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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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Brand	BAbove average Yard Patrol Pros Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier MACH ONE Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier Lawn Doctor Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier Garage Force Home Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$113K – $216K	$95K – $236K	$150K – $177K	$133K – $201K
Liquid capital	$15K – $30K	$8K – $15K	$11K – $18K	$4K – $12K
Franchise fee	$55K	$50K	$127K	$50K
Royalty rate	N/A	7.0%	10.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	5.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$1.1MOutlet subset	$423K
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$659KOutlet subset	$319K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	53 / 100	59 / 100	81 / 100	59 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	11.0%	5.7%
SBA loans on record	N/A	9	104	35
Scale
Total units	11	16	653	306
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	5.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	7	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	7	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	30	48	37	51
Contacts
Franchisee phones	1	21	34	97

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