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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.
How winners are chosen
Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.
Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.
A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2024, 2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date. American Brake Service has no FDD on file; its column shows SBA lending facts only.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  American Brake Service Automotive No FDD on file Remove |  CAverageDealer Specialties Automotive 2024 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierNeat Method Automotive 2025 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageWings Mobile Detailing Automotive 2026 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | No FDD on file | FDD issued Apr 1, 2024 | FDD issued Apr 21, 2025 | FDD issued Feb 16, 2026 |
Investment range | Not extracted | $17K – $45K | $38K – $45K | $44K – $61K |
Liquid capital | Not extracted | $2K – $5K | $2K – $3K | $12K – $17K |
Franchise fee | Not extracted | $10K | $30K | $20K |
Royalty rate | Not extracted | Set by a formula | 8.0% | 9.0% |
Ad fund rate | Not extracted | Not extracted | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | Not extracted | No Item 19 representation | $163K | $205K |
Median gross sales | Not extracted | Not disclosed | $134K | $72K |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not extracted | Not extracted |
Earnings metric | Not classified | Not classified | Not classified | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | CAverage | AStrongest tier | BAbove average | |
Verdict score | Not graded | 39 / 100 | 83 / 100 | 58 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Under 10 loans (9) | Under 10 loans (2) | Not SBA-matched | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | 9 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | Not extracted | 73 | 94 | 5 |
Net change (latest yr) | Not extracted | -8 | 0 | +1 |
Signed, not yet open | Not extracted | Not extracted | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | Not extracted | 11.0% | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | Not extracted | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Renewal term (years) | Not extracted | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Initial training (hrs) | Not extracted | 35 | 44 | 28 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 0 | 29 | 12 | 5 |
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