Clear Pest Pros
Bottom line
- Total investment $99K – $192K including a $35K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $239K/year. Estimated payback in 1.5 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 7 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Clear Pest Pros unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Clear Pest Pros units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$191K
on $954K purchase
Total debt
$764K
SBA $0.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Clear Pest Pros franchisees operate pest control and extermination services, performing site inspections, applying treatments, and managing ongoing customer accounts. Day-to-day work involves field service calls, customer communication, regulatory compliance for pesticide application, and route management to serve protected territory clients.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 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 phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage pest control franchise with minimal unit count, unverified financial claims, and ambiguous franchisor stability presents moderate-to-cautionary risk suitable only for investors with pest control industry experience and cash reserves.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 7 franchise units with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal system expansion or potential contraction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot independently verify the $97,073 average net income claim
- 03MINORHigh royalty floor (7% of Minimum Gross Sales Requirement) creates fixed costs even during slow revenue periods, squeezing margins
- 04MINORWide investment range ($98,720–$192,040) indicates inconsistent startup cost structure or hidden variables not explained
- 05MED5-year term is relatively short; renewal/extension terms and conditions not disclosed
- 06HIGHFranchisor going concern status is FALSE — unclear if this means accounting uncertainty or operational viability concerns
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Clear Pest Pros · FDD (2026) PDF