The Brothers that just do Gutters Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $145K – $285K
- Disclosed sales
- $1.1M
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 21.4%
- on 76 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
The Brothers that just do Gutters is a home-services franchise specializing in gutter installation, guards, and repair for homes. Franchisees run a crew-based operation handling estimates, installs, and service in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise requires a total initial investment of $145K – $285K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 21.4% charge-off rate across 76 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
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 scored7 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $145K – $285K
- 56th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Outlet subset17th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 75th pct Home Services
- Units
- 110
- 60th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 21.4%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home 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 $145K – $285K including a $50K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $1.0M) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system), with an estimated 82% cash-on-cash return (based on Adjusted Profit).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 56/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 21.4% across 76 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHPositive: net +10 franchised outlets in the latest year (20 opened, 10 closed); 15 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- FLAG6 units terminated last reporting year (5.5% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- Evive Brands, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC)
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- The Brothers Franchising, Corp.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Ryan Parsons
- CEO experience
- 2014 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- Arizona
- HQ
- 8100 E. Indian School Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
- Auditor
- Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $31.0M
- vs $25.7M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
5 other brands on this site name The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Portfolio: The Riverside Company (private-equity sponsor)
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ryan Parsons
- Headquarters
- Arizona
- Founded
- 1999
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 35
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 28% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $45K | $125K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $51K | $111K |
| Total initial investment | $145K | $285K |
Source: The Brothers that just do Gutters 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
- $145K – $285K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $45K – $125K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.2 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $200 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 96% above the home services norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for The Brothers that just do Gutters until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for 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.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$300K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
FDD-reported earnings
The FDD reports $320K as Adjusted Profit. This is a disclosed figure, not our estimate — we publish no modelled profit for The Brothers that just do Gutters.
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, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one The Brothers that just do Gutters 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 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.
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%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for 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.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
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
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $1.0M
- Avg adjusted profit
- $320K
- Reported as Adjusted Profit in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 81.9%
- Based on Adjusted Profit / investment midpoint
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- historical
- Sample size
- 71 outlets
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $304K→$2.8MNot cited — published from our reading of the franchisor's disclosure document; the page it is printed on has not been located.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 9 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Revenue is 5.3x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
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 $1.1M/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 5.3x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Home Services median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 9/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+2.8% 3-year CAGR) with 110 units.
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 medians
How The Brothers that just do Gutters Compares
Category median of published Home 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 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 110
- Opened
- 20
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 10
- Terminated
- 6
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 9.1%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +2.8%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +2.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 6
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 6
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 15
- 0.14 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 15
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 10.9%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 86.2%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 6.9%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 8.9%
- 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.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
9 current owners across 7 states; 16 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
- GA 3
- IN 1
- MA 1
- NJ 1
- NY 1
- OH 1
- OK 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 76
- Loan volume
- $13.9M
- Median loan
- $182K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 21.4%
- on 76 loans · 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
- 21.4%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 20
- Defaults
- 3
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
A 21.4% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 5 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 21.4% — 34% above the 16.0% national norm, i.e. higher lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Item 3 discloses: (1) a 2016 Virginia Securities Division Settlement Order against predecessor The Brothers Franchising, Corp. for an unregistered franchise sale ($2,500 penalty); and four matters involving affiliates - Executive Home Care Franchising v. Marshall Defendants (arbitration lost, $215,386 awarded against Executive Home Care); Executive Home Care v. Specialized Home Care Providers (settled, Defendants paid $55,000); CALLRN/Assisted Living Locators v. Vasia Corp/Mishkin/Clark (settled, $112,500 paid to franchisees); and CALLRN/ALL v. JL2 Holdings/Dickerson/Cohen (settled, $46,190 paid to franchisees).
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Plante & Moran, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ 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: 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 56 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORStrong positive net worth $77,627,013 offsets
- 02HIGHFour litigation matters (mostly affiliate/predecessor)
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 2 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York County, New York (or nearest suitable location to franchisor's corporate headquarters) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Arizona |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Item 3 discloses: (1) a 2016 Virginia Securities Division Settlement Order against predecessor The Brothers Franchising, Corp. for an unregistered franchise sale ($2,500 penalty); and four matters involving affiliates - Executive Home Care Franchising v. Marshall Defendants (arbitration lost, $215,386 awarded against Executive Home Care); Executive Home Care v. Specialized Home Care Providers (settled, Defendants paid $55,000); CALLRN/Assisted Living Locators v. Vasia Corp/Mishkin/Clark (settled, $112,500 paid to franchisees); and CALLRN/ALL v. JL2 Holdings/Dickerson/Cohen (settled, $46,190 paid to franchisees).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 33 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 42 hrs
- Training location
- Poughkeepsie, New York (or virtually as designated)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Service Bridge
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Service Bridge
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
25 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 The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise?
The total investment to open a The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise ranges from $145K – $285K, 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 The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the The Brothers that just do Gutters FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. The median is $1.0M. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns The Brothers that just do Gutters?
The Brothers that just do Gutters is franchised by Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC. Its parent company is Evive Brands, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the The Brothers that just do Gutters 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 The Brothers that just do Gutters FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is The Brothers that just do Gutters's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, The Brothers that just do Gutters has a charge-off rate of 21.4% across 76 loans, meaning 21.4% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, The Brothers that just do Gutters has 110 total units in the United States, including 110 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 20 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is The Brothers that just do Gutters a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates The Brothers that just do Gutters as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 56 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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