PaintEZ Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
PaintEZ is a home services franchise offering residential and commercial painting. Franchisees run local operations, managing sales estimates, painting crews, and customer accounts within a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A PaintEZ franchise requires a total initial investment of $95K – $189K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $95K – $189K
- 30th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 15th pct Home Services
- Units
- 33
- 36th 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 $95K – $189K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNS2024 audited statement of operations (most recent fiscal year). Total operating revenues of $1,069,970 comprised initial franchise fees $537,591, royalties $229,571, marketing and technology fees $212,102, and other revenue $90,706. yr2 (2023) total income of $459,875 is from the separately attached audited statements (years ended Dec 31, 2023 and 2022). Note: the 2024 audited statements (signed St. George, UT, Apr 28, 2025) do not name the CPA firm in the extracted text; Barry Knepper, C.P.A. of Plainview, NY is the named auditor for the 2023/2022 audited statements.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 49/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 255.6% CAGR over 3 years with 33 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- EmeraldPro Franchising, Inc. dba Paint EZ
- Predecessor
- EmeraldPro Painting
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Jay D Mason
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- UT
- HQ
- 258 W. Center Street, Suite #252, Orem, UT 84057
- Auditor
- Barry Knepper, C.P.A. (The Franchise CPA)
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.1M
- vs $460K prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jay D Mason
- Headquarters
- UT
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 11
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 37% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown40 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Training Feenot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses while Training | $2K | $4K | |
| Business Address | $0 | $1K | |
| Franchise Premises Deposits and Rent | $0 | $1K | |
| Opening Inventory Package | $4K | $4K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing Plan and Assistance | $12K | $12K | |
| Contractor License | $0 | $2K | |
| Supplies and Equipment | $0 | $2K | |
| Computer Equipment | $0 | $3K | |
| Dedicated Business Cell Phone | $0 | $1K | |
| Clothing and Uniforms | $500 | $2K | |
| Vehicle | $0 | $15K | |
| Car Wrap | $3K | $5K | |
| Signs | $500 | $500 | |
| Licenses and Bonds | $0 | $2K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $5K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs | $2K | $7K | |
| Compensation | $5K | $40K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $10K | $30K | |
| Total initial investment | $255K | $585K |
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
- $95K – $189K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- tiered · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $350 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
PaintEZ did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one PaintEZ unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
56%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
2024 audited statement of operations (most recent fiscal year). Total operating revenues of $1,069,970 comprised initial franchise fees $537,591, royalties $229,571, marketing and technology fees $212,102, and other revenue $90,706. yr2 (2023) total income of $459,875 is from the separately attached audited statements (years ended Dec 31, 2023 and 2022). Note: the 2024 audited statements (signed St. George, UT, Apr 28, 2025) do not name the CPA firm in the extracted text; Barry Knepper, C.P.A. of Plainview, NY is the named auditor for the 2023/2022 audited statements.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 11 franchisees
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $175K→$1.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% — below the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System expanding at 255.6% CAGR over 3 years across 33 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 averages
How PaintEZ Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 33
- Opened
- 17
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 4
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 12.5%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
- 3-yr CAGR
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 17
- Closed (3yr)
- 4
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 6
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Transfer rate
- 18.2%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 11 states 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.
11
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
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
- $195K
- Median loan
- $195K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (1 loan) — 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
PaintEZ shows strong unit growth and profitability metrics, but the velocity of expansion and unusually high net margins require validation to rule out accounting manipulation or unsustainable growth.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Barry Knepper, C.P.A. (The Franchise CPA)
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 49 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORRapid unit growth of 68.4% YoY suggests either aggressive expansion or potential instability; need to verify unit quality and retention rates
- 02MINORAverage net income of $138K on $545K revenue (25.4% net margin) is unusually high for service businesses and warrants verification of accounting practices
- 03MEDNo litigation disclosed but rapid growth can mask operational or compliance issues that haven't surfaced yet
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure incentivizes growth but may create cash flow pressure for franchisees below $1M revenue threshold
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 300,000 |
| 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 | 100 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 60 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 90 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | UT |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 60 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate office and franchisee territory
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 30 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Proprietary estimating software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Proprietary estimating software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
69 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
PaintEZ · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a PaintEZ franchise?
The total investment to open a PaintEZ franchise ranges from $95K – $189K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do PaintEZ franchise owners earn?
PaintEZ 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 Item 19 in the PaintEZ 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 PaintEZ FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is PaintEZ's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for PaintEZ (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 PaintEZ franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, PaintEZ has 33 total units in the United States, including 32 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 17 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is PaintEZ a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates PaintEZ as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 49 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.