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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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Brand	AStrongest tier SpringGreen Home Services Remove	DBelow average North Central Insulation Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier THE DRIVEWAY COMPANY Home Services Remove	CAverage Waterloo Turf Home Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$119K – $135K	$87K – $170K	$89K – $169K	$106K – $152K
Liquid capital	$6K – $8K	$20K – $50K	$11K – $21K	$20K – $30K
Franchise fee	$45K	$40K	$60K	$59K
Royalty rate	N/A	2.0%	7.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	0.5%	1.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	assumed annual
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	CAverage
Verdict score	85 / 100	35 / 100	60 / 100	45 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	23	N/A	7	1
Scale
Total units	156	7	36	5
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	2.8%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	5	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	125	145	53	32
Contacts
Franchisee phones	68	1	34	3

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