Batteries Plus Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Batteries Plus franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Batteries Plus discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses franchise store net revenues, merchandise margins, and company-owned store EBITDA (~$122K avg all stores). No franchisee net income/owner compensation shown; company-store EBITDA used as proxy; cherry-picks commercial-focused stores favorably.
What a Batteries Plus franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $284,786 – $536,636 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Total marketing up to 5% (1% NMF + up to 4% digital/co-op); multiple mandatory tech and program fees add ~$1,100+/month.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Batteries Plus system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 734 |
| Ceased operations | 32 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 27 |
| Closure rate | 4.4% of outlets |
32 franchised stores ceased operations in 2025; franchised unit count declined 3 net despite 30 openings.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Batteries Plus worth it? — how it compares to 59 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 7%) |
| Startup cost | from $284,786 | pricier than 78% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 4.4% of outlets | worse than 61% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 2 | more litigious than 72% of peers |
Benchmarked against every retail & business services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Batteries Plus
The franchisor's framing: Discloses franchise store net revenues, merchandise margins, and company-owned store EBITD… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Batteries Plus franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Batteries Plus franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $284,786–$536,636, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Batteries Plus franchise owners make?
- Discloses franchise store net revenues, merchandise margins, and company-owned store EBITDA (~$122K avg all stores). No franchisee net income/owner compensation shown; company-store EBITDA used as proxy; cherry-picks commercial-focused stores favorably. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Batteries Plus franchise fees?
- Batteries Plus's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 1% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Total marketing up to 5% (1% NMF + up to 4% digital/co-op); multiple mandatory tech and program fees add ~$1,100+/month.
- What is the Batteries Plus franchise profit margin?
- Batteries Plus does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses franchise store net revenues, merchandise margins, and company-owned store EBITDA (~$122K avg all stores). No franchisee net income/owner compensation shown; company-store EBITDA used as proxy; cherry-picks commercial-focused stores favorably. Recurring fees alone take about 6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Batteries Plus franchise failure rate?
- 32 franchised stores ceased operations in 2025; franchised unit count declined 3 net despite 30 openings.
- How many Batteries Plus locations are there?
- Batteries Plus's FDD reports 734 total outlets, with 32 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 27 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Batteries Plus have complaints or lawsuits?
- Batteries Plus discloses 2 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Batteries Plus franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Batteries Plus scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 2 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35758-202604-08 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Batteries Plus or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.