Franchise opportunities compared
Matco Tools vs MDSA LLC
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
- One brand has no reviewed FDD year on file for these figures.
- Matco Tools discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Matco Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | MTMatco Tools |  MDSA LLC |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $7,000 – $104,374 2026 FDD · Item 7 | Not available No reviewed Item 7 total |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $20,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 31 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed royalty record | Not available No reviewed royalty record |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 3,482 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −222 Calculated: 3,704 at end of 2023 → 3,482 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 225 $16,715 other 19B 225 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Standard1456 Middlethird 239 distributors other 19A Chart2 Standard1456 Middlethird · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 83 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Standard 1,456 distributors other 19B Standard · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85 +9 more groups in the full report | 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.