Pirtek
Industrial & Commercial Services · Industrial Equipment Sales & Service
- Active units
- 162
- Avg unit volume
- $1.1M
- Royalty
- 4.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About Pirtek
The brand serves business-to-business customers in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and transportation. Its service model focuses on reducing equipment downtime through on-site repairs and preventative maintenance. Franchisees operate using a mobile fleet or a combination of a brick-and-mortar service center and mobile units. The business provides 24/7 emergency response to address hydraulic system failures directly at the customer's worksite.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$55k
- Brand fund
1.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
0.8% of Net Sales
- Development Agreement
$55k
- Veteran discount
15000.0% off franchise fee — VetFran: $15,000 discount off the Initial Franchise Fee for honorably discharged U.S. veterans.
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 locations194
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings41
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate19.8%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR17.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio4.6×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 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-7.5%
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$468k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate4.0%
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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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.