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    Restoration 1 Water Damage Experts vs Rytech

    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

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Restoration 1 Water Damage Experts discloses 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 (Restoration 1 Water Damage Experts: 3, Rytech: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureRestoration 1 Water Damage ExpertsRRytech
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $18,350 – $309,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    $166,500 – $253,100
    Total initial investment lower estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)
    Greater of 7% of Collected Gross Revenue, or the Minimum Royalty Fee; 3.5% for a conversion franchise during its initial 6 months
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    8%
    Royalty gross revenues percentage subject to monthly dollar minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    0% of percentage of collected gross revenue, excluding construction gross revenue
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    $2.00
    National advertising fund maximum monthly gross revenue rate — Note three
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    278
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54
    105
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −15
    Calculated: 293 at end of 2023 → 278 at end of 2025
    +17
    Calculated: 88 at end of 2023 → 105 at end of 2025
    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)
    May 2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not stated
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised (118 locations) — revenue
    $1,427,586
    mean Total Collected Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Franchised (59 locations) — revenue
    $818,415
    mean Total Collected Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Franchised (75 territories) — revenue and profit
    100 percent of Total Collected Revenue
    mean TOTAL REVENUE · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year
    $660,887
    other annual gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year
    $731,214
    other annual gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees open entire twelve-month year
    76 franchisees
    other Sample franchisees · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 36
    +1 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.

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