Mighty Dog Roofing Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Mighty Dog Roofing franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Mighty Dog Roofing discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
71 franchisees operating 278 territories in 2025. Top quartile averaged $3.6M gross sales; bottom quartile averaged $304K. No cost/expense/profit data disclosed.
What a Mighty Dog Roofing franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 11% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $173,672 – $225,816 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 6% (or $500 min); $692/mo tech; $4,995 training; $15,500 brand marketing; $20K initial advertising required.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Mighty Dog Roofing system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 329 |
| Ceased operations | 100 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 26 |
| Transferred to new owners | 27 |
| Closure rate | 30.4% of outlets |
74 outlets lost in 2025; 100 non-renewals; ongoing litigation with franchisees alleging fraud.
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 Mighty Dog Roofing worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 11% of sales | steeper than 82% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $173,672 | pricier than 83% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 30.4% of outlets | worse than 95% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 9 | more litigious than 98% of peers |
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 Mighty Dog Roofing
The franchisor's framing: 71 franchisees operating 278 territories in 2025. Top quartile averaged $3.6M gross sales;… 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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Mighty Dog Roofing franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Mighty Dog Roofing franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $173,672–$225,816, including a $59,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Mighty Dog Roofing franchise owners make?
- 71 franchisees operating 278 territories in 2025. Top quartile averaged $3.6M gross sales; bottom quartile averaged $304K. No cost/expense/profit data disclosed. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Mighty Dog Roofing franchise fees?
- Mighty Dog Roofing's FDD discloses a $59,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 5% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 11% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 6% (or $500 min); $692/mo tech; $4,995 training; $15,500 brand marketing; $20K initial advertising required.
- What is the Mighty Dog Roofing franchise profit margin?
- Mighty Dog Roofing does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 71 franchisees operating 278 territories in 2025. Top quartile averaged $3.6M gross sales; bottom quartile averaged $304K. No cost/expense/profit data disclosed. Recurring fees alone take about 11% 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 Mighty Dog Roofing franchise failure rate?
- 74 outlets lost in 2025; 100 non-renewals; ongoing litigation with franchisees alleging fraud.
- How many Mighty Dog Roofing locations are there?
- Mighty Dog Roofing's FDD reports 329 total outlets, with 100 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 Mighty Dog Roofing have complaints or lawsuits?
- Mighty Dog Roofing discloses 9 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 Mighty Dog Roofing franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Mighty Dog Roofing scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 11% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 9 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Mighty Dog Roofing or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.