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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.

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Focus by buyer type

Brand	CAverage Clozetivity Home Services Remove	BAbove average Surv Home Services Remove	BAbove average Pillar To Post Home Services Remove	BAbove average Ace Hardware Painting Services Home Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$82K – $158K	$105K – $135K	$103K – $134K	$89K – $153K
Liquid capital	$15K – $30K	$25K – $33K	$10K – $20K	$15K – $25K
Franchise fee	$39K	$50K	$59K	$50K
Royalty rate	N/A	N/A	7.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	0.0%	2.0%	4.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$1.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet	$308K	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	$1.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet	$193K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	$299K	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Direct Gross Profit Less Disclosed Expenses and Franchise Related Expense	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	CAverage	BAbove average	BAbove average	BAbove average
Verdict score	43 / 100	58 / 100	48 / 100	48 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	18.5%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	4	44	2
Scale
Total units	13	5	382	11
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	11.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	5	10
Renewal term (years)	5	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	25	45	378	47
Contacts
Franchisee phones	26	6	88	4

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