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Franchise Profitability Reports

How much do franchise owners actually make? We aggregated net income data from 617 franchise brands across 16 categories, sourced from FDD Item 19 disclosures. Each report includes brand-level rankings, profit margins, cash-on-cash returns, and payback analysis.

Brands with profit data

617

Categories covered

16

Data source

FDD Item 19

Report format

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109 brands

Full-Service Restaurants

Median profit

$244K

Median margin

18.0%

Avg payback

4.4 yrs

Cash-on-cash

49%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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89 brands

Quick-Service Restaurants

Median profit

$234K

Median margin

21.2%

Avg payback

3.0 yrs

Cash-on-cash

71%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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58 brands

Home Services

Median profit

$282K

Median margin

24.5%

Avg payback

1.3 yrs

Cash-on-cash

297%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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54 brands

Education

Median profit

$189K

Median margin

23.9%

Avg payback

4.2 yrs

Cash-on-cash

61%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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49 brands

Health & Fitness

Median profit

$200K

Median margin

31.9%

Avg payback

3.7 yrs

Cash-on-cash

61%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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42 brands

Cleaning & Maintenance

Median profit

$269K

Median margin

32.0%

Avg payback

1.8 yrs

Cash-on-cash

142%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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39 brands

Healthcare

Median profit

$294K

Median margin

27.6%

Avg payback

3.3 yrs

Cash-on-cash

115%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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35 brands

Business Services

Median profit

$174K

Median margin

19.3%

Avg payback

4.1 yrs

Cash-on-cash

155%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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25 brands

Pet Services

Median profit

$156K

Median margin

14.5%

Avg payback

4.9 yrs

Cash-on-cash

36%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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24 brands

Automotive

Median profit

$233K

Median margin

21.3%

Avg payback

6.3 yrs

Cash-on-cash

82%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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24 brands

Recreation & Entertainment

Median profit

$248K

Median margin

29.1%

Avg payback

3.8 yrs

Cash-on-cash

60%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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23 brands

Personal Care & Beauty

Median profit

$157K

Median margin

23.4%

Avg payback

5.1 yrs

Cash-on-cash

37%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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19 brands

Retail

Median profit

$140K

Median margin

12.6%

Avg payback

10.3 yrs

Cash-on-cash

42%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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13 brands

Senior Care

Median profit

$253K

Median margin

27.9%

Avg payback

0.9 yrs

Cash-on-cash

227%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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9 brands

Real Estate

Median profit

$520K

Median margin

41.6%

Avg payback

0.5 yrs

Cash-on-cash

437%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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5 brands

Financial Services

Median profit

$202K

Median margin

38.0%

Avg payback

0.5 yrs

Cash-on-cash

270%

Brand-level profit rankings

P25/P50/P75 income distribution

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