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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
All 16 Category Reports
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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