Mr. Electric Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $160K – $357K
- Disclosed sales
- $1.1M
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 22.8%
- on 136 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Mr. Electric is a home-services franchise providing residential and commercial electrical repair, installation, and upgrades. Franchisees run an operation dispatching licensed electricians and managing customers in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Mr. Electric franchise requires a total initial investment of $160K – $357K, including a $43K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 22.8% charge-off rate across 136 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 7 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $160K – $357K
- 64th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- 16th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 21st pct Home Services
- Units
- 236
- 78th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 22.8%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services median · 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 $160K – $357K including a $43K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.1M/year.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 56/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 22.8% across 136 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHPositive: net +25 franchised outlets in the latest year (40 opened, 15 closed); 15 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- FLAGBankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Mr. Electric SPV LLC
- Parent company
- Neighborly Assetco LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 11 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Nest Holdings LP (KKR-affiliated funds)
- FDD Item 1, page 11 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- Mr. Electric LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President
- Joshua McCormick
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 1010 North University Parks Drive, Waco, Texas 76707
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $480.8M
- vs $461.7M prior year
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 11
17 other brands on this site name Nest Holdings LP (KKR-affiliated funds) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
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- Mr. ApplianceD
- Mr. HandymanC
- Mr. RooterA
- Precision Garage Door ServiceA
- Rainbow InternationalD
- Rainbow RestorationA
- Real Property ManagementB
- ShelfGenieB
- THE GROUNDS GUYSD
- Window GenieD
Portfolio: KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (private-equity sponsor) · Neighborly
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Joshua McCormick
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 1994
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 37
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 54% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $43K | $43K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $100K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $67K | $215K |
| Total initial investment | $160K | $357K |
Source: Mr. Electric 2026 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
- $160K – $357K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $43K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $270 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $8K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 90% above the home services norm.
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Mr. Electric until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$333K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
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, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Mr. Electric unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit/yr · from the Item 19 franchised-cohort breakdown (no single system-wide average disclosed)
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Average/median Gross Sales by territory-population cohort (4 cohorts), 2025 Reporting Period
- Sample size
- 169 outlets
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $36K→$13.3MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 84 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Revenue is 4.3x 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 $1.1M/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 4.3x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Home Services median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 0/10 — minimal disclosure beyond the required average. Hard to judge the distribution of outcomes across units.
Operator retention
System expanding at 31.1% CAGR over 3 years across 236 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 medians
How Mr. Electric Compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 236
- Opened
- 40
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 15
- Terminated
- 5
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 6.4%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 1%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +31.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +31.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 5
- Not renewed
- 1
- Transferred
- 14
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 15
- 0.06 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 28
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 43 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.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
214 current owners across 43 states.
- TX 26
- FL 20
- CA 16
- GA 13
- TN 12
- NC 11
- SC 10
- OH 9
- AL 6
- MI 6
- NJ 6
- WA 6
- +31 more states
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 136
- Loan volume
- $23.4M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 22.8%
- on 136 loans · 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)
- 77.2%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 25.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 47
- Defaults
- 13
- Typical loan rate
- 8.8%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 16.5%
- brand above franchise avg ↑
- Jobs supported
- 799
- 3.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 46%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 86% went to startups / new businesses, 14% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in electrical contractors, franchised businesses charge off at 16.5% vs 15.5% for independents — franchising is associated with 6% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Mr. Electric charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Mr. Electric franchisees
Showing 3 of 47 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Mr. Electric from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 4.7%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 78%
- Avg interest rate
- 8.82%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $85K
- Lender concentration
- 45.6%
- Job velocity
- 3.4 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 23.9%
- NAICS 238210
- Jobs supported
- 799
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 46% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 62 | $11.7M | 40.0% |
| 2 | Stearns Bank National Association | 8 | $1.4M | 0.0% |
| 3 | PNC Bank, National Association | 5 | $562K | 0.0% |
| 4 | The Huntington National Bank | 5 | $542K | 0.0% |
| 5 | BayFirst National Bank | 4 | $425K | N/A |
| 6 | Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 4 | $526K | 0.0% |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 3 | $240K | 0.0% |
| 8 | Columbia Bank | 2 | $308K | 0.0% |
| 9 | Citizens Bank, National Association | 2 | $175K | 100.0% |
| 10 | Florida Capital Bank, National Association | 2 | $261K | 0.0% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| CACalifornia | 16 | 2 | 33.3% |
| TXTexas | 12 | 2 | 28.6% |
| FLFlorida | 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NCNorth Carolina | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| PAPennsylvania | 7 | 1 | 25.0% |
| SCSouth Carolina | 7 | 0 | -- |
| MAMassachusetts | 5 | 2 | 66.7% |
| MDMaryland | 5 | 0 | 0.0% |
| MNMinnesota | 5 | 1 | 33.3% |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
A 22.8% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 4 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 22.8% — 42% above the 16.0% national norm, i.e. higher lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Opaque financial performance combined with affiliate litigation and slow growth creates material uncertainty about unit economics and franchisor compliance culture.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (plaintiff).
One CA Dept. of Business Oversight consent order (2017) against a predecessor affiliate of Window Genie (not franchisor); franchisor initiated 1 lawsuit against a franchisee (Mr. Electric SPV LLC and Mr. Handyman SPV LLC v. Anbramar Consumer Enterprise Corp et al., filed Sept 2025) to confirm no franchisor breach of marketing obligations. No litigation against franchisor by franchisees disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Subject: the company or an affiliate. Disclosed (Item 4 covers the last 10 years)
Item 4 discloses bankruptcy proceedings of unrelated KKR-portfolio companies (Marelli Holdings, The Collected Group, Envision Healthcare, Genesis Care, IPI Legacy Liquidation, Cafe Coffee Day) not involving the Franchisor itself.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Ernst & Young LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
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
- 01HIGHAffiliate litigation (Window Genie, Molly Maid) signals potential systemic franchise compliance issues within parent company's multi-brand portfolio
- 02MINORModest unit growth (5.0% YoY on 189 units = ~9 net new franchises) suggests market saturation or difficulty recruiting/retaining franchisees
- 03MED6% royalty plus undisclosed operating costs create margin pressure in service-based electrical business with high labor costs
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($42,500) relative to low initial investment floor ($152k) indicates significant upfront cost burden before working capital
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 100,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 12 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | McLennan County, Texas (only if court invalidates jury/class-action waiver; otherwise litigation) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
One CA Dept. of Business Oversight consent order (2017) against a predecessor affiliate of Window Genie (not franchisor); franchisor initiated 1 lawsuit against a franchisee (Mr. Electric SPV LLC and Mr. Handyman SPV LLC v. Anbramar Consumer Enterprise Corp et al., filed Sept 2025) to confirm no franchisor breach of marketing obligations. No litigation against franchisor by franchisees disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 35 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Waco, Texas (Phase II) / remote or learning portal (Phase I); field training 2-3 days at a designated existing franchisee
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 0 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (with franchisor site-selection guidelines and approval)
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServiceTitan
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceTitan
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
214 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Mr. Electric franchise?
The total investment to open a Mr. Electric franchise ranges from $160K – $357K, with an initial franchise fee of $43K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Mr. Electric franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Mr. Electric FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Mr. Electric?
Mr. Electric is franchised by Mr. Electric SPV LLC. Its parent company is Neighborly Assetco LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Nest Holdings LP (KKR-affiliated funds). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Mr. Electric 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 Mr. Electric FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Mr. Electric's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Mr. Electric has a charge-off rate of 22.8% across 136 loans, meaning 22.8% 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 Mr. Electric franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Mr. Electric has 236 total units in the United States, including 236 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 40 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Mr. Electric a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Mr. Electric as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 56 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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.