Schooley Mitchell
Business & Professional Services · Financial Advisory
- Active units
- 258
- Avg unit volume
- $224k
- Royalty
- 8.0%
Franchised, year-end 2025
of weekly Net Sales
About Schooley Mitchell
Schooley Mitchell is the largest independent cost reduction consulting firm in North America, with offices spanning the United States and Canada. Our mission is simple: to save your business time and money. Our team of Cost Reduction Specialists is passionate about finding solutions that optimize your business services while identifying billing errors, eliminating redundancies, and improving efficiency. We leverage a network of experts, proprietary software, and best-in-class pricing databases to ensure you receive the best services at the best price. Unlike other firms, we have no ties to vendors or service providers, ensuring unbiased recommendations. Our fees are self-funded by a portion of the savings we find – if we don't find savings, there's no charge to you. With our services spanning telecom, merchant services, waste management, small package shipping, and more, we offer a comprehensive suite of cost-saving solutions. Contact us today to find an office near you and start saving.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$73k
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Development franchise
$250k
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2025 filing).
Growth
- Total locations258
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings52
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate13.7%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR13.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio52.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$224k
Uses the updated value for the Reporting Year ending Feb 28, 2025. Item 19 defines this as “Annual Secured Revenue,” which excludes fees, costs, or expenses.
- 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$78k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open60 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 ratio2.9×
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
Create your free Glidepath account to access full brand information.
Location footprint
Showing 249 of 301 mapped locations
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.