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    Critter Control vs Outdoor Lighting Business

    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.

    Critter Control2025 FDDOLOutdoor Lighting Business2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Critter Control

    $93,850 – $250,275

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    $179,000 – $222,200

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Critter Control

    Not available

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Critter Control

    Not available

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • Outdoor Lighting Business 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 (Critter Control: 2, Outdoor Lighting Business: 71). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Critter Control

    $93,850 – $250,275
    Total Initial Investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    $179,000 – $222,200
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    1.5%
    National Branding & Marketing Fee rate — 1.5%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    124
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    135
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    +1
    Calculated: 123 at end of 2022 → 124 at end of 2024

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    +25
    Calculated: 110 at end of 2022 → 135 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Critter Control

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Critter Control

    1987
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Critter Control

    1987
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Outdoor Lighting Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Critter Control
    Franchised (63 locations) — revenue
    $743,988
    mean Annual Net Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $560,517
    mean Annual Net Revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 57
    OLOutdoor Lighting Business
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Study territories out of franchised territories as of December 31, 2023
    85 percent
    other Benchmark Study territory coverage
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees who joined the system in 2023 and were ineligible for the Benchmark…
    9 franchisees
    other Franchisees ineligible as 2023 entrants
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Third of multi-territory Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchisees reportin…
    $893,105
    other Top Third
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 45
    +68 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.

    Critter Control vs Outdoor Lighting Business: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Critter Control or Outdoor Lighting Business?
    Critter Control: $93,850 – $250,275 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24); Outdoor Lighting Business: $179,000 – $222,200 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Critter Control. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Critter Control or Outdoor Lighting Business?
    Critter Control: 124 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59); Outdoor Lighting Business: 135 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Critter Control and Outdoor Lighting Business disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Critter Control has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Outdoor Lighting Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 71 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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