Franchise opportunities compared
Ace Hardware vs O utlet
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Ace Hardware
$134,600 – $2,001,550
2025 FDD · Item 7O utlet
$47,250 – $227,500
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Ace Hardware
Not available
O utlet
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Ace Hardware
Not available
O utlet
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- Ace Hardware and O utlet disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Ace Hardware has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Ace HardwareO utletNot disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Ace Hardware vs O utlet: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Ace Hardware or O utlet?
- Ace Hardware: $134,600 – $2,001,550 (2025 FDD · Item 7); O utlet: $47,250 – $227,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for O utlet. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Ace Hardware or O utlet?
- Ace Hardware: 5,144 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74); O utlet: 12 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Ace Hardware and O utlet disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Ace Hardware has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; O utlet makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Keep researching
Full Ace Hardware report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full O utlet report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
