states

Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.

SBA loan performance

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

C
SBA Lending Health
Average SBA lending record · 13.6% charge-off
Total loans
94
Loan volume
$14.7M
Median loan
$150K
50th percentile
Charge-off rate
13.6%
on 94 loans · rates vary by category · see methodology

Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated

Repayment rate (PIF)
86.4%
5-yr charge-off
14.3%
Loans approved 2021+
Active lenders
21
Defaults
3
Typical loan rate
8.1%
avg rate to borrowers
Franchised industry avg
17.1%
brand beats franchise avg ↓
Jobs supported
619
4.2 per loan
Lender concentration
72%
top lender's share

Borrower mix: 93% went to startups / new businesses, 7% to established operators

Franchise vs independent — in residential remodelers, franchised businesses charge off at 17.1% vs 22.4% for independents — franchising is associated with 24% lower SBA default risk in this category.

Top lenders financing Ace Handyman Services franchisees

United Midwest Savings Bank National Association68 loans20.0%
The Huntington National Bank4 loans—
U.S. Bank, National Association2 loans—

Showing 3 of 21 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.

Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.

Lender network · 7(a) + 504

SBA Lending Report

Full lending analysis for Ace Handyman Services from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.

Principal loss rate
2.3%
Avg SBA guarantee
83%
Avg interest rate
8.05%
Avg chargeoff amount
$113K
Lender concentration
72.3%
Job velocity
4.2 per $100K
NAICS benchmark
9.5%
NAICS 236118
Jobs supported
619

Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 72% of loans

#LenderLoansVolumeDefault %
1United Midwest Savings Bank National Association68$10.7M20.0%
2The Huntington National Bank4$835KN/A
3U.S. Bank, National Association2$75KN/A
4Bangor Savings Bank2$175KN/A
5Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company2$110KN/A
6Bell Bank1$130K0.0%
7KeyBank National Association1$100KN/A
8First Bank of the Lake1$225KN/A
9The First National Bank Bellevue1$120K0.0%
10Old National Bank1$250KN/A

Geographic failure vector

StateLoansDefaultsRate
TXTexas1200.0%
GAGeorgia900.0%
FLFlorida700.0%
NCNorth Carolina6133.3%
MDMaryland50--
WAWashington500.0%
MIMichigan400.0%
CACalifornia3150.0%
ILIllinois300.0%
MNMinnesota30--

SBA 7(a) lending trend

2020
5
2021
34
2022
12
2023
22
2024
5
2025
15
2026
1

Borrower profile

Startup84 (89%)
Existing (2+ yr)7 (7%)
New (< 2 yr)3 (3%)

Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict

What could kill this investment?

SBA loans charge off at 13.6% — 15% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.

SBA charge-off13.6% · 94 loans
Verdict score75/100 (higher is better)
Litigation5 cases
Auditor going-concern doubtNo (favorable vs category)

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21

Risk analysis

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21

Risk & Legal

AStrongest tier75Verdict score 75/100

Ace Handyman Services presents elevated risk due to undisclosed unit economics, active quality litigation, anemic growth, and historical fraud allegations within the franchise system.

Why this reads harsher than the A grade: the grade weighs financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency across the whole filing, while this summary lists individual flags without that weighting. The flags are worth checking with current owners; neither is investment advice.

High confidence±4 pts
7179

Litigation (Item 3)

Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).

Item 3 discloses 5 distinct cases. Involving the franchisor: (1) Elizabeth Hessler v. Ace Hardware Corp. et al. (2025, Cook County IL) — pending consumer/construction-defect action naming franchisor, parent, and two franchisees; motion to dismiss filed. (2) Ace Handyman Services, Inc. v. Ace Hardware Corp. et al. (2020, Bexar County TX) — concluded trademark dispute, settled April 2020 for $150,000 paid to plaintiff. Parent (Ace Hardware) actions: (3) Cathay Bank v. Ace Hardware Corp. (LA Superior Court) — concluded, settled May 2022 ($1.1M total, $650,000 by Ace Hardware). (4) Advanced Caregivers/Hialeah Ace Hardware v. Ace Hardware Corp. (S.D. Fla.) — concluded class action, settled $25,000 each plaintiff, dismissed 2017. (5) The Hessler and Ace Handyman Services TX cases are cross-referenced under the parent's litigation but are the same cases as above.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

None disclosed

Audited financials (Item 21)

Yes · Ernst &amp; Young LLP

Franchisor revenue (Item 21)

Yr 1: $10043.6MYr 2: $9491.4M

Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)

Item 21 financials are the audited consolidated statements of Ace Hardware Corporation (ultimate parent), not the franchisor standalone. FY ending January 3, 2026 (53 weeks). Ace Hardware guarantees franchisor's obligations.

ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.

Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16

  • Franchisor sells you products: Yes
  • Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
  • Must buy proprietary products: Yes
  • Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
  • Can negotiate own supplier terms: No

Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 verdict

  1. 01HIGHActive consumer litigation for defective work quality—core business risk exposure
  2. 02MINORSlow unit growth (3.8% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee underperformance
  3. 03MINORTrademark infringement settlement in Texas indicates brand/operational vulnerabilities
  4. 04HIGHParent company fraud allegations involving franchisees raise system integrity concerns
  5. 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($70,000) combined with unknown profitability creates breakeven uncertainty

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

Showing the headline figures — all 156 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Full litigation history from the FDD (Items 3 and 4) →

What are you signing up for?

Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.

Initial term10 yrs
Renewal term10 yrs
TerritoryProtected, not exclusive
Initial training33 hrs

Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17

FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Initial term10 years
Renewal term10 years
Allowed renewalsℹ1
Territory typeProtected territory
Protected territoryYes
Exclusive territoryℹNo
Territory population70,000
Online sales rightsℹGranted
Franchisor can competeNo
Hire a manager?Allowed
Owner-operatorOptional
Non-compete (years)ℹ2 years
Non-compete (miles)ℹ25 mi
Right of first refusalℹYes
RoFR response window30 days
Transfer requires consentYes
Termination notice90 days
Curable defaultsℹ3
Mandatory arbitrationYes
Arbitration locationDenver, Colorado
Jury trial waiverYes
Governing lawColorado
Litigation count5
View Item 3 litigation summary

Item 3 discloses 5 distinct cases. Involving the franchisor: (1) Elizabeth Hessler v. Ace Hardware Corp. et al. (2025, Cook County IL) — pending consumer/construction-defect action naming franchisor, parent, and two franchisees; motion to dismiss filed. (2) Ace Handyman Services, Inc. v. Ace Hardware Corp. et al. (2020, Bexar County TX) — concluded trademark dispute, settled April 2020 for $150,000 paid to plaintiff. Parent (Ace Hardware) actions: (3) Cathay Bank v. Ace Hardware Corp. (LA Superior Court) — concluded, settled May 2022 ($1.1M total, $650,000 by Ace Hardware). (4) Advanced Caregivers/Hialeah Ace Hardware v. Ace Hardware Corp. (S.D. Fla.) — concluded class action, settled $25,000 each plaintiff, dismissed 2017. (5) The Hessler and Ace Handyman Services TX cases are cross-referenced under the parent's litigation but are the same cases as above.

Items 10, 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
33 hrs
On-the-job training
24 hrs
Training location
Denver, Colorado metropolitan area (or another location designated by franchisor, or virtually via video conference)
Ongoing training
Required
Field support
24 hrs/yr
On-site visits per year
Time to open
3 mo
From signing to launch
Site selection
franchisee
Franchisor financing
Not offered
Item 10
POS system
Ace Handyman Services scheduling software
Operating tech stack

Items 5 & 11

Franchisor Support

✓Site selection assistance
✓Grand opening support
✗Lease negotiation help

Technology: Ace Handyman Services scheduling software

Item 20 · call current owners

Franchisee Contacts

236 owners to call

Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to open a Ace Handyman Services franchise?

The total investment to open a Ace Handyman Services franchise ranges from $132K – $226K, with an initial franchise fee of $70K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

What do Ace Handyman Services franchise owners earn?

According to Item 19 of the Ace Handyman Services FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $319K. Important context: Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.

Who owns Ace Handyman Services?

Ace Handyman Services is franchised by Ace Handyman Franchising, Inc.. Its parent company is Ace Services Holdings LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Ace Hardware Corporation. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.

What is Item 19 in the Ace Handyman Services FDD?

The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Ace Handyman Services FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.

What is Ace Handyman Services's franchise failure rate?

Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Ace Handyman Services has a charge-off rate of 13.6% across 94 loans, meaning 13.6% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.

How many Ace Handyman Services franchise locations are there?

As of their most recent FDD filing, Ace Handyman Services has 401 total units in the United States, including 383 franchised units and 18 company-owned units. 40 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.

Is Ace Handyman Services a good franchise to buy?

FranchiseVerdict rates Ace Handyman Services as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 75 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.

Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.

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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.