Conserva Irrigation Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Conserva Irrigation franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Conserva Irrigation discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it B.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Disclosed gross revenues, profit margins, customer counts, and per-customer metrics for 2024-2025. Shows 51 franchisees operating 2+ years averaged $813,066 revenue, $168,933 after COGS and certain expenses. Multi-territory franchisees dominate higher revenue tiers.
What a Conserva Irrigation 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 | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 1.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 9.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $125,800 – $159,500 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Tiered royalty 5-8% based on revenue; $40K-$60K annual local marketing required; national fee 1.5% on first $1.5M.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Conserva Irrigation system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 210 |
| Ceased operations | 14 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 12 |
| Transferred to new owners | 21 |
| Closure rate | 6.7% of outlets |
14 ceased operations in 2025; 12 terminations in 2025; multi-territory dominance suggests single-territory risk.
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 Conserva Irrigation worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9.5% of sales | steeper than 72% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $125,800 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade B | more honest than 84% of other franchises franchises |
| Closure rate | 6.7% of outlets | worse than 80% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Conserva Irrigation
The franchisor's framing: Disclosed gross revenues, profit margins, customer counts, and per-customer metrics for 20… 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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Conserva Irrigation franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Conserva Irrigation franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $125,800–$159,500, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Conserva Irrigation franchise owners make?
- Disclosed gross revenues, profit margins, customer counts, and per-customer metrics for 2024-2025. Shows 51 franchisees operating 2+ years averaged $813,066 revenue, $168,933 after COGS and certain expenses. Multi-territory franchisees dominate higher revenue tiers. We grade this disclosure B for honesty.
- What are the Conserva Irrigation franchise fees?
- Conserva Irrigation's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 1.5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Tiered royalty 5-8% based on revenue; $40K-$60K annual local marketing required; national fee 1.5% on first $1.5M.
- What is the Conserva Irrigation franchise profit margin?
- Conserva Irrigation does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Disclosed gross revenues, profit margins, customer counts, and per-customer metrics for 2024-2025. Shows 51 franchisees operating 2+ years averaged $813,066 revenue, $168,933 after COGS and certain expenses. Multi-territory franchisees dominate higher revenue tiers. Recurring fees alone take about 9.5% 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 Conserva Irrigation franchise failure rate?
- 14 ceased operations in 2025; 12 terminations in 2025; multi-territory dominance suggests single-territory risk.
- How many Conserva Irrigation locations are there?
- Conserva Irrigation's FDD reports 210 total outlets, with 14 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 21 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Conserva Irrigation have complaints or lawsuits?
- Conserva Irrigation discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Conserva Irrigation franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Conserva Irrigation scores B on disclosure honesty, carries about 9.5% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35321-202601-08 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Conserva Irrigation or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.