Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
Home Services · HVAC & Plumbing
- Active units
- 324
- Avg unit volume
- $3.1M
- Royalty
- 6.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
The franchise serves residential and light commercial customers with plumbing maintenance, system installations, and emergency repairs. Operating through independently owned locations, the business model relies on mobile service units that carry equipment for same-day solutions. Franchisees offer specialized services such as water conditioning, drain cleaning, and pipe replacements while avoiding industrial or new construction projects. The brand is part of the Authority Brands portfolio and focuses on transparent pricing and service reliability.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$43k
- Active-Duty Discount
30% reduction of the Franchise Fee and any applicable Additional Population Fee for active personnel; first franchise only
- Existing Franchisee Discount
30% reduction of the Franchise Fee and any applicable Additional Population Fee for second and subsequent territories (expansion).
- Existing Employee Discount
50% reduction of the Franchise Fee and any applicable Additional Population Fee for qualifying AB Inc. employees, subject to ownership and key person conditions.
- Diversity Discount
$5,000 reduction of the Franchise Fee for minority-owned and women-owned businesses; first franchise only.
- Local Hero/First Responder Discount
$5,000 reduction of the Franchise Fee for businesses owned by law enforcement, firefighters, doctors, nurses, or EMT/paramedics; first franchise only.
- Conversion Incentive Program
Defers Franchise Fee and Additional Population Fee for 5 years with potential forgiveness up to 100% based on year-5 performance vs. pre-conversion; includes specified marketing, signage, uniforms, and up to 4 vehicle wraps.
- Brand fund
1.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
8.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
2,000 – 3,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
30.0% off franchise fee — 30% reduction of the Franchise Fee and any applicable Additional Population Fee for honorably discharged veterans; first franchise only
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations399
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings71
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate13.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR10.8%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio2.8×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$657k
Average Gross Revenue per Territory across all 373 Territories for FY 2025 (Table 1 totals).
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$843k
Includes all revenue from products and services related to the Franchised Business, less bona fide refunds; includes amounts billed to insurance or government…
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$1.3M
Includes all revenue from products and services related to the Franchised Business, less bona fide refunds; includes amounts billed to insurance or government…
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate-6.2%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$215k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open4 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate6.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio3.1×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.