Generator SupercenterFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Generator Supercenter franchise requires a total initial investment of $505K – $898K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $4.6M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 3.7% charge-off rate across 27 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $505K – $898K
- 38th pct Retail
- Avg gross sales
- $4.6M
- 21st pct Retail
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 3rd pct Retail
- Units
- 65
- 22nd pct Retail
- SBA default
- 3.7%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Retail · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Retail avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 6.6x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
The system contracted 12% year-over-year. Investigate why units are closing.
Bottom line
- Total investment $505K – $898K including a $50K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $4.6M/year (median $3.6M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 26/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 3.7% across 27 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- System contracting at -5.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Generator Supercenter Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Generator Supercenter, Inc.
- Predecessor
- and Affiliate
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 23133 State Highway 249, Tomball, Texas 77375
- Auditor
- Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $11.1M
- vs $12.8M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Generator Supercenter of Eastern Michigan
- Generator Supercenter of Fort Worth
- Generator Supercenter of College Station
- Generator Supercenter of Houston
- Generator Supercenter of Waco
- Generator Supercenter of Rockwall
- Generator Supercenter of Lufkin
- Generator Supercenter of Tyler
- Generator Supercenter of Middle Tennessee
- Generator Supercenter of Greenville
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Generator Supercenter franchisees operate retail locations selling portable and stationary generators, with revenue streams from direct sales, installation services, maintenance contracts, and parts sales. Day-to-day operations involve managing inventory, conducting customer installations, performing equipment repairs, and managing service call scheduling across a protected territory.
- CEO
- Matthew Metcalfe
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2016
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 24
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing · 18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Real Estate / Rentnot refundable | $11K | $25K | |
| Utilitiesnot refundable | $700 | $2K | |
| Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $78K | $200K | |
| Initial Marketing Plannot refundable | $25K | $25K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipmentnot refundable | $15K | $50K | |
| Computer Systems/Equipment and Softwarenot refundable | $4K | $8K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Vehiclesnot refundable | $85K | $119K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $9K | $20K | |
| Office Expensesnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Inventory / Stocknot refundable | $115K | $140K | |
| Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Dues and Subscriptionsnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Professional Fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.)not refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for initial trainingnot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Home generator for Franchiseenot refundable | $0 | $14K | |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months)not refundable | $100K | $220K | |
| Total initial investment | $505K | $898K |
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.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$461K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
54%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
22 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $505K – $898K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $100K – $220K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 5.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $750 |
| Transfer fee | $50K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Total fee load | 5.0% of rev |
A 5.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $4.6M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $3.6M
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 45 units
- vs category median 49
- Range (low → high)
- $945K→$29.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 6 / 5
- vs category median 2 / 5 · above
Compared against 304 Retail brands
Revenue is 6.6x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Retail averages
How Generator Supercenter Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 65
- Opened
- 7
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 11
- Turnover rate
- 16.9%
- Company-owned
- 11
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 83%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -11.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -5.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 4
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 2
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 5.6%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
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 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.
A system losing more than 10% of its units year-over-year is a red flag. Check whether closures are concentrated in specific regions.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 27
- Loan volume
- $13.5M
- Median loan
- $363K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 3.7%
- 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)
- 83.3%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 15
- Defaults
- 1
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Generator Supercenter's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 9 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 9-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Generator Supercenter presents HIGH RISK due to contracting franchise network (-11.5% YoY), concealed profitability metrics, active litigation involving breach of franchise agreements, and a financially unstable franchisor—making unit economics and franchisee success rates impossible to validate.
Litigation (Item 3)
2 case reference(s): 1 pending, 1 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $516,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Carr, Riggs & Ingram, L.L.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 26 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 11.5% YoY (65 units) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosure despite $4.6M average revenue suggests franchisor hiding profitability data
- 03HIGHActive litigation for breach of franchise agreements and trade secret misappropriation signals operational/legal conflicts
- 04MINORPrior settled trademark/unfair competition case indicates history of disputes with franchisees
- 05MEDHigh royalty burden (4-6% + $2,000 minimum monthly) on undisclosed net income creates cash flow uncertainty
- 06MEDInvestment range of $504K-$898K is substantial with no disclosed average unit profitability to justify ROI
- 07HIGH'Going Concern' marked false suggests potential financial instability in franchisor operations
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Zip code or geographical boundary |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
2 case reference(s): 1 pending, 1 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 24 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- RazorSync POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: RazorSync POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Generator Supercenter · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Generator Supercenter franchise?
The total investment to open a Generator Supercenter franchise ranges from $505K – $898K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Generator Supercenter franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Generator Supercenter FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $4.6M. The median is $3.6M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Generator Supercenter's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Generator Supercenter has a charge-off rate of 3.7% across 27 loans, meaning 3.7% 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 Generator Supercenter franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Generator Supercenter has 65 total units in the United States, including 4 franchised units and 11 company-owned units. 7 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Generator Supercenter a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Generator Supercenter as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 26 out of 100, 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.