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    Aire Serv vs One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Aire Serv: 3, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning: 11). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureASAire ServOHOne Hour Heating & Air Conditioning
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $113,809 – $271,709
    Totals low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 40
    $143,273 – $286,702
    Total initial investment low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 30
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $45,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 23
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    $6.00
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee
    $1.25
    Brand fund second tier rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    229
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 83
    446
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +32
    Calculated: 197 at end of 2023 → 229 at end of 2025
    +40
    Calculated: 406 at end of 2023 → 446 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2003
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Aire Serv businesses operating and reporting all of 2025
    $6,548,443
    other Top 10% Average Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Aire Serv businesses operating and reporting all of 2025
    $1,414,426
    other 2nd Quartile Average Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Aire Serv businesses operating and reporting all of 2025
    $1,561,361
    other 100% Average Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 82
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 2nd Quartile territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $1,218,365
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom 25% territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $242,722
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% territories ranked by average Gross Revenue per territory
    $7,717,296
    other Table 1 territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74
    +8 more groups in the full report

    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.

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