Heroes Lawn Care franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$15,000 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

Flat monthly Franchise Fee via EFT, not a percent of sales: $1,800/mo year 1, $2,100/mo year 2, $2,400/mo years 3-5; one fee regardless of number of territories; renewal-term increase capped at 10% in first renewal year

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Late fee $100 per incident plus 1.5%/month interest; Termination Fee (lesser of 24 months of Franchise Fee or remainder of term fees); Cease Operations Fee (50% of monthly Franchise Fee)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (90 days): $20,000 - $40,000 (wages, salaries, benefits; owner-operated, assumes 1 General Manager and 1 Install Technician, no owner draw)

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.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales (all revenue as reported through franchisor software) by tercile, plus sales by category (fertilization, irrigation, landscaping, other), average ticket and job counts; no cost or profit data

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025)

Sample

12 franchisees open the full year 2025 (of 16 franchisees / 62 territories at 12/31/2025): 11 multi-territory franchisees covering 41 territories (Tables 1-3) and 1 single-territory franchisee (Tables 4-5)

Reported average

$657,645

Reported median

$395,443

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.73 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

66

Year-end outlets

62

Net change

-4

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

20

Terminations

24

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

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.77 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

40 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$370,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

36 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

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 Heroes Lawn Care franchise cost?

Single Protected Territory: $96,290 to $176,686 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $15,000 to $20,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Heroes Lawn Care owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales (all revenue as reported through franchisor software) by tercile, plus sales by category (fertilization, irrigation, landscaping, other), average ticket and job counts; no cost or profit data. Sample: 12 franchisees open the full year 2025 (of 16 franchisees / 62 territories at 12/31/2025): 11 multi-territory franchisees covering 41 territories (Tables 1-3) and 1 single-territory franchisee (Tables 4-5). Period: Calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.73 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Heroes Lawn Care?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. 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: $370,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 36 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗