OrkinFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Orkin franchise requires a total initial investment of $85K – $529K, including a $39K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). Verdict grade: C. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $85K – $529K
- 25th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 54th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 28th pct Home Services
- Units
- 504
- 77th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- 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
Franchising since 1994. Systems this mature have refined operations and brand recognition.
Franchised units fell from 130 to 115 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $85K – $529K including a $39K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Verdict C (Average) with a risk score of 67/100.
- Bankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- ORKIN SYSTEMS, LLC
- Parent company
- Orkin, LLC
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 2170 PIEDMONT ROAD NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30324
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.1B
- vs $3.4B prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
Orkin franchisees operate pest control and termite treatment services, conducting customer inspections, applying pesticides/treatments, managing recurring service contracts, and handling customer service calls. Day-to-day work involves field visits, vehicle maintenance, compliance with environmental/safety regulations, and sales/retention of residential and commercial accounts.
- CEO
- Patrick Chrzanowski
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 1994
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 19
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 13 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $39K | $100K | |
| Customer Contractsnot refundable | — | — | |
| Real Estatenot refundable | — | — | |
| Equipment, Opening Inventorynot refundable | $10K | $40K | |
| Vehiclesnot refundable | $13K | $250K | |
| Storefront Signagenot refundable | $0 | $50K | |
| Computer Equipment and Softwarenot refundable | $4K | $10K | |
| Architects and Business Licensesnot refundable | $100 | $3K | |
| Initial Trainingnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Prepaid Insurancenot refundable | $8K | $24K | |
| Utility Depositsnot refundable | $200 | $2K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costsnot refundable | $1K | $20K | |
| Additional Expenses (Three Months)not refundable | $9K | $25K | |
| Total initial investment | $85K | $529K |
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
- $85K – $529K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $9K – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $39K – $100K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $140 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $20 |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
vs Home Services averages
How Orkin Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 504
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 12
- Turnover rate
- 2.4%
- Company-owned
- 389
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 23%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -8.7%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -11.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 3
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 1
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 0.8%
- 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 · 20 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 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $363K
- Median loan
- $363K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- 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)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- 0
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SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 1 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 1 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 1-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Orkin presents moderate-to-high risk due to shrinking unit base, absent financial disclosures, parent company litigation, unprotected territories, and opacity around franchisee profitability.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy Code; (b) obtained a discharge of its debts under the bankruptcy code; or (c) was a principal officer of a company or a general partner in a partnership that either filed as a debtor (or had filed against it) a petition to start an action under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code or that obtained a
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Deloitte & Touche LLP
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: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 8.7% YoY (504 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee struggles
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Avg Revenue/Net Income not disclosed), making ROI projections impossible to validate
- 03MINORParent company Rollins, Inc. settled SEC investigation regarding accounting reserves and reporting accuracy—raises transparency concerns at corporate level
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees may cannibalize each other's customer bases
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($84,975–$528,700) paired with 7% royalty and undisclosed profitability metrics creates uncertain payback period
- 06HIGHRelated litigation (Critter Control settlement for registration violations) suggests compliance or regulatory vulnerabilities within Rollins' pest control division
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 | 13 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Zip Codes |
| Protected territory | No |
| Online sales rights | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| 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 | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 2 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 216 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 248 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServSuite
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServSuite
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
48 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Orkin · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Orkin franchise?
The total investment to open a Orkin franchise ranges from $85K – $529K, with an initial franchise fee of $39K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Orkin franchise owners earn?
Orkin 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 Orkin's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Orkin (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 Orkin franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Orkin has 504 total units in the United States, including 130 franchised units and 389 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Orkin a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Orkin as a C-grade franchise with a risk score of 67 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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