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    Matco Tools vs Smallman Tools

    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 FDDSmallman Tools2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Matco Tools

    Not available

    Smallman Tools

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Matco Tools

    $20,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 31

    Smallman Tools

    $10,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3

    Royalty · Item 6

    Matco Tools

    Not available

    Smallman Tools

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Matco Tools figures come from its 2026 FDD and Smallman Tools figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Matco Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Matco Tools

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

    Smallman Tools

    $10,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 3
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Smallman Tools

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

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

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

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

    Smallman Tools

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Smallman Tools

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smallman Tools

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

    Matco Tools

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Smallman Tools

    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
    Smallman Tools

    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 Smallman Tools: common questions

    Do Matco Tools and Smallman Tools disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Matco Tools has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 location groups; Smallman Tools 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.

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

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