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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (P&L Bottom Line, assumed annual). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	AStrongest tier LeafSpring School Education Remove	BAbove average Town Square Education Remove	CAverage Marigold Academy Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$979K – $1.1M	$639K – $1.5M	$847K – $1.1M
Liquid capital	$350K – $350K	$75K – $165K	$126K – $174K
Franchise fee	$88K	$100K	$50K
Royalty rate	N/A	7.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$3.5M	$1.3MIncl. company outlets	$2.5MCompany-owned only1 outlet
Median gross sales	$3.9M	$1.4MIncl. company outlets	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	P&L Bottom Line	P&L Bottom Line	assumed annual
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	BAbove average	CAverage
Verdict score	73 / 100	53 / 100	39 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	33.3%	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	6	10	N/A
Scale
Total units	13	11	2
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	8.3%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	15	10	10
Renewal term (years)	15	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	106	40	120
Contacts
Franchisee phones	15	14	0

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