Franchise opportunities compared
Five Star Painting vs national accounts
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
Five Star Painting
$82,200 – $194,600
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38national accounts
$234,430 – $441,080
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Five Star Painting
$45,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24national accounts
$75,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12Royalty · Item 6
Five Star Painting
Not available
national accounts
5%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13Before you compare
- Five Star Painting figures come from its 2026 FDD and national accounts figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Only Five Star Painting has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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national accounts
Five Star Painting
national accounts
Five Star Painting
national accounts
Five Star Painting
national accounts
System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Five Star Paintingnational accountsNo reviewed Item 19 figures
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.
Five Star Painting vs national accounts: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Five Star Painting or national accounts?
- Five Star Painting: $82,200 – $194,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 38); national accounts: $234,430 – $441,080 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Five Star Painting. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Five Star Painting or national accounts?
- Five Star Painting: 245 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77); national accounts: 30 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Five Star Painting and national accounts disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Five Star Painting has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; national accounts has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. 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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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
