Deer Solution
Home Services · Pest Control
- Active units
- 12
- Avg unit volume
- $216k
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
Item 19 cohort year 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Deer Solution
Deer Solution® is a leading brand specializing in deer damage control and repellent services. Serving areas in NJ, NY, PA, DE, MD, SC, and VA, Deer Solution offers a range of solutions to protect your beautiful landscaping from deer damage. Many property owners struggle with deer eating their expensive plantings, leaving them disappointed and frustrated. Deer Solution helps solve this problem by safeguarding plants and shrubs, allowing you to enjoy your landscapes again - blooms and all. With their expertise, you have the freedom to plant what you want without worrying about deer damage. What sets Deer Solution apart is their extensive experience of over 40 years in successfully helping homeowners protect their landscapes. Their process involves a free at-home consultation and estimate, where a Certified Deer Damage Expert will create a customized protection plan for your property. Once the service begins, you can rest assured that your landscape will be protected, and the deer will be deterred. Deer Solution uses an all-natural and environmentally friendly repellent that works through taste and smell to effectively deter deer. Their product is family and pet-friendly, dries clear, and without foul odors. Don't let deer damage ruin your landscaping investment. Schedule a free at-home estimate with Deer Solution today and start enjoying a protected and beautiful landscape. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for helpful tips and updates.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$50k
- Multi-Territory and Multi-Franchise Discounts
Reduced Initial Franchise Fee per territory when purchasing 2–12 territories; e.g., 2 territories cumulative $69,500; 12 territories cumulative $269,500
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
10000.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
5000.0% off franchise fee — $5,000 discount off the Initial Franchise Fee for first territory (must request at time of application; requires documented service)
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 locations—
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings—
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate—
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR—
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio—
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$216k
Item 19 cohort year 2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate-4.5%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$124k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open90 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.7×
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.