Pop-A-Lock
Business & Professional Services · Security & Investigations
- Active units
- 309
- Royalty
- 7.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Pop-A-Lock
The company provides a variety of security and locksmith solutions, including lock installation, key duplication, and electronic key programming. Operating as a mobile-based service, technicians use marked vehicles to provide 24/7 assistance to residential and commercial customers. The business model also includes roadside help such as fuel delivery and jump-starts. Additionally, the brand manages a public safety initiative that provides free emergency door unlocking for children and pets trapped in vehicles.
Key terms
- Brand fund
1.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
25000.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations309
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings1
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate-16.9%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR-10.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.1×
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—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$154k
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 rate7.0%
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.