Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $151K – $447K
- Disclosed sales
- $557K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions, part of the uBreakiFix family, repairs phones, tablets, and computers and sells refurbished electronics. Franchisees run retail repair shops handling diagnostics, parts, and device resale as an authorized repair partner.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise requires a total initial investment of $151K – $447K, including a $25K – $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $557K[2]. 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: high - issued more than two years ago
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 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $151K – $447K
- 61st pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $557K
- 11th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 721
- 88th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
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 $151K – $447K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $557K/year.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 74/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +114 franchised outlets in the latest year (136 opened, 22 closed) (Item 20).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -29.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- UBIF Franchising Co
- Parent company
- uBreakiFix Holdings Co
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2024 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Asurion, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2024 FDD
- Predecessor
- uBreakiFix (UBREAKIFIX trademark)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- David Barbuto
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 2121 S. Hiawassee Rd., Suite 120, Orlando, FL 32835
- Auditor
- WithumSmith+Brown, PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $35.0M
- vs $28.5M prior year
Affiliated brands
- uBreakiFix Repair Parts Co
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
1 other brand on this site name Asurion, LLC as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2024 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
- David Barbuto
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2012
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 40
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 78% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $25K | $40K | |
| Initial Training Fee | $0 | $13K | |
| Initial Inventory of Parts and Accessories | $7K | $57K | |
| Initial Equipment, Tools, Supplies, and POS Hardware | $10K | $22K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $15K | $30K | |
| Interior Signage | $1K | $4K | |
| External Signage | $5K | $30K | |
| Wages, Travel and Living Expenses During Training | $15K | $23K | |
| Wages, Travel and Living Expenses During Site Review | $0 | $1K | |
| Legal and Accounting | $2K | $11K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $700 | $2K | |
| First 3 Months Marketing | $0 | $8K | |
| Insurance | $3K | $7K | |
| Store Rent – 3 Months | $0 | $20K | |
| Mobile Unit Lease Payments-3 Months | $0 | $3K | |
| Store Security Deposits | $0 | $15K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $50K | $125K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $19K | $37K | |
| Total initial investment | $151K | $447K |
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
- $151K – $447K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $19K – $37K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Training fee | $13K |
| Transfer fee | $4K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $57K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales land near the home services norm.
Source: FDD 2024 · 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 Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions 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
$327K
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
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 Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?
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.
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.
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: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $557K
- Per unit, per year
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Sample size
- 247 outlets
- vs category median 32 · large
- Reporting year
- 2022
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2022
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $557K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.9x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% — above the Home Services median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 0/10 — minimal disclosure beyond the required average. Hard to judge the distribution of outcomes across units.
Operator retention
System contracting at -29.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
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 Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions Compares
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?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 721
- Opened
- 136
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 22
- Terminated
- 18
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.1%
- Company-owned
- 164
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 48%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +17.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -29.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 18
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 2
- Reacquired
- 1
- Franchisor bought back
- Transfer rate
- 0.3%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 0.1%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 0.7%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 46 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).
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
727 current owners across 46 states; 21 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
- FL 83
- TX 66
- CA 62
- NY 41
- IL 40
- PA 26
- GA 24
- OH 24
- VA 24
- NJ 22
- MD 20
- NC 20
- +34 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Contracting franchise system with prior litigation, undisclosed financials, and high investment cost creates meaningful profitability and viability concerns.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Fix My Gadget, Inc. and Larry Mikell v. UBIF Franchising, Co. (AAA Arbitration No. 02-20-0005-6049, filed August 6, 2020). Former franchisee alleged false information, failure to provide FDD, training, support and business leads. Claims included breach of contract, fraud, and violations of Florida and Illinois franchise laws. Settled December 20, 2021 with no monetary payment; limited waiver of non-compete for one former location.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · WithumSmith+Brown, PC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Total revenues for FY2021 of $34,988,395 comprise franchise fees ($4,073,258), royalty fees ($30,896,543), and other revenues, net ($18,594). Franchisor is UBIF Franchising Co. Net loss in 2021 driven by SG&A of $59.4M and a going-concern emphasis; retained deficit of $(27,695,899). Audit opinion dated April 30, 2022; auditor firm name not legible in extracted text.
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
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 9.2% YoY (698 units), indicating system contraction and potential saturation or franchisee struggles
- 02HIGHLitigation involving fraud and disclosure allegations settled in 2021 suggests prior compliance issues and trust concerns
- 03MINORDual royalty structure (7% vs. 4%) creates complexity and potential revenue volatility depending on sales mix
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 100,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Fix My Gadget, Inc. and Larry Mikell v. UBIF Franchising, Co. (AAA Arbitration No. 02-20-0005-6049, filed August 6, 2020). Former franchisee alleged false information, failure to provide FDD, training, support and business leads. Claims included breach of contract, fraud, and violations of Florida and Illinois franchise laws. Settled December 20, 2021 with no monetary payment; limited waiver of non-compete for one former location.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 144 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Orlando, FL (or another Designated Training Facility closer to franchisee's Store)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 9 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (subject to franchisor approval)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- POS System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: POS System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
748 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise?
The total investment to open a Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise ranges from $151K – $447K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $557K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions?
Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions is franchised by UBIF Franchising Co. Its parent company is uBreakiFix Holdings Co. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Asurion, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions 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 Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions has 721 total units in the United States, including 557 franchised units and 164 company-owned units. 136 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 74 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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