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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

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 figures come from FDDs of different years (2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.

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Brand
The FRONTdoor Collective logoBAbove average
The FRONTdoor Collective
Business Services
2025 FDD
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Signarama logoCAverage
Signarama
Business Services
2026 FDD
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JUNKCO+ logoBAbove average
JUNKCO+
Business Services
2026 FDD
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Craters & Freighters logoAStrongest tier
Craters & Freighters
Business Services
2026 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Feb 25, 2025
FDD issued Mar 27, 2026
FDD issued Mar 30, 2026
FDD issued Apr 13, 2026
Investment range
$125K – $455K
$245K – $345K
$228K – $338K
$207K – $390K
Liquid capital
$50K – $143K
$39K – $61K
$15K – $30K
$40K – $60K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
$55K
$30K
Royalty rate
8.0%
6.0%
5.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
0.0%
Not extracted
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$916K
Partial, no system averageOutlets $816K-$816K
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$593K
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
65 / 100
40 / 100
63 / 100
73 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Not SBA-matched
29.5% (n=276)
Under 10 loans (3)
Under 10 loans (8)
SBA loans on record
N/A
276
3
8
Scale
Total units
23
684
20
65
Net change (latest yr)
+1
+3
+20
-1
Signed, not yet open
75 (3.26 per open outlet)
Not extracted
15 (0.75 per open outlet)
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
0.0%
3.9%
0.0%
1.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
4
35
5
15
Renewal term (years)
4
35
5
15
Initial training (hrs)
64
160
25
84
Contacts
Franchisee phones
4
321
5
55

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