Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.44 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

Not captured

Royalty

6% · License Fee: 6% of Gross Sales, paid weekly (Tuesday); minimum license fees also apply (chart not in excerpt)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$176.45 per month (Software System Fees), plus separate ServiceTitan fees paid directly to ServiceTitan ($151-$241 per user per month depending on user count)

Other fees

Call Center Program $349.99-$449.99/month plus $25 per booked appointment; Key Accounts/Management Fee up to 5% of Key Account Gross Sales; Annual Reunion fee up to $1,000 plus travel

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds - 3 Mo.: $20,000 - $45,000

Fees sourceFDD p.30 ↗

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.44 ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median annual Gross Sales of franchised businesses, by rank group (top 10/25/50%, bottom 50/25/10%, and all)

Reporting period

January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025

Sample

193 of 238 U.S. franchised businesses (those open and reporting for all 52 weeks); excludes 22 opened in 2025, 14 transferred, 9 reporting $0, and 13 closed

Reported average

$2,093,531

Reported median

$1,257,146

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.92 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

228

Year-end outlets

238

Net change

+10

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

23

Terminations

11

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

1

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

15

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.94 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

36 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$350,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

27 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 7

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 Mr. Rooter Plumbing franchise cost?

standard franchise (single business): $152,900 to $298,675; development agreement, first business (PE owners only), total incl. development fee: $157,150 to $315,250 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: Not captured.

Investment sourceFDD p.44 ↗

How much do Mr. Rooter Plumbing owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median annual Gross Sales of franchised businesses, by rank group (top 10/25/50%, bottom 50/25/10%, and all). Sample: 193 of 238 U.S. franchised businesses (those open and reporting for all 52 weeks); excludes 22 opened in 2025, 14 transferred, 9 reporting $0, and 13 closed. Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.92 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Mr. Rooter Plumbing?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 7. 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: $350,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 27 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗