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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.
These brands report different earnings metrics (Gross Margin, Gross Sales Less Expenses). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.
These figures come from FDDs of different years (2023, 2025, 2026). Costs, fees and unit counts change from one filing to the next, so the older column may be out of date.
Focus by buyer type
| Brand |  AStrongest tierZOOM DRAIN Home Services 2025 FDD Remove |  BAbove averageBath Fitter Home Services 2026 FDD Remove |  AStrongest tierINSULATION COMMANDOS Home Services 2026 FDD Remove |  DBelow averageInnovative Roof Solutions Home Services 2023 FDD Remove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitals | ||||
FDD filing | FDD issued Apr 29, 2025 | FDD issued Mar 27, 2026 | FDD issued Apr 16, 2026 | 2023 FDD |
Investment range | $260K – $491K | $226K – $516K | $220K – $515K | $162K – $608K |
Liquid capital | $43K – $58K | $30K – $50K | $50K – $120K | $0 – $175K |
Franchise fee | $50K | $80K | $65K | $58K |
Royalty rate | 6.0% | Not extracted | 5.0% | 9.0% |
Ad fund rate | 2.0% | 3.0% | 1.0% | Not extracted |
| Performance | ||||
Avg gross sales | $967KPer franchisee, not per outlet | No Item 19 representation | Partial, no system averageOutlets $430K-$1.3M | No Item 19 representation |
Median gross sales | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not extracted | Not disclosed |
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below | Not extracted | Not disclosed | Not extracted | Not disclosed |
Earnings metric | Gross Margin | Not classified | Gross Sales Less Expenses | Not classified |
| Risk | ||||
Rating | AStrongest tier | BAbove average | AStrongest tier | DBelow average |
Verdict score | 89 / 100 | 69 / 100 | 73 / 100 | 36 / 100 |
SBA charge-off rate | Limited · 43 loans | Under 10 loans (9) | Under 10 loans (5) | Not SBA-matched |
SBA loans on record | 43 | 9 | 5 | N/A |
| Scale | ||||
Total units | 166 | 143 | 64 | 1 |
Net change (latest yr) | +38 | +1 | +30 | 0 |
Signed, not yet open | Not extracted | Not extracted | 22 (0.34 per open outlet) | 0 (0.00 per open outlet) |
Turnover rate | 13.3% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% |
| Contract | ||||
Initial term (years) | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Renewal term (years) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
Initial training (hrs) | 132 | 416 | 64 | 49 |
| Contacts | ||||
Franchisee phones | 90 | 68 | 2 | 0 |
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