Poop 911® Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $4K – $26K
- Disclosed sales
- not disclosed
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (3)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
POOP 911 is a pet-services franchise providing recurring pet-waste removal and yard cleanup for dog owners and communities. Franchisees run a route-based service scheduling visits and cleaning yards within a protected territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A POOP 911® franchise requires a total initial investment of $4K – $26K and an ongoing 25.0% royalty[2]. This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2025 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - a newer filing may exist
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 scored4 of 4 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $4K – $26K
- 0th pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 25.0%
- 94th pct Pet Services
- Units
- 268
- 93rd pct Pet Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Pet 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 $4K – $26K, 25.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThis franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 71/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +58 franchised outlets in the latest year (67 opened, 9 closed) (Item 20).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 133.0% CAGR over 3 years with 268 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Hounds Mounds, Inc.
- CEO title
- President and Secretary
- Geoffrey Bodle
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 3824 Cedar Springs Rd., Ste 200, Dallas TX 75219
- Auditor
- AFairchild LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $6.7M
- vs $5.5M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Geoffrey Bodle
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2005
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 27
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 95% below the typical pet services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $1K | $3K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $2K | $23K |
| Total initial investment | $4K | $26K |
Source: POOP 911® 2025 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
- $4K – $26K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1K – $3K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- N/A
- Paid to franchisor at signing
- Royalty
- 25.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 26.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 25.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $3K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 26.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
POOP 911® makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one POOP 911® 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 annual revenue, 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.
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
No financial performance representation
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
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 26.0% — above the Pet Services median of 8.0%.
Disclosure
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Operator retention
System expanding at 133.0% CAGR over 3 years across 268 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 Pet Services medians
How Poop 911® Compares
Category median of published Pet 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 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 268
- Opened
- 67
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 9
- Terminated
- 2
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.4%
- Company-owned
- 14
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 95%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +133.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +133.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 2
- Reacquired
- 2
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 14
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Termination rate
- 1.4%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 1.9%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 27 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.
27
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 3 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 3
- Loan volume
- $873K
- Median loan
- $298K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (3)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 3 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (3)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (3)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- 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
High royalty burden, missing financial disclosures, regulatory compliance history, and significant litigation create meaningful profitability and enforcement risks despite protected territory and low entry cost.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
1) 2013 Consent Order with Washington DFI for selling franchise without registration; 2) 2013 AAA arbitration as claimant (plaintiff) vs former franchisee Adrian Finch for breach of contract and trademark infringement (resolved 2016, no damages); 3) 2013 Florida court case as defendant, dismissed 2018 without prejudice.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · AFairchild LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Audited statements are for Hound Mounds Inc. dba Poop 911 (a Texas corporation), the franchisor; no parent/consolidated set. Income statement (restated): system-wide 'Revenue, net of refunds' $27,341,165 less 'Outlet returns' (amounts remitted to franchisees) $20,675,003 = 'Net revenue' $6,695,895 (FY2024); FY2023 net revenue $5,493,385. franchisor_revenue_yr1/yr2 and total_revenue use the franchisor's Net revenue line. Other revenue is 'Other income' $177. Net income $555,982. Balance sheet reconciles: assets 1,415,169 = liabilities 1,220,414 + equity 194,755.
ⓘ 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: No
- 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 71 / 100 verdict
- 01MED25% royalty rate is exceptionally high for a service-based franchise with no disclosed average revenue or net income data
- 02MINORZero franchise fee combined with aggressive 25% royalty suggests franchisor prioritizes ongoing revenue extraction over franchisee profitability
- 03MEDFinancial performance metrics (Item 19) not disclosed — impossible to validate whether the 29.6% YoY unit growth translates to franchisee profitability
- 04MINOR2013 Washington Department of Financial Institutions Consent Order indicates prior franchise registration/compliance violations
- 05HIGH5-year litigation with former franchisee Adrian Finch (2013-2018) involving breach of contract and trademark infringement raises contract enforcement and IP protection concerns
- 06MINOR268-unit system size is small; 29.6% growth rate may reflect low baseline or unsustainable recruitment rather than stable unit economics
- 07MEDNo disclosed average revenue prevents independent ROI analysis — franchisees cannot benchmark expected performance against industry standards
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 26.0% 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 | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 5 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 250,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Dallas, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 3 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1) 2013 Consent Order with Washington DFI for selling franchise without registration; 2) 2013 AAA arbitration as claimant (plaintiff) vs former franchisee Adrian Finch for breach of contract and trademark infringement (resolved 2016, no damages); 3) 2013 Florida court case as defendant, dismissed 2018 without prejudice.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 17 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 16 hrs
- Training location
- Virtual / Dallas TX or designated franchisee territory
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 0 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Quickbooks
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Quickbooks
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
56 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 POOP 911® franchise?
The total investment to open a POOP 911® franchise ranges from $4K – $26K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do POOP 911® franchise owners earn?
POOP 911® makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns POOP 911®?
POOP 911® is franchised by Hounds Mounds, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the POOP 911® 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 POOP 911® FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is POOP 911®'s franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for POOP 911® (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 POOP 911® franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, POOP 911® has 268 total units in the United States, including 254 franchised units and 14 company-owned units. 67 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is POOP 911® a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates POOP 911® as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 71 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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