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

Focus by buyer type

Brand	BAbove average Toro Taxes Financial Services Remove	AStrongest tier Paramount Tax & Accounting Financial Services Remove	AStrongest tier Padgett Business Services Financial Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$56K – $192K	$74K – $166K	$117K – $117K
Liquid capital	$10K – $25K	$10K – $46K	$1K – $1K
Franchise fee	N/A	$40K	$63K
Royalty rate	N/A	10.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	N/A	N/A	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$498K	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	$204K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	$213K	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Net Income	Owner's Discretionary
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	49 / 100	89 / 100	75 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	8.7%
SBA loans on record	N/A	N/A	65
Scale
Total units	25	92	167
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	3.3%	1.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)	5	20	10
Renewal term (years)	5	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	58	42	106
Contacts
Franchisee phones	25	57	65

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