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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 (Owner's Discretionary, Net Income). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

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Brand	AStrongest tier Padgett Business Services Financial Services Remove	AStrongest tier Paramount Tax & Accounting Financial Services Remove	BAbove average Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Financial Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$117K – $117K	$74K – $166K	$96K – $128K
Liquid capital	$1K – $1K	$10K – $46K	$3K – $12K
Franchise fee	$63K	$40K	$25K
Royalty rate	N/A	10.0%	3.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	N/A	6.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$498K	$115K
Median gross sales	N/A	$204K	$86K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	$213K	N/A
Earnings metric	Owner's Discretionary	Net Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	75 / 100	89 / 100	58 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	8.7%	N/A	4.9%
SBA loans on record	65	N/A	164
Scale
Total units	167	92	5,287
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	1.8%	3.3%	8.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	20	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	106	42	69
Contacts
Franchisee phones	65	57	1,974

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