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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	BAbove average H&R Block Financial Services Remove	AStrongest tier PAYROLL VAULT Financial Services Remove	DBelow average SelectQuote Local Financial Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$34K – $159K	$77K – $112K	$74K – $114K
Liquid capital	$430 – $12K	$3K – $10K	$6K – $20K
Franchise fee	$3K	$69K	$55K
Royalty rate	40.0%	6.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$282K	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Total Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	DBelow average
Verdict score	54 / 100	68 / 100	34 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	5.6%	7.7%	N/A
SBA loans on record	54	13	N/A
Scale
Total units	8,688	55	1
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	1.6%	33.3%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	5	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	61	99	281
Contacts
Franchisee phones	2,052	10	0

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