Batteries Plus franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.25 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of total Net Revenues, payable monthly by EFT on/before the 10th of the following month

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Software Support $509/month; plus Omni-Channel Maintenance Fees ~$200/month and other smaller platform fees (RepairQ $60/mo, Salesforce CRM $80/mo, Avalara Avatax $27/mo, Payment Gateway $22/mo, Managed Security/PCI $200/mo)

Other fees

National Marketing and Promotional Fee (1% of Net Revenues); Digital Marketing Contribution (up to 3% of Net Revenues); Omni-Channel Access/Maintenance fees

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$11,000–$17,000 during the pre-build-out commercial-only period, plus $40,000–$45,000 during the first 3 months of Store operations (wages, occupancy costs, utilities, software fees); assumes no product sales revenue, no owner compensation, and no external financing.

Fees sourceFDD p.17 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.25 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Merchandise margin %, Net Revenue by quartile/third/percentile, Sales Ticket Amount, and EBITDA (company-owned Stores only)

Reporting period

January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025)

Sample

490 franchised 'Same Stores' (open ≥13 full months) and 133 company-owned Stores (open ≥12 full months) as of December 31, 2025; some sub-tables use 490 'All Stores' open ≥308 days

Reported average

$954,716

Reported median

$833,660

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.59 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

604

Year-end outlets

601

Net change

-3

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

30

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

32

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

27

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.71 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

68 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$400,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

33 loans

Historical charge-off share

17.95%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

14 / 78

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Batteries Plus franchise cost?

standard single Store (leased premises): $284,786 to $536,636 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.25 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Batteries Plus owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Merchandise margin %, Net Revenue by quartile/third/percentile, Sales Ticket Amount, and EBITDA (company-owned Stores only). Sample: 490 franchised 'Same Stores' (open ≥13 full months) and 133 company-owned Stores (open ≥12 full months) as of December 31, 2025; some sub-tables use 490 'All Stores' open ≥308 days. Period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.59 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Batteries Plus?

17.95%; numerator / denominator: 14 / 78. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $400,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 33 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗