Franchise opportunities compared
MEINEKE vs Midas
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
- MEINEKE figures come from its 2025 FDD and Midas figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- MEINEKE and Midas disclose 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 (MEINEKE: 3, Midas: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  MEINEKE | MMidas |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $224,898 – $1,200,818 2025 FDD · Item 7 | $13,400 – $385,450 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $35,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $20,800 Annual minimum royalty 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32 | $10 Royalty: 2% to 10% of Net Revenue; up to 11% in certain cases for a Co-Branding Shop franchise. 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $20,000 Initial advertising contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 32 | Not available No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 716 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 88 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +11 Calculated: 705 at end of 2022 → 716 at end of 2024 | 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 — Franchised Meineke Centers meeting Item 19 Part A criteria $913,607 other for all centers Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 86 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New franchised Meineke Center first-year ramp $148,140 other 1st Quarter Average Gross Revenues · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 87 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Meineke Centers meeting Item 19 Part A criteria $75 other Center count of new ramp sample · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 87 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Revenue invoiced per customer per visit — Bottom 1/4 $300 other Revenue invoiced per customer per visit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Revenue invoiced per customer per visit — Bottom - Middle 1/4 $361 other Revenue invoiced per customer per visit · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Annual Gross Revenue — Top - Middle 1/4 $1,344,577 other Annual Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76 +5 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.