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    Matco Tools vs O utlet

    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.

    Matco Tools2026 FDDO utlet2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Matco Tools

    $104,374 – $376,241

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    O utlet

    $47,250 – $227,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Matco Tools

    $20,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 31

    O utlet

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Matco Tools

    Not available

    O utlet

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Matco Tools figures come from its 2026 FDD and O utlet figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • O utlet 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.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Matco Tools

    $104,374 – $376,241
    Matco distributorship — Total initial investment: $104,374 to $376,241
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37

    O utlet

    $47,250 – $227,500
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Matco Tools

    $20,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 31

    O utlet

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    O utlet

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    O utlet

    $25,000
    Initial fee — Marketing Area
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

    1,741
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88

    O utlet

    12
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

    −111
    Calculated: 1,852 at end of 2023 → 1,741 at end of 2025

    O utlet

    −353
    Calculated: 365 at end of 2022 → 12 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    O utlet

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    O utlet

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    O utlet

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Matco Tools
    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
    O utlet

    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.

    Matco Tools vs O utlet: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Matco Tools or O utlet?
    Matco Tools: $104,374 – $376,241 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 37); O utlet: $47,250 – $227,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for O utlet. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Matco Tools or O utlet?
    Matco Tools: 1,741 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88); O utlet: 12 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 35). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Matco Tools and O utlet disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Matco Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 location groups; O utlet makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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