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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.
These brands report different earnings metrics (Adjusted Profit, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2024, 2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  BAbove averageThe Brothers that just do Gutters Home Services 2026 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageService Experts Home Services 2025 FDD Remove | SE AStrongest tierSurface Experts Home Services 2026 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierSouthwest Greens Home Services 2024 FDD Remove |
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| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | FDD issued Apr 24, 2026 | FDD issued Apr 7, 2025 | FDD issued Apr 6, 2026 | FDD issued Jul 8, 2024 |
Investment range | $145K – $285K | $146K – $285K | $156K – $273K | $83K – $342K |
Liquid capital | $45K – $125K | $30K – $70K | $60K – $75K | $10K – $50K |
Franchise fee | $50K | $60K | $75K | $10K |
Royalty rate | 10.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | Set by a formula |
Ad fund rate | 2.0% | 2.0% | Not extracted | Not extracted |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | $1.1MOutlet subset | $6.3MCompany-owned only | $721KOutlet subset | No Item 19 representation |
Median gross sales | $1.0MOutlet subset | Not extracted | Not extracted | Not disclosed |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | $320K | Not extracted | Not extracted | Not disclosed |
Earnings metric | Adjusted Profit | P&L Bottom Line | Not classified | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | BAbove average | BAbove average | AStrongest tier | AStrongest tier |
Verdict score | 56 / 100 | 50 / 100 | 90 / 100 | 70 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | 21.4% (n=76) | Not SBA-matched | Limited · 40 loans | Under 10 loans (7) |
SBA loans on record | 76 | N/A | 40 | 7 |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | 110 | 89 | 103 | 53 |
Net change (latest yr) | +10 | 0 | +16 | 0 |
Signed, not yet open | 15 (0.14 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) | Not extracted | Not extracted |
Turnover rate | 9.1% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 5.7% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Renewal term (years) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Initial training (hrs) | 75 | 145 | 36 | 56 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 25 | 2 | 0 | 99 |
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