Franchise opportunities compared
CARSTAR vs Noble Locksmith
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
CARSTAR
$23,500 – $804,300
2025 FDD · Item 7Noble Locksmith
$82,200 – $217,600
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
CARSTAR
Not available
Noble Locksmith
$34,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10Royalty · Item 6
CARSTAR
Not available
Noble Locksmith
7% · Greater of 7% of Gross Sales or minimum weekly royalty requirement; 10% of Gross Sales for Out of Territory Customers
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
- CARSTAR and Noble Locksmith 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 (CARSTAR: 19, Noble Locksmith: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
CARSTARNoble LocksmithItem 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.
CARSTAR vs Noble Locksmith: common questions
- Which costs less to open, CARSTAR or Noble Locksmith?
- CARSTAR: $23,500 – $804,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Noble Locksmith: $82,200 – $217,600 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for CARSTAR. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Do CARSTAR and Noble Locksmith disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- CARSTAR has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 location groups; Noble Locksmith has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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Full CARSTAR report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Noble Locksmith report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
