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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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Brand
DoodyCalls logoAStrongest tier
DoodyCalls
Pet Services
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Tip Top K9 logoAStrongest tier
Tip Top K9
Pet Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$76K – $94K
$81K – $105K
Liquid capital
$23K – $28K
$8K – $20K
Franchise fee
$40K
$48K
Royalty rate
7.5%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
1.5%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$222K
$555K
Median gross sales
N/A
$514K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
81 / 100
69 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
6.3%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
16
1
Scale
Total units
134
24
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
2.2%
4.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
7
Renewal term (years)
10
7
Initial training (hrs)
43
341
Contacts
Franchisee phones
56
13

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