Franchise opportunities compared

    Premier Pools Spas Pinnacle Pools Spas vs PUDDLE POOL SERVICES USA

    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.

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    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Premier Pools Spas Pinnacle Pools Spas: 5, PUDDLE POOL SERVICES USA: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosurePPPremier Pools Spas Pinnacle Pools SpasPUDDLE POOL SERVICES USA
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $58,950
    TOTAL — range low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29
    $98,100 – $122,800
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $45,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 24
    $49,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8
    Royalty (Item 6)
    $4.00
    Royalty month25onward gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    7% of Gross Revenue or $600 per month per territory, whichever is greater
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    1%
    Marketing fee — maximum percentage of Gross Revenues — 1%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 25
    2% of gross revenue per month
    Brand Development Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    126
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 60
    2
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −1
    Calculated: 127 at end of 2023 → 126 at end of 2025
    +1
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2024
    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
    2023
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Summary;108 full-year franchised businesses
    40 units
    other Summary · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of Franchised Businesses;108 full-year franchised businesses
    $7,906,436
    other Top 25% of Franchised Businesses · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second 25%;108 full-year franchised businesses
    $3,946,842
    other Second 25% · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Franchised (1 locations) — profit and other measures and revenue
    $200,220
    other Net Income · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Franchised (1 locations) — memberships and other measures and costs and profit
    468 clients
    other Total New Clients · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36

    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.