Quick Verdict · who it fits
Take 5 fits first-time franchise buyers looking for a mid-scale automotive concept.
The numbers a buyer needs first — straight from the filing.
Initial investment (Item 7)
$287K - $2.1M
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$45K
Royalty (Item 6)
7% + 5% ad
Item 19 median rev
$1.33M affiliate-owned centers
System size (Item 20)
432 +110
Agreement term
15 yrs
Company-owned units
710
Model Take 5's costs in the investment calculator → Prefilled from this filing — startup cost, cash flow and break-even.
Buyer qualifications
•No exclusive territory•Owner-operator required✓No bankruptcy disclosed
Data extracted from the 2025 FDD filed with state regulators. Fees and terms may have changed since filing — request the current FDD from the franchisor before deciding. Not legal, financial, or investment advice. Full disclaimer.
Drag to your projected annual sales. Royalty 7% + ad fund 5% on gross sales.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES$1,330,000
$100k$2.4M
Royalty (7%)
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Ad fund (5%)
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Total / year
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▪ Of-sales fees only · excludes rent, labor, COGS, and one-time costs · for illustration
Free AI summary — the first read on the filing.
1,142
Total units open
177
Units opened last year
110 franchised, 67 company-owned
5
Units closed last year
1 franchised, 4 company-owned
174
Net unit growth
What our analysis flagged across the 2025 filing.
4
Risks to review
3
Strengths identified
5
Questions to ask
How Take 5 ranks against 60 Automotive peers we've analyzed.
Initial investment
71st pct · of 60 peers
Franchise fee
57th pct · of 60 peers
System size
84th pct · of 60 peers
Automotive industry averages
Avg investment
$319K - $1.4M
Avg franchise fee
$34K
Avg system size
196
Franchises analyzed
60
Closest concepts by category and investment.
| Brand | Item 19 | Fee | Investment | Royalty | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take 5 | Disclosed | $45K | $287K - $2.1M | 7% | 432 |
| Big O TiresSimilar price | Disclosed | $18K | $512K - $1.9M | 3.5–5% | 461 |
| Jiffy LubeBiggest system | None | $18K | — | 4% | 2,083 |
| Systemforward AmericaTop-rated in category | Disclosed | $50K | $118K - $191K | 7% | 309 |
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Brand Analysis
Mavis never acquired Big O Tires. It bought NTB and Tire Kingdom from TBC in 2023 and closed on Midas in June 2025. Big O is still a wholly-owned TBC subsidiary, and its FDD issued June 30, 2025 reports a $2,824,712.79 average across 457 stores.
Brand Analysis
Byrider franchise costs run $947,000 to $1,577,500 per the 2026 FDD, and most of that money never touches the building. It funds the loans you make to your own customers. Here's the full breakdown, including real Item 19 earnings by quartile.
Brand Analysis
Big O Tires runs 461 franchised stores and zero company-owned, charges a 3.5% to 5.0% royalty matrix, and does disclose Item 19: an average of $2,824,712.79 across 457 stores. It is a TBC brand, not a Mavis one. Here is what the FDD supports.
Take 5 requires a $45,000 initial franchise fee and a total initial investment range of $287,145–$2,053,642, per the most recent FDD on file.
Take 5 franchises are sold by Take 5 Franchisor SPV LLC, the franchisor entity of record on its Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 1 of the FDD discloses the corporate structure, including any parent companies and predecessors.
Yes. Take 5 discloses Item 19 financial performance representations with reported revenue around $1,327,808. See the financials sub-page for the full distribution.
Franchisees pay a royalty of 7% of Gross Sales and an advertising fund contribution of 5% on gross sales as defined in Item 6 of the FDD.
As of their 2025 FDD, Take 5 has 432 total locations, with 110 new locations opened in the most recent reporting year. This information comes from Item 20 of the FDD.
No. Take 5 does not grant exclusive territory rights under Item 12. The franchisor retains the right to operate or grant additional units inside or adjacent to your trade area.
Per the FDD, Take 5 discloses an initial agreement term of 15 years, a renewal fee of $22,500. Review Items 10 and 17 for the full renewal and termination provisions.
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