Junk King
Home Services · Moving & Storage Services
- Active units
- 171
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Junk King
Operating in the waste management sector, Junk King serves residential and commercial clients by removing items such as furniture, appliances, and construction debris. The franchise model is mobile-based, using a fleet of trucks to provide on-site hauling and dumpster rental services. Franchise owners manage business operations and crews, utilizing proprietary software for dispatching and job tracking. The company employs a recycling-based disposal process, sorting collected materials to reduce landfill waste through donations and repurposing.
Key terms
- First Responder Discount
10% reduction of Initial Franchise Fee for qualified first responders
- Roll-In Discount
10%–50% discount based on annual Gross Sales of existing business rolled in ($150,000 and above)
- Additional Territory Discount
5%–20% discount for multi-unit owners based on years as franchisee (2+ years)
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
10.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,200 – 2,500 sq ft
- Veteran discount
15.0% off franchise fee — VetFran discount of 15% off the Initial Franchise Fee for qualified honorably discharged veterans with 51%+ ownership at signing
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 locations171
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings11
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-0.6%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR0.6%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.9×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)$250k
Gross Sales equals the sum of Gross Hauling Revenues and Gross Dumpster Revenues; excludes sales taxes and authorized refunds/discounts.
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)$675k
Gross Sales equals the sum of Gross Hauling Revenues and Gross Dumpster Revenues; excludes sales taxes and authorized refunds/discounts.
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate-7.7%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$179k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
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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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.