Which costs less to open, Orkin or PestMaster?

Orkin: $84,975 – $528,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); PestMaster: $92,850 – $208,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 2). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Orkin. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Orkin and PestMaster royalties compare?

Orkin: 7% · percent of Monthly Total Net Revenues (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); PestMaster: $300 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Do Orkin and PestMaster disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Orkin makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; PestMaster has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Orkin vs PestMaster

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.

Orkin2025 FDD

PestMaster2026 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Orkin

$84,975 – $528,700

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

PestMaster

$92,850 – $208,600

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 2

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Orkin

Not available

PestMaster

Not available

Royalty · Item 6

Orkin

7% · percent of Monthly Total Net Revenues

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

PestMaster

$300

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

Before you compare

Orkin figures come from its 2025 FDD and PestMaster figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
Only PestMaster has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Orkin

PestMaster

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Orkin

$84,975 – $528,700

Total Initial Investment

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

PestMaster

$92,850 – $208,600

Total investment necessary to begin operation: $92,850 to $208,600

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 2

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Orkin

Not available

No single standard fee identified

PestMaster

Not available

No single standard fee identified

Royalty (Item 6)

Orkin

7% · percent of Monthly Total Net Revenues

Royalty

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

PestMaster

$300

Minimum Monthly Royalty: $300 per month beginning on the earlier of operation or 120 days after the Franchise Agreement date through month 35; $600 per month for months 36 through the remainder of the term.

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Orkin

2% of monthly total net revenues

Advertising Contribution

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

PestMaster

Brand Fund Fee — 2% — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

System scale & health

Disclosure

Orkin

PestMaster

Total outlets (Item 20)

Orkin

504

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54

PestMaster

Not available

No reviewed outlet counts

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Orkin

Calculated: 495 at end of 2022 → 504 at end of 2024

PestMaster

Not available

Only one year reported

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Orkin

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

PestMaster

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Orkin

May 1994

2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

PestMaster

1991

From a verified franchisor listing

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Orkin

1994

2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

PestMaster

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Orkin

Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

PestMaster

Franchised (8 locations) — other measures and revenue

2 franchises

other Firstquartile ataveragecount

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

Franchised (33 locations) — other measures

7 franchises

other SectionA ataveragecount

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48

Franchised (9 locations) — revenue and other measures

$148,210

other Secondquartile lowestgrosssales

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

+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.

Orkin vs PestMaster: common questions

Which costs less to open, Orkin or PestMaster?: Orkin: $84,975 – $528,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); PestMaster: $92,850 – $208,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 2). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Orkin. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Orkin and PestMaster royalties compare?: Orkin: 7% · percent of Monthly Total Net Revenues (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17); PestMaster: $300 (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Do Orkin and PestMaster disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Orkin makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; PestMaster has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 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.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures