Mosquito Mike Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Mosquito Mike is a home services franchise providing mosquito and outdoor pest control treatments. Franchisees run route-based operations, managing technicians, treatments, and recurring accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Mosquito Mike franchise requires a total initial investment of $104K – $127K, including a $49K franchise fee. Per the 2022 FDD, average unit revenue was $707K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2022 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $104K – $127K
- 37th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $707K
- Company-owned only1 outlet17th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 1
- 2nd 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 $104K – $127K including a $49K franchise fee.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $707K/year (company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance).
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 41/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGRevenue data based on only 1 outlet. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Mosquito Mike Franchising, Inc.
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Reynolds
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- MA
- HQ
- 75 Ferry Street, Fall River, MA 02721
- Auditor
- Stephen T. Gentile, C.P.A., Ltd.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $95K
- vs $0 prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Michael Reynolds
- Headquarters
- MA
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 49% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $49K | $49K | |
| Facility Occupancy | — | — | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $0 | $750 | |
| Vehicle and Outfitting | $2K | $6K | |
| Computer Hardware and Software | $2K | $7K | |
| Technology Fees - 3 Months | $2K | $2K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $300 | $900 | |
| Initial Inventory | $3K | $4K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $250 | $1K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Association Membership Fees | $200 | $450 | |
| Call Center Fee - 3 Months | $2K | $2K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $3K | |
| Training Expenses | $1K | $6K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing Campaign | $35K | $35K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $5K | $8K | |
| Development Fee (Multi-Unit) | $98K | $98K | |
| Other Expenditures for First Outlet (Multi-Unit) | $55K | $78K | |
| Total initial investment | $258K | $304K |
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
- $104K – $127K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $8K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $49K – $49K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of (i) 10% of Gross Sales or (ii) weekly minimums…
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 12.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | greater of 10% of Gross Sales or weekly minimums ranging from $25-$110 |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $4K |
| Transfer fee | $75 |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Inventory (initial) | $3K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 12.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 43% below the home services norm.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
Source: FDD 2022 · Item 19
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
$78K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
64%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
19 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
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. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Mosquito Mike unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
64%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
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%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mosquito Mike units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$565K
on $2.8M purchase
Total debt
$2.3M
SBA $1.4M + senior + seller note
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: 2022 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
- Avg gross sales
- $707K
- 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.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales and cost
- Sample size
- 1 outlet
- vs category median 32 · small
- Reported figure
- $707K
- A single outlet — not a range
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2022
- Disclosed in the 2022 filing, covering 2021
- Transparency
- 8 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Revenue is 6.1x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
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 $707K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 6.1x. Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 12.0% — above the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 8/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence. Sample size of 1 outlet — treat as directional only.
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 Mosquito Mike Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2022 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 10
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $243K
- Median loan
- $121K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (2 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
- 1
- 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
Mosquito Mike presents moderate-to-caution risk: single operating unit makes financial claims unverifiable, aggressive royalty floors may strain seasonal cash flow, and lack of Item 19 disclosure limits due diligence.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Stephen T. Gentile, C.P.A., Ltd.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit reported — impossible to validate system viability or growth trajectory
- 02MINORAggressive royalty structure (10% of gross OR $25-$110 weekly minimums) creates cash flow pressure on seasonal/variable revenue business
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($104k-$127k) relative to single-unit data set — significant capital at risk with minimal peer validation
- 04MINOR7-year term is longer than industry standard (5 years typical) — locks franchisee into relationship with unproven system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 12.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| 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 | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Massachusetts |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | MA |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 26 hrs
- Training location
- Fall River, MA (headquarters)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisor
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServiceMinder
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceMinder
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Mosquito Mike · FDD (2022) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Mosquito Mike franchise?
The total investment to open a Mosquito Mike franchise ranges from $104K – $127K, with an initial franchise fee of $49K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Mosquito Mike franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Mosquito Mike FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $707K. Important context: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance; Based on a single outlet - not a system average. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Mosquito Mike 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 Mosquito Mike FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Mosquito Mike's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Mosquito Mike (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 Mosquito Mike franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Mosquito Mike has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is Mosquito Mike a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Mosquito Mike as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 41 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.