Scoop Soldiers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Scoop Soldiers is a pet-services franchise providing recurring pet-waste removal and yard cleanup for homeowners, HOAs, and communities. Franchisees run a route-based service scheduling visits and cleaning yards within a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Scoop Soldiers franchise requires a total initial investment of $64K – $123K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 16.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $170K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $64K – $123K
- 13th pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- $170K
- 4th pct Pet Services
- Royalty
- 16.0%
- 81st pct Pet Services
- Units
- 115
- 82nd pct Pet Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Pet 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 $64K – $123K including a $40K franchise fee, 16.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $170K/year (median $129K).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 81/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 74.5% CAGR over 3 years with 115 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Scoop Soldiers Franchise Company, LLC
- Predecessor
- Pooper Troopers USA, LLC ("Poop Troops")
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
- Ernest "E.J." McCoy, Jr.
- Incorporated in
- Texas
- HQ
- 3245 Main Street, Suite 235-208, Frisco, Texas 75034
- Auditor
- Haynie & Company
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $4.2M
- vs $3.4M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ernest "E.J." McCoy, Jr.
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2019
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 13
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 87% below the typical pet services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40K | $40K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $10K | $15K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $15K | $68K |
| Total initial investment | $64K | $123K |
Source: Scoop Soldiers 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
- $64K – $123K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $15K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 16.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 18.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 16.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $2K |
| Renewal fee | $2K |
| Total fee load | 18.0% of rev |
At 18.0% total fee load, roughly $31K per year goes to the franchisor before you pay a single operating expense.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 76% below the pet services norm.
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
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
$9K
5.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
8%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
12.4 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
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. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Scoop Soldiers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
8%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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%.
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
- $170K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $129K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 92 territories
- vs category median 12 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $12K→$638K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 68 Pet Services brands
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 $170K/year in gross sales. Median is $129K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.8x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 18.0% — above the Pet Services average of 9.3%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 74.5% CAGR over 3 years across 115 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 averages
How Scoop Soldiers Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 115
- Opened
- 3
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 19
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 83%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +74.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +74.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 3
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 3
- Franchisor bought back
Last reporting year only, multi-year history not disclosed in this brand's FDD.
Item 12 · 13 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.
13
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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.
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
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Haynie & Company
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Score breakdown · what drove the 81 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHSole litigation is an offensive trademark suit it filed, now settled
- 02MINORNo bankruptcy or going-concern
- 03MED115 units, strong growth, audited, Item 19 disclosed
- 04MEDNo franchisor financials disclosed (minor)
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 18.0% 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 | Population-based |
| Protected territory | No |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| 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 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 1 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 28 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 11 hrs
- POS system
- Business Management System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Business Management System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
22 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Scoop Soldiers · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Scoop Soldiers franchise?
The total investment to open a Scoop Soldiers franchise ranges from $64K – $123K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Scoop Soldiers franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Scoop Soldiers FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $170K. The median is $129K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Scoop Soldiers 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 Scoop Soldiers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Scoop Soldiers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Scoop Soldiers (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 Scoop Soldiers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Scoop Soldiers has 115 total units in the United States, including 96 franchised units and 19 company-owned units. 3 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Scoop Soldiers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Scoop Soldiers as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 81 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.