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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
U.S. Lawns logoBAbove average
U.S. Lawns
Home Services
2025 FDD
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PAINT CORPS logoBAbove average
PAINT CORPS
Home Services
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued Apr 1, 2025
2025 FDD
Investment range
$113K – $200K
$131K – $182K
Liquid capital
$40K – $100K
$36K – $45K
Franchise fee
$49K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.4M
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
$976K
Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not extracted
Not disclosed
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
56 / 100
56 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
18.9% (n=79)
Under 10 loans (1)
SBA loans on record
79
1
Scale
Total units
210
11
Net change (latest yr)
+2
+1
Signed, not yet open
12 (0.06 per open outlet)
2 (0.18 per open outlet)
Turnover rate
6.7%
9.1%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
7
Renewal term (years)
10
7
Initial training (hrs)
50
64
Contacts
Franchisee phones
81
13

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