Franchise opportunities compared

Cornwell vs Smallman 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.

Cornwell2026 FDD

Smallman Tools2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Cornwell

$79,380 – $325,680

2026 FDD · Item 7

Smallman Tools

Not available

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Cornwell

$0.00

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

Smallman Tools

$10,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3

Royalty · Item 6

Cornwell

Not available

Smallman Tools

Not available

Before you compare

Cornwell figures come from its 2026 FDD and Smallman Tools figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Cornwell discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
Only Cornwell has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Cornwell

Smallman Tools

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Cornwell

$79,380 – $325,680

2026 FDD · Item 7

Smallman Tools

Not available

No reviewed Item 7 total

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Cornwell

$0.00

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

Smallman Tools

$10,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3

Royalty (Item 6)

Cornwell

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Smallman Tools

Not available

No reviewed royalty record

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Cornwell

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

Smallman Tools

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

Cornwell

Smallman Tools

Total outlets (Item 20)

Cornwell

811

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79

Smallman Tools

Not available

No reviewed outlet counts

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Cornwell

+16

Calculated: 795 at end of 2023 → 811 at end of 2025

Smallman Tools

Not available

Only one year reported

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Cornwell

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Smallman Tools

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Cornwell

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Smallman Tools

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Cornwell

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Smallman Tools

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Cornwell

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Cornwell Dealers in business at the beginning and end of 2025, reporting sales…

$674

other Lowest weekly sales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Cornwell Dealers operating pursuant to Dealer Franchise Agreements and in busin…

233 units

other Dealers in each Chart 1 third

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65

Smallman Tools

Not 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.

Cornwell vs Smallman Tools: common questions

Do Cornwell and Smallman Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Cornwell has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Smallman Tools 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures