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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 brands report different earnings metrics (Net Income (10), assumed annual). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Uptown Cheapskate logoAStrongest tier
Uptown Cheapskate
Business Services
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Patriot Pipeline logoCAverage
Patriot Pipeline
Business Services
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PIRTEK logoAStrongest tier
PIRTEK
Business Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$328K – $597K
$366K – $558K
$247K – $690K
Liquid capital
$40K – $68K
$45K – $70K
$50K – $200K
Franchise fee
$35K
$50K
$60K
Royalty rate
5.0%
5.0%
4.0%
Ad fund rate
0.5%
1.0%
1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.4M
$9.3MCompany-owned only1 outlet
$1.1M
Median gross sales
$1.2M
N/A
$919K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$227K
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Net Income (10)
assumed annual
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
CAverage
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
79 / 100
39 / 100
95 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
3.0%
N/A
4.0%
SBA loans on record
100
N/A
88
Scale
Total units
129
1
194
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
1.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
15
10
Renewal term (years)
5
15
10
Initial training (hrs)
101
136
108
Contacts
Franchisee phones
207
1
182

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