Franchise opportunities compared
Irrigation Business 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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Irrigation Business
$125,800 – $159,500
2025 FDD · Item 7Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
$118,898 – $135,176
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Irrigation Business
$49,500
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Irrigation Business
8%
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.
8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16Before you compare
- Irrigation Business figures come from its 2025 FDD and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Irrigation 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 (Irrigation Business: 49, Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.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.
Irrigation Business vs Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Irrigation Business or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
- Irrigation Business: $125,800 – $159,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: $118,898 – $135,176 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Irrigation Business and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. royalties compare?
- Irrigation Business: 8% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 8% · Percentage of Gross Sales of the Franchised Business (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Irrigation Business or Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.?
- Irrigation Business: 202 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60); Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.: 156 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Irrigation Business and Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Irrigation Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 49 location groups; Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 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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