Smash My Trash franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.26 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$3,939 to $49,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8% of Gross Sales from trash compaction services plus 8% of Net Revenue from Ancillary Services, monthly on the 5th of the following month; beginning 9 months after opening, the greater of that percentage or a Minimum Royalty of $2,600 per required Truck

Marketing contribution

1% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

~$700/month (assuming 1 owner, 1 salesperson, 1 driver, 1 Truck), increases with users/Trucks; may increase up to 10%/year

Other fees

National Account Fee (10% of Gross Sales from National Accounts); Additional Truck deposits ($30,000-$60,000 per Truck when sales thresholds are hit); National/Regional Annual Meeting fees ($1,500 and $500 per attendee, respectively)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$30,000-$50,000 estimated to cover initial operating expenses (payroll for a driver and salesperson) for 3 months of operation, excluding items already separately listed in the Item 7 table.

Fees sourceFDD p.18 ↗

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.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales (average, median, min, max) of franchised outlets, plus average/median/min/max Territories, Trucks, and aggregate population

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025)

Sample

107 franchised Smash My Trash Businesses (Covered Businesses, covering 507 Territories in aggregate) that were in operation for all of 2025

Reported average

$1,000,040

Reported median

$840,477

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.69 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

504

Year-end outlets

507

Net change

+3

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

10

Terminations

7

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

37

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.73 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

70 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$1,255,200

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

6 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 3

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 Smash My Trash franchise cost?

standard: $372,050 to $492,200 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $3,939 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.26 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Smash My Trash owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales (average, median, min, max) of franchised outlets, plus average/median/min/max Territories, Trucks, and aggregate population. Sample: 107 franchised Smash My Trash Businesses (Covered Businesses, covering 507 Territories in aggregate) that were in operation for all of 2025. Period: Calendar year 2025 (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.69 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Smash My Trash?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 3. 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: $1,255,200; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 6 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗