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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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Focus by buyer type

Brand
PetWell logoBAbove average
PetWell
Healthcare
2025 FDD
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AlignLife logoCAverage
AlignLife
Healthcare
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Oct 27, 2025
FDD issued Apr 29, 2025
Investment range
$311K – $524K
$228K – $596K
Liquid capital
$58K – $88K
$15K – $20K
Franchise fee
$49K
$49K
Royalty rate
7.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
Not extracted
Performance
Avg gross sales
$502KIncl. company outlets
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
$467KIncl. company outlets
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
Verdict score
56 / 100
40 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
Limited · 17 loans
SBA loans on record
N/A
17
Scale
Total units
28
32
Net change (latest yr)
+2
-3
Signed, not yet open
2 (0.07 per open outlet)
2 (0.06 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
33.3%
18.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
77
114
Contacts
Franchisee phones
23
17

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