Mosquito ShieldFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A MOSQUITO SHIELD franchise requires a total initial investment of $121K – $158K, including a $55K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $286K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 7.7% charge-off rate across 63 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $121K – $158K
- 44th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $286K
- 6th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 38th pct Home Services
- Units
- 435
- 77th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- 7.7%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Home Services 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
Franchised units fell from 435 to 369 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $121K – $158K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $286K/year (median $135K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 24/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 7.7% across 63 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- System growing at 17.9% CAGR over 3 years with 435 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- MOSQUITO SHIELD FRANCHISE, LLC
- Parent company
- Mosquito Holdco, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- FS PEP Holdco, LLC (affiliate of Princeton Equity Group, LLC)
- Predecessor
- company
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President
- Michael Moorhouse
- CEO experience
- 13 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 761 W. 1200 N., Ste 300, Springville, Utah 84663
- Auditor
- Tanner LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $38.1M
- vs $47.5M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- Mosquito Shield
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Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mosquito and pest control service businesses, conducting outdoor property treatments, inspections, and customer follow-ups. Day-to-day involves sales calls, scheduling service appointments, applying treatments using company-provided products, and managing 2-4 employee technicians. Revenue depends on seasonal demand peaks (spring-summer in most climates).
- CEO
- Michael Moorhouse
- Headquarters
- UT
- Founded
- 2012
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 30
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 13 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $55K | $55K | |
| Annual Conference Registration Depositnot refundable | $1K | $1K | |
| Customized Vehiclenot refundable | $2K | $16K | |
| Lease and Utility Depositsnot refundable | $0 | $2K | |
| Storage-Related Expensesnot refundable | $0 | $1K | |
| Franchise Starter Packagenot refundable | $24K | $24K | |
| Business Management Softwarenot refundable | $250 | $250 | |
| Local Advertising Expenditurenot refundable | $35K | $50K | |
| Training Expensesnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Insurance Premiumsnot refundable | $675 | $900 | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $350 | $1K | |
| Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $50 | $100 | |
| Additional Funds -- 3 monthsnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $121K | $158K |
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
$26K
9.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
18%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
5.5 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $121K – $158K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $2K – $5K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $350K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- Gross Sales · 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 | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $1K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $286K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $135K
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 81 units
- vs category median 25 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $4K→$2.7M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $54K→$391K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 7 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
vs Home Services averages
How Mosquito Shield Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 435
- Opened
- 73
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 44
- Turnover rate
- 10.1%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +6.9%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +17.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 28
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 44
- Transfers (3yr)
- 28
- Transfer rate
- 6.4%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 10.1%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 0.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 30 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 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 63
- Loan volume
- $12.7M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 7.7%
- 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)
- 92.3%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 7.7%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 15
- Defaults
- 1
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Mosquito Shield'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 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 6-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Mosquito Shield presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to missing profitability data, slow growth metrics, and unclear royalty floor mechanics that could strain undercapitalized operators.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Largest disclosed settlement: $349,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Tanner 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: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 24 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure — impossible to validate actual profitability against $120k-$158k investment
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (6.9% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a mature 435-unit system
- 03MEDHigh royalty floor risk — 8% minimum on 'Minimum Gross Sales' creates revenue pressure even in slow months; actual minimum threshold not disclosed
- 04MINORAverage revenue of $285k leaves thin margin for $120k+ investment, especially if net income is materially lower than expected
- 05MINORSeasonal service business (mosquito control peaks spring-summer) creates cash flow volatility not addressed in disclosure
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 |
| Territory type | Area of Primary Responsibility (APR) |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Utah |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 15 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 12 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and at franchisor location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Required Software (proprietary business management/routing software)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Required Software (proprietary business management/routing software)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
77 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
MOSQUITO SHIELD · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a MOSQUITO SHIELD franchise?
The total investment to open a MOSQUITO SHIELD franchise ranges from $121K – $158K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do MOSQUITO SHIELD franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the MOSQUITO SHIELD FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $286K. The median is $135K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is MOSQUITO SHIELD's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, MOSQUITO SHIELD has a charge-off rate of 7.7% across 63 loans, meaning 7.7% 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 MOSQUITO SHIELD franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, MOSQUITO SHIELD has 435 total units in the United States, including 435 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 73 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is MOSQUITO SHIELD a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates MOSQUITO SHIELD as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 24 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.