Hello Garage franchise unit economics
Hello Garage franchisees sell and install garage floor coatings, storage cabinets, slatwall and lighting in protected territories.
Hello Garage franchise at a glance
The 2026 FDD reports installation revenue, jobs completed and dollars a job by year of operation for 23 franchised businesses and 2 company-owned businesses.
Hello Garage’s 20 franchised businesses with a third year of operation averaged $709,902 of installation gross revenue in that year, with a median of $694,951, according to Item 19 of Hello Garage’s 2026 FDD, issued 6 April 2026. Fees paid to Hello Garage come to about 8.44%* of sales. A Hello Garage franchise costs $165,340 to $205,250 to open.
- A Hello Garage franchise costs $165,340 to $205,250 to open, including the $59,500 initial franchise fee for one protected territory, according to the 2026 FDD.
- Hello Garage charges a royalty of 5% of Gross Revenue, a 2% Brand Fund contribution and a 1% National Appointment Center fee, all payable biweekly.
- A Hello Garage franchisee must also spend at least 8% of Gross Revenue on approved local advertising and pay software fees of $99 a GarageView license, $150 for the CRM and $11 an email address each month.
- Hello Garage franchised businesses averaged $339,149 in their first year and $723,218 in their second, and stayed between $704,026 and $726,358 in years three to five.
- Hello Garage’s two company-owned businesses averaged $2,343,457 in their third year, 3.3 times the franchised average*.
- Hello Garage had 73 franchised territories and 14 company-owned territories at the end of 2025, down from 141 franchised territories at the start of 2023.
These figures come from Hello Garage's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, as the brand reported them, and were read by Averan Advisors. The 3.3 times comparison ($2,343,457 / $709,902).
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Talk to Averan → Averan Hello Garage Conversion Package →- Franchised revenue rose by $384,069 from year one to year two*. The averages were $339,149 and $723,218. Years three, four and five averaged $709,902, $704,026 and $726,358.
- The two company-owned businesses averaged $2,343,457 in their third year. That is 3.3 times the franchised average of $709,902*. They completed 384 jobs at $6,141 a job; franchised businesses completed 148 at $4,916.
- In year three, franchised revenue ran from $308,661 to $1,416,234. The highest was 4.6 times the lowest*. Ten of the 20 businesses, 50%, met or exceeded the average.
- The 2026 franchise agreement sets a minimum of $150,000 of Gross Revenue per protected territory in the second year. The minimum rises to $450,000 in the fourth year and $650,000 in the sixth. If a franchisee falls short, the franchisor may collect the royalty and Brand Fund on the shortfall, reduce the territory or terminate the agreement.
- Franchised territories fell from 141 to 73 between the start of 2023 and the end of 2025. That is a fall of 48%*. In 2025 no franchised territories opened, 11 were terminated and 19 ceased operations for other reasons.
Revenue by year
How much does a Hello Garage franchise make?
| Measure | Year one | Year two | Year three | Year four | Year five |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses reporting | 23 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| Average revenue | $339,149 | $723,218 | $709,902 | $704,026 | $726,358 |
| Median revenue | $285,447 | $683,181 | $694,951 | $702,835 | $568,358 |
| At or above the average | 35% | 39% | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| Highest | $804,685 | $1,361,994 | $1,416,234 | $1,182,217 | $1,352,491 |
| Lowest | $111,766 | $293,081 | $308,661 | $175,724 | $416,226 |
| Average dollars a job | $4,383 | $4,965 | $4,916 | $4,756 | $4,497 |
| Average jobs completed | 78 | 153 | 148 | 154 | 158 |
As printed in Item 19, Table 3, with cents dropped (not rounded). Item 19 reports by business, not by territory: the 23 franchised businesses operate 73 territories. The table rows are labeled “for 2025 Calendar Year” and the columns by year in business; the business counts fall as the year rises, which reads as each business’s own first to fifth year of operation.
The 20 Hello Garage franchised businesses with a third year of operation averaged $709,902 of installation gross revenue in that year, and the median was $694,951. Ten of them, 50%, met or exceeded the average. The highest was $1,416,234 and the lowest $308,661.
Average revenue rose by $384,069 from the first year to the second*. From year two to year five the averages stayed between $704,026 and $726,358, a range of $22,332*.
Four businesses reported a fifth year. Their average was $726,358 and their median $568,358; one of the four met or exceeded the average.
Item 19 leaves out 8 franchised businesses operating 30 territories. It says none of them had been operating for less than 12 months, and it does not give a reason for leaving them out.
Item 19 also prints a combined table for all 25 businesses, company-owned and franchised, in 87 territories. That combined group averaged $858,407 in year three. This page uses the franchised table for its headline figures.
Item 19 publishes no costs, wages or profit. It stops at installation gross revenue, dollars a job and jobs completed, so materials, labor, the vehicle, storage and the fees below all come out of the revenue shown.
Company and franchised
Company-owned and franchised businesses by year
| Year | Company revenue | Franchised revenue | Company dollars a job | Franchised dollars a job | Company jobs | Franchised jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year one | $756,894 | $339,149 | $3,997 | $4,383 | 183 | 78 |
| Year two | $1,768,152 | $723,218 | $5,350 | $4,965 | 333 | 153 |
| Year three | $2,343,457 | $709,902 | $6,141 | $4,916 | 384 | 148 |
| Year four | $2,476,121 | $704,026 | $8,153 | $4,756 | 319 | 154 |
| Year five | $2,216,622 | $726,358 | $5,390 | $4,497 | 412 | 158 |
As printed in Item 19, with cents dropped. The two company-owned businesses are operated by the franchisor’s affiliate and hold 14 territories between them; the 23 franchised businesses hold 73.
The two company-owned businesses averaged $2,343,457 in their third year, against $709,902 for franchised businesses. That is 3.3 times*.
In year three a company-owned business completed 384 jobs on average and a franchised business 148. That is 2.6 times as many jobs*. The company-owned businesses also averaged more a job: $6,141 against $4,916.
The company-owned businesses hold 14 territories between them, 7 each*. The 23 franchised businesses hold 73, about 3.2 each*.
Item 19 covers two company-owned businesses. Each company-owned column is the average of two results, and the printed lowest and highest show the range between them.
Spread of results
Results by type of business, year three
| Group | Businesses | Average revenue | Median revenue | Highest | Lowest | Average dollars a job | Average jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Company-owned | 2 | $2,343,457 | $2,343,457 | $2,415,479 | $2,271,434 | $6,141 | 384 |
| Multi-territory franchised | 15 | $769,796 | $770,710 | $1,416,234 | $308,661 | $5,032 | 156 |
| Single-territory franchised | 5 | $530,217 | $464,349 | $900,349 | $349,334 | $4,568 | 124 |
| All franchised | 20 | $709,902 | $694,951 | $1,416,234 | $308,661 | $4,916 | 148 |
As printed in Item 19, with cents dropped. Item 19 does not split businesses into revenue bands or quartiles; it splits them into company-owned, multi-territory franchised and single-territory franchised.
The highest franchised business in year three reported $1,416,234 and the lowest $308,661. The highest is 4.6 times the lowest*. Both are multi-territory businesses.
The 15 multi-territory franchised businesses in their third year averaged $769,796, and the 5 single-territory businesses averaged $530,217. The 17 multi-territory franchised businesses hold 67 territories between them, about 3.9 each*.
Single-territory businesses averaged $577,063 in their fourth year, and the lowest of the three reported $378,936. The 2026 franchise agreement’s fourth-year minimum is $450,000 of Gross Revenue per protected territory. Item 19 does not say which form of franchise agreement the reporting businesses signed.
Dollars a job in year three ran from $4,568 for single-territory franchised businesses to $6,141 for company-owned businesses. Jobs completed ran from 124 to 384.
Brand charges
Brand charges
| Charge | Rate in the FDD | At $709,902 | Share of revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty | 5% of Gross Revenue, biweekly | $35,495* | 5.00% |
| Brand Fund | 2% of Gross Revenue, biweekly; may rise to 3% | $14,198* | 2.00% |
| National Appointment Center | 1% of Gross Revenue per protected territory, biweekly; may rise to 2% | $7,099* | 1.00% |
| Minimum local advertising spend | 8% of Gross Revenue, spent on approved advertising; any shortfall is paid to the franchisor | $56,792* | 8.00% |
| Software license fee | $99 a GarageView license, $150 for the CRM and $11 an email address, monthly | $3,120* | 0.44%* |
| Paid to the brand, excluding local advertising | $59,912* | 8.44%* |
Rates as printed in Item 6. Averan’s dollar column applies them to the $709,902 third-year franchised average for a single-territory business, with one GarageView license, the CRM and one email address. A technology fee of $300 a month and an inside sales fee are listed but not currently charged.
At the $709,902 third-year franchised average, Averan puts the royalty, Brand Fund, appointment center fee and software paid to the brand at $59,912, or 8.44% of revenue*. The royalty, Brand Fund and appointment center fee together are 8% of Gross Revenue; the owner also spends at least 8% more on local advertising, $56,792 at the average.
The National Appointment Center fee is 1% of Gross Revenue per protected territory. If the franchisor raises the Brand Fund above 2% or the appointment center fee above 1%, the local advertising minimum falls by the same amount.
The franchise agreement sets a minimum performance requirement per protected territory. It is $150,000 of Gross Revenue in the second year, $450,000 in the fourth and $650,000 in the sixth. If a franchisee falls short in a calendar year, the franchisor may collect the royalty and Brand Fund it would have received at the minimum.
On termination or expiration, the franchisee pays a customer complaint fee of 3% of Gross Revenue for the previous 24 months. Other listed charges include a $10,000 transfer fee, a $15,000 renewal fee and a $500 summit registration for each attendee.
The franchisor’s affiliate Supportworks collected $5,633,011 from purchases by franchisees and affiliates in 2025. It passed $958,216 of that to the franchisor, 37% of the franchisor’s total revenue of $2,589,204.
Cost to open
Cost to open
| Item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | $59,500 |
| Opening inventory and initial equipment package | $70,000 | $85,000 |
| Minimum opening marketing spend | $20,000 | $30,000 |
| Vehicle financing and vehicle wrap | $4,500 | $7,000 |
| Additional funds, 3 months | $6,000 | $10,000 |
| Travel to initial training | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| Computer system | $0 | $4,000 |
| Storage | $1,500 | $3,000 |
| Insurance | $700 | $1,500 |
| Business licenses and permits | $140 | $250 |
| Total | $165,340 | $205,250 |
As printed in Item 7. The vehicle line covers three months of payments plus tax, registration and the wrap, not the vehicle’s full price.
A Hello Garage franchise costs $165,340 to $205,250 to open, according to Item 7. Of that, $99,500 to $109,500 is paid to the franchisor or its affiliates.
The initial franchise fee is $59,500 for one protected territory. A territory has up to about 75,000 qualified single-family households. Veterans and their spouses receive 10% off the fee for the first territory.
The franchisee buys $40,000 to $50,000 of initial inventory and equipment from Supportworks, the franchisor’s affiliate. Item 7 puts the whole inventory and equipment line at $70,000 to $85,000.
The franchisor puts the time from signing to opening at 4 to 6 weeks. If the business has not opened within 8 weeks of signing, the franchisor may terminate the agreement. The office may be in the owner’s home, and the business must use temperature-controlled storage inside the protected territory.
Locations
Locations, 2023 to 2025
| Year | Franchised at start | Opened | Terminated | Ceased, other reasons | Franchised at end | Company-owned at end | Total at end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 141 | 24 | 0 | 46 | 119 | 14 | 133 |
| 2024 | 119 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 103 | 14 | 117 |
| 2025 | 103 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 73 | 14 | 87 |
As printed in Item 20, Tables 1, 3 and 4. No non-renewals or reacquisitions were reported in the three years. The table of agreements signed but not opened is printed blank.
Hello Garage had 73 franchised territories and 14 company-owned territories at the end of 2025. Franchised territories fell from 141 at the start of 2023, a fall of 48%*. Company-owned territories rose from 10 to 14 in 2023 and stayed at 14.
In 2025 no franchised territories opened, 11 were terminated and 19 ceased operations for other reasons. Thirteen territories transferred to new owners, ten of them in Texas and three in Ohio.
Item 20 counts territories and Item 19 counts businesses. The 73 franchised territories at the end of 2025 are held by the 23 franchised businesses in Item 19.
Questions we get asked
Questions owners ask
How much does a Hello Garage franchise cost to open?
Item 7 of the 2026 FDD puts the total at $165,340 to $205,250. That includes the $59,500 initial franchise fee for one protected territory, $70,000 to $85,000 of opening inventory and equipment and $20,000 to $30,000 of opening marketing. Between $99,500 and $109,500 is paid to the franchisor or its affiliates.
What fees does a Hello Garage franchisee pay?
A royalty of 5% of Gross Revenue, a 2% Brand Fund contribution and a 1% National Appointment Center fee per protected territory, all payable biweekly. The franchisee must also spend at least 8% of Gross Revenue on local advertising and pays monthly software fees. At the $709,902 third-year franchised average, Averan puts the charges paid to the brand at 8.44% of revenue, excluding the advertising minimum.
How much revenue does a Hello Garage franchise make?
The 20 franchised businesses with a third year of operation averaged $709,902 of installation gross revenue in that year, with a median of $694,951. Franchised businesses averaged $339,149 in their first year and $723,218 in their second. The two company-owned businesses averaged $2,343,457 in their third year.
Does the Hello Garage FDD show profit?
No. Item 19 reports installation gross revenue, dollars a job and jobs completed. It gives no costs, wages or profit.
Is there a minimum sales requirement?
Yes. The franchise agreement sets a minimum of $150,000 of Gross Revenue per protected territory in the second year, $450,000 in the fourth and $650,000 in the sixth. If a franchisee falls short, the franchisor may collect the royalty and Brand Fund on the shortfall, reduce the territory, require training or terminate the agreement.
How many Hello Garage locations are there?
Item 20 counts territories. At the end of 2025 there were 73 franchised territories and 14 company-owned territories, down from 141 franchised territories at the start of 2023. In 2025 none opened, 11 were terminated and 19 ceased operations for other reasons.
Questions worth putting to Hello Garage
These are questions the filing leaves open. An owner or a buyer can put them to the franchisor directly.
- Is the revenue in Item 19 gross sales or collected revenue, and how many locations sit below the average?
- Which factors does Hello Garage see in its highest-selling locations, such as territory, years open and staffing?
- How long does a new location take to reach the average you publish, and what does the build-up look like month by month?
- At what level of sales do the minimum charges stop applying and the percentage take over?
- How many Hello Garage locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
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Where these figures come from
Every figure here comes from Hello Garage Franchising, LLC’s 2026 FDD and is unaudited by us. We are unaffiliated with the brand. Calculations of our own are labeled where they appear. The figures describe past performance at other businesses and are not a projection of yours. This page is an educational summary. It is not an offer to sell a franchise, and it is not financial, legal or tax advice. Hello Garage is a trademark of its owner. How Averan reads a Franchise Disclosure Document.
These figures come from the brand's disclosure. They are not a forecast, an offer to sell a franchise or advice. Source: Hello Garage Franchising, LLC, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 6 April 2026.