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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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Brand	AStrongest tier Creative World School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Primrose Schools Education Remove	DBelow average The Pineapple School Education Remove	BAbove average BIG BLUE SWIM SCHOOL Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$5.8M – $10.1M	$743K – $8.6M	$666K – $8.0M	$3.1M – $4.4M
Liquid capital	$25K – $150K	$180K – $420K	$215K – $275K	$55K – $145K
Franchise fee	$75K	$50K	$65K	$80K
Royalty rate	5.0%	7.0%	7.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.5M	$2.7M	$3.1M	$1.8M
Median gross sales	$2.5M	$2.7M	$3.2M	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$708K	$509K	$711K	N/A
Earnings metric	P&L Bottom Line	P&L Bottom Line	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	DBelow average	BAbove average
Verdict score	80 / 100	68 / 100	38 / 100	53 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	1.8%	N/A	0.0%
SBA loans on record	23	845	N/A	20
Scale
Total units	29	525	3	18
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	200	143	120	268
Contacts
Franchisee phones	16	43	1	39

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