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

Focus by buyer type

Brand	BAbove average POOL SCOUTS Cleaning & Maintenance Remove	AStrongest tier Environment Control Building Maintenance Company Cleaning & Maintenance Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$97K – $134K	$116K – $116K
Liquid capital	$20K – $40K	$0 – $0
Franchise fee	$50K	$30K
Royalty rate	8.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	2.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	$2.5M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	P&L Bottom Line	Owner's Discretionary
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	54 / 100	78 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	11	5
Scale
Total units	73	55
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	15.5%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	N/A
Renewal term (years)	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	55	170
Contacts
Franchisee phones	63	9

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