One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.30 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$43,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of Gross Revenue or $1,500 per month minimum, whichever is greater; paid semi-monthly

Marketing contribution

1.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$100 per month currently; may increase up to $150 per calendar year to a $500/month maximum (plus any Allocated Cost of new software)

Other fees

Brand Fund is tiered: 1.5% of first $5M Gross Revenue, 1.25% $5-10M, 1% $10-15M, 0.75% $15-20M, 0% above $20M (cap on right to change: 4%); Territory Infringement Fee escalating 25%/50%/100% of infringing Gross Revenue after a warning; Call Center fees paid directly to vendor

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds - (3 months): $60,000 to $90,000

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.30 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue per Territory and per franchisee by quartile (Tables 1 and 2); same-store sales growth (Table 3); systemwide sales (Table 4). No profit/EBITDA data.

Reporting period

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Sample

88 franchisees operating 364 Territories for the entire 2025 fiscal year (of 109 franchisees / 418 Territories at 12/31/2025); excludes 20 franchisees that opened in 2025 and 18 that ceased operations in 2025

Reported average

$605,630

Reported median

$884,016

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.74 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

405

Year-end outlets

418

Net change

+13

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

30

Terminations

9

Non-renewals

2

Other closures

6

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

3

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.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

31 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$200,000

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

0 / 6

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 One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchise cost?

single Territory (population 100,000), new franchised business, no discounts: $143,273 to $286,702 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $43,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.30 ↗

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How much do One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue per Territory and per franchisee by quartile (Tables 1 and 2); same-store sales growth (Table 3); systemwide sales (Table 4). No profit/EBITDA data.. Sample: 88 franchisees operating 364 Territories for the entire 2025 fiscal year (of 109 franchisees / 418 Territories at 12/31/2025); excludes 20 franchisees that opened in 2025 and 18 that ceased operations in 2025. Period: Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.74 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 6. 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: $200,000; 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 ↗