Quick Verdict · who it fits
Big O Tires fits owner-operators looking for a mid-scale automotive concept.
The numbers a buyer needs first — straight from the filing.
Initial investment (Item 7)
$512K - $1.9M
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$18K
Royalty (Item 6)
3.5–5% + 0.9–4% ad
System size (Item 20)
461 +8
Years in business
64+ yrs
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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 3.5–5% + ad fund 0.9–4% on gross sales.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES$500,000
$100k$2M
Royalty (3.5–5%)
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Ad fund (0.9–4%)
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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.
461 franchised Big O Stores
Total units open
24 PDF, 437 BFF as of March 31, 2025
4 new franchised outlets
Units opened last year
FYE March 31, 2025
8 units terminated, not renewed, or ceased operations for other reasons
Units closed last year
FYE March 31, 2025
What our analysis flagged across the 2025 filing.
5
Risks to review
4
Strengths identified
5
Questions to ask
How Big O Tires ranks against 60 Automotive peers we've analyzed.
Initial investment
88th pct · of 60 peers
Franchise fee
22nd pct · of 60 peers
System size
88th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big O Tires | Disclosed | $18K | $512K - $1.9M | 3.5–5% | 461 |
| Take 5Similar price | Disclosed | $45K | $287K - $2.1M | 7% | 432 |
| 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.
Big O Tires requires a $17,500 initial franchise fee and a total initial investment range of $511,500–$1,882,500, per the most recent FDD on file.
Big O Tires franchises are sold by Big O Tires 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. Big O Tires discloses Item 19 financial performance representations in its FDD. See the financials sub-page for the disclosed figures.
Franchisees pay a royalty of 3.5% to 5.0% and an advertising fund contribution of 4% local (currently 3.6%) + 0.9% national on gross sales as defined in Item 6 of the FDD.
As of their 2025 FDD, Big O Tires has 461 total locations, with 8 new locations opened in the most recent reporting year. This information comes from Item 20 of the FDD.
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