Pacific Lawn SprinklersFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchise requires a total initial investment of $45K – $112K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $45K – $112K
- 5th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- 31st pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 43rd pct Home Services
- Units
- 78
- 48th pct Home Services
- SBA default
- N/A
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
Each dollar invested generates 13.6x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Franchised units fell from 69 to 66 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $45K – $112K including a $45K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $857K). Estimated payback in 0.2 years (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 36/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- PACIFIC LAWN SPRINKLERS FRANCHISE LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Pacific Lawn Inc.
- Predecessor
- and Affiliates
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Mary Mahoney
- CEO experience
- 30 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 1007 N. Federal Highway, #1015, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
- Auditor
- CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.6M
- vs $3.8M prior year
Overview
About
Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchisees design, install, and maintain residential and commercial irrigation systems. Day-to-day operations involve customer consultations, system installation/repair, seasonal maintenance scheduling, and managing a small crew of technicians. The business is highly seasonal (peak spring/summer) with weather-dependent revenue fluctuations.
- CEO
- Mary Mahoney
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2004
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 9
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 28 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $13K | $45K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising Fee (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Service Vehicle and Equipment (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $10K | |
| Office Equipment & Supplies (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $300 | $900 | |
| Real Property (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $300 | |
| Leasehold Improvements; Construction Costs (Combo Franchise)not refundable | — | — | |
| Signage (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Opening Inventory (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $6K | $16K | |
| Travel and Initial Training (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $500 | $2K | |
| Insurance (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Security Deposits (Combo Franchise) | $0 | $1K | |
| Professional Fees (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $1K | |
| Supplies (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $600 | $600 | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months (Combo Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $25K | |
| Initial Franchise Fee (Service Franchise)not refundable | $13K | $45K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising Fee (Service Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Service Vehicle and Equipment (Service Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $6K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies (Service Franchise)not refundable | $300 | $900 | |
| Real Property (Service Franchise)not refundable | $0 | $300 | |
| Leasehold Improvements; Construction Costs (Service Franchise)not refundable | — | — | |
| Total initial investment | $47K | $204K |
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
$64K
6.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
70%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
17 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $45K – $112K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $0 – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $13K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.2 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $4K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $857K
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $366K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Item 19 type
- Historical financial performance
- Sample size
- 48 units
- vs category median 25
- Range (low → high)
- $185K→$2.0M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
Revenue is 13.6x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Home Services averages
How Pacific Lawn Sprinklers Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 78
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Terminated
- 2
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 2.6%
- Company-owned
- 9
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 89%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 4.5%
- Net growth (yr3)
- +4.5%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +4.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 12
- Terminated (3yr)
- 4
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Termination rate
- 2.6%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 3.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 12 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.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- California
- Hawaii
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Washington
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moderate-to-caution risk profile: unprotected territory and slow growth raise concerns about unit viability and competitive cannibalization, while aggressive royalty structure and missing financial disclosures obscure true franchisee profitability.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Largest disclosed settlement: $45,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
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 36 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and customer poaching among franchisees
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 4.5% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles
- 03MINOR10% royalty on net revenues (not gross) is aggressive given seasonal lawn care cash flow volatility
- 04MINORWide investment range ($23.1K–$111.6K) indicates unclear startup costs and inconsistent unit economics
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate $366K average net income claim
- 06MINORFranchise fee of $45,000 is high relative to minimum investment of $23,100, creating front-loaded risk
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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Zip Codes |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 25 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Broward County, FL |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 62 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
30 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Pacific Lawn Sprinklers · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchise?
The total investment to open a Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchise ranges from $45K – $112K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Pacific Lawn Sprinklers FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. The median is $857K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Pacific Lawn Sprinklers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Pacific Lawn Sprinklers (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 Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Pacific Lawn Sprinklers has 78 total units in the United States, including 69 franchised units and 9 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Pacific Lawn Sprinklers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Pacific Lawn Sprinklers as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 36 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.