Franchise opportunities compared
Heroes Lawn Care vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Heroes Lawn Care: 1, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Heroes Lawn Care |  Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $96,290 – $176,686 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24 | $118,898 – $135,176 Total Estimated Initial Investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $15,000 The fee is the greater of $15,000 or $100 per 1,000 general population in the Protected Territories. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $1,800 Monthly (Year 1 $1,800, Year 2 $2,100, Years 3-5 $2,400) Monthly Franchise Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 | 8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2,500 Brand Marketing Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 | 2% of percentage of gross sales of the franchised business Advertising Fund Contributions 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 62 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 76 | 156 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −3 Calculated: 65 at end of 2023 → 62 at end of 2025 | +4 Calculated: 152 at end of 2023 → 156 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | 24 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 36.4% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77 | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | March 2022 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | 1977 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Organized on October 1, 2021 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | 1977 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (11 businesses) — revenue $241,895 other Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 | Franchised (62 businesses) — costs and revenue and profit 31.6 percentage of Gross Sales mean Cost of Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 Franchised (72 locations) — revenue $1,120,124 mean Gross Sales Per Franchised Business · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 Franchised (72 businesses) — revenue $585 per customer mean Revenue Per Customer · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 54 +2 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.