Lawn Pride Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Lawn Pride franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Lawn Pride discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross Sales per Customer data (residential/commercial) for affiliate-operated and 35 franchised businesses in 2024-2025. Median residential $433/customer; 46% achieved average. Cherry-pick: affiliate data excluded historical services; most franchisees underperformed median.
What a Lawn Pride franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,050 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $141,215 – $243,890 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty up to 8%; MAP 2%; out-of-territory 15%; software $186.95/month; call center $349-449/month plus $25/appointment; local marketing year 1: $80,000.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Lawn Pride system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 44 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 2 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 2.3% of outlets |
1 business closed during 2025 reporting period; 2 terminations and 2 transfers indicate modest churn.
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 Lawn Pride worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 72% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $141,215 | pricier than 64% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 2.3% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Lawn Pride
The franchisor's framing: Gross Sales per Customer data (residential/commercial) for affiliate-operated and 35 franc… 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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Lawn Pride franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Lawn Pride franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $141,215–$243,890, including a $40,050 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Lawn Pride franchise owners make?
- Gross Sales per Customer data (residential/commercial) for affiliate-operated and 35 franchised businesses in 2024-2025. Median residential $433/customer; 46% achieved average. Cherry-pick: affiliate data excluded historical services; most franchisees underperformed median. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Lawn Pride franchise fees?
- Lawn Pride's FDD discloses a $40,050 initial franchise fee, a 8% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty up to 8%; MAP 2%; out-of-territory 15%; software $186.95/month; call center $349-449/month plus $25/appointment; local marketing year 1: $80,000.
- What is the Lawn Pride franchise profit margin?
- Lawn Pride does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross Sales per Customer data (residential/commercial) for affiliate-operated and 35 franchised businesses in 2024-2025. Median residential $433/customer; 46% achieved average. Cherry-pick: affiliate data excluded historical services; most franchisees underperformed median. Recurring fees alone take about 10% 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 Lawn Pride franchise failure rate?
- 1 business closed during 2025 reporting period; 2 terminations and 2 transfers indicate modest churn.
- How many Lawn Pride locations are there?
- Lawn Pride's FDD reports 44 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Lawn Pride have complaints or lawsuits?
- Lawn Pride discloses 1 legal matter 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 Lawn Pride franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Lawn Pride scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36184-202604-02 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Lawn Pride or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.