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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	AStrongest tier Lawn Doctor Home Services Remove	BAbove average Yard Patrol Pros Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier TEGG Service Home Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$150K – $177K	$113K – $216K	$96K – $225K
Liquid capital	$11K – $18K	$15K – $30K	$0 – $0
Franchise fee	$127K	$55K	$65K
Royalty rate	10.0%	N/A	N/A
Ad fund rate	5.0%	2.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.1MOutlet subset	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	$659KOutlet subset	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	BAbove average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	81 / 100	53 / 100	74 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	11.0%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	104	N/A	1
Scale
Total units	653	11	47
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.3%	0.0%	4.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	6
Renewal term (years)	10	10	6
Initial training (hrs)	37	30	181
Contacts
Franchisee phones	34	1	42

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