Franchise opportunities compared
Big O Tires vs Tommy’s Express Car Wash
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.
- Big O Tires and Tommy’s Express Car Wash disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Big O Tires: 2, Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 40). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Big O Tires |  Tommy’s Express Car Wash |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $543,500 – $2,738,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $6,500 – $11,846,697 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $17,500 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $2.00 Royalty — national/key accounts 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 | $2.00 h the Royalty Fee The Brand Development Fund is described in Item 11. Local Marketing — 2 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $0.90 National marketing fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 | $1.00 hdrawn by EFT from your designated bank account, as applicable. Brand Development Fee — 1 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 470 Outlets at end of 2026 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 90 | 520 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +8 Calculated: 462 at end of 2024 → 470 at end of 2026 | +170 Calculated: 350 at end of 2023 → 520 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 | 2016 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 — Part A Reporting Stores: U.S. franchised Big O Tires Stores meeting criteria fo… 454 outlets other Part A Reporting Stores count · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Part B Reporting Stores: U.S. franchised Big O Tires Stores meeting 12-month op… 42 percent other Part B cost of goods sold as percent of income · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 87 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of 25 Fifth Year Outlets opened in 2020, ranked by 2025 Gross Sales; si… 0.1 percent other Top25% Fifth Year 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Year Outlets open 12 to less than 24 months and open 12 full months in 2… 0.6 percent other Second Year · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Year Outlets open 48 to less than 60 months and open 12 full months in 2… $9,579 other Fourth Year · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 +37 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.