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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 (Average Net Sales / Median Net Sales, Gross Sales / Average Revenue). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Tide Laundromat logoAStrongest tier
Tide Laundromat
Cleaning & Maintenance
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SPEED QUEEN logoCAverage
SPEED QUEEN
Cleaning & Maintenance
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Vitals
Investment range
$1.8M – $2.3M
$1.2M – $2.0M
Liquid capital
$73K – $95K
$20K – $40K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.5%
4.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.2M
$570K
Median gross sales
$1.1M
$544K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Average Net Sales / Median Net Sales
Gross Sales / Average Revenue
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
CAverage
Verdict score
60 / 100
45 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
N/A
2
Scale
Total units
8
29
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
88
92
Contacts
Franchisee phones
12
22

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