Franchise opportunities compared
Children’s Orchard vs Matco Tools
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
Children’s Orchard
$226,700 – $335,500
2026 FDD · Item 7Matco Tools
Not available
Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Children’s Orchard
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Matco Tools
$20,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 31Royalty · Item 6
Children’s Orchard
4%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11Matco Tools
Not available
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Children’s Orchard discloses 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 (Children’s Orchard: 1, Matco Tools: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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Matco Tools
Children’s Orchard
Matco Tools
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Matco Tools
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Matco Tools
System scale & health
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Matco Tools
Children’s Orchard
Matco Tools
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Matco Tools
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Matco Tools
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Matco Tools
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Children’s OrchardMatco ToolsItem 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.
Children’s Orchard vs Matco Tools: common questions
- Which has more locations, Children’s Orchard or Matco Tools?
- Children’s Orchard: 0 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36); Matco Tools: 1,741 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Children’s Orchard and Matco Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Children’s Orchard has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Matco Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 location groups. 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 Children’s Orchard report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Matco Tools report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
