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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

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 (Operating Income, EBITDAR). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Midas logoAStrongest tier
Midas
Automotive
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Kwik Kar logoBAbove average
Kwik Kar
Automotive
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Ziebart logoAStrongest tier
Ziebart
Automotive
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Vitals
Investment range
$342K – $925K
$291K – $917K
$450K – $924K
Liquid capital
$40K – $67K
$35K – $75K
$100K – $150K
Franchise fee
$35K
$40K
$45K
Royalty rate
10.0%
6.0%
8.0%
Ad fund rate
N/A
0.5%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.2M
N/A
$1.4M
Median gross sales
N/A
$874KCompany-owned only
$1.1M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Operating Income
EBITDAR
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
74 / 100
53 / 100
71 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
13.3%
7.7%
12.5%
SBA loans on record
451
43
25
Scale
Total units
975
26
96
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.8%
0.0%
2.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
15
10
Renewal term (years)
20
15
10
Initial training (hrs)
88
72
312
Contacts
Franchisee phones
1,052
2
101

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