DryJect Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
DryJect is a turf services franchise providing high-speed aeration and soil amendment for golf courses and sports fields. Franchisees run route-based operations, servicing courses and managing equipment and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A DryJect franchise requires a total initial investment of $46K – $302K, including a $30K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $46K – $302K
- 5th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 28
- 34th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · 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 $46K – $302K including a $30K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 21 audited financial statements are in Exhibit H but the exhibit pages (document pages 97-127) are blank in the OCR text — no balance sheet, income statement, or auditor name could be extracted. Note: California addendum (page 1 of Exhibit J) states the Department determined the franchisor 'has not demonstrated we are adequately capitalized,' imposing an initial-fee deferral, suggesting weak financial condition. Franchisor is DryJect Management, LLC (PA LLC).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 56/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- DryJect Management, LLC
- Predecessor
- DryJect, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Managing Member
- John Paddock
- Incorporated in
- PA
- HQ
- 307 Lincoln Avenue, Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040
- Auditor
- Roger K. Stein, CPA LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.2M
- vs $1.2M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- John Paddock
- Headquarters
- PA
- Founded
- 2014
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 24
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 23% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30K | $30K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $2K | $20K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $15K | $252K |
| Total initial investment | $46K | $302K |
Source: DryJect 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $46K – $302K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $2K – $20K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $12K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Inventory (initial) | $3K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
DryJect did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one DryJect unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
36%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 21 audited financial statements are in Exhibit H but the exhibit pages (document pages 97-127) are blank in the OCR text — no balance sheet, income statement, or auditor name could be extracted. Note: California addendum (page 1 of Exhibit J) states the Department determined the franchisor 'has not demonstrated we are adequately capitalized,' imposing an initial-fee deferral, suggesting weak financial condition. Franchisor is DryJect Management, LLC (PA LLC).
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 10.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+3.7% 3-year CAGR) with 28 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 averages
How DryJect Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 28
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.6%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -3.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +3.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 1
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Continuity rate
- 96.6%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 3.6%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 18 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.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 9 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 9
- Loan volume
- $1.8M
- Median loan
- $129K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (9 loans) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 7
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
Declining unit count, missing financial disclosures, and limited system scale present material risks despite no litigation or territory protection.
Litigation (Item 3)
Item 3 states: "No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item."
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Roger K. Stein, CPA LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
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 56 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORUnit count declining 3.4% YoY (28 units total) indicates shrinking franchise system with possible franchisee underperformance or churn
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19 absent) prevents ROI verification and raises transparency concerns
- 03MINORWide investment range ($46K–$302K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 04MED8% royalty on gross (not net) revenues with undisclosed monthly minimum may create cash flow pressure for low-revenue operators
- 05MINORSmall system size (28 units) limits franchisor resources and support infrastructure, increasing failure risk
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 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| 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 | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | American Arbitration Association office nearest franchisor's headquarters (Pennsylvania) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | PA |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Item 3 states: "No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item."
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 22 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 10 hrs
- Training location
- Hatboro, Pennsylvania (franchisor's affiliate office / headquarters)
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
23 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
DryJect · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a DryJect franchise?
The total investment to open a DryJect franchise ranges from $46K – $302K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do DryJect franchise owners earn?
DryJect does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the DryJect 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 DryJect FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is DryJect's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for DryJect (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 DryJect franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, DryJect has 28 total units in the United States, including 28 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is DryJect a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates DryJect as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 56 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.