Matco Tools franchise
2026 filing · April 6, 2026Shares sales figures
Matco Tools at a glance
A mobile tool distributorship selling Matco tools and equipment to mechanics and repair shops from a truck on a set route. At the end of 2025 there were 1,741 Matco Tools locations in the US, all franchised.
The business
- Franchisor
- Matco Tools Corporation
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $104K–$376K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $10,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- None
- No royalty. Distributors buy the tools they sell from Matco and must keep their purchases at no less than 60% of their sales; yearly software charges apply
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 1,741
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 1,741
- Company-owned
- 0
From Matco Tools Corporation’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from the guarantor’s audited financial statements, page 107; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Guarantor figures are for Vontier Corporation, the parent company that guarantees the franchisor’s obligations to owners. They cover everything that company and its subsidiaries earn, not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Matco Tools among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Matco Tools | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $240,308 | Costs less than 64% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $10,000 | Lower than 95% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1,741 | More than 98% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $516,708 | Lower than 71% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 2.2× | Higher than 67% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Matco Tools franchise costs
Opening one Matco Tools costs an estimated $104,374 to $376,241. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Matco Tools Corporation, 2026 filing, page 37
Matco Tools franchise fee
The franchise fee is $10,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Matco Tools Corporation, 2026 filing, page 26
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | No royalty. Distributors buy the tools they sell from Matco and must keep their purchases at no less than 60% of their sales; yearly software charges apply. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Matco Tools Corporation, 2026 filing, page 31
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Matco Tools publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- $516,708
Yearly figures for 2025, covering U.S. distributors (mobile tool stores) in business all of 2025 and reporting at least 48 weeks (1,491 locations). The filing gives an average for each third rather than one overall figure; this is the overall average worked out from those and each one's number of locations. The average is about 2.2 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Matco Tools Corporation, 2026 filing, page 82
SBA loans to Matco Tools franchisees
Lenders approved 674 SBA 7(a) loans for Matco Tools franchisees from 1992 to 2026, $53.8M in all. Of the 650 that have ended, 424 were paid in full and 226 were charged off (34.8%). The other 24 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Matco Tools compares
Of the 139 mobile franchises on this site, Matco Tools is the 80th cheapest to open and the 3rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Matco Tools | Typical mobile brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $104K | $96K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $376K | $167K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $10K | $35K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $517K | $305K | $794K |
| US locations | 1,741 | 10 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | −3.8% | +40% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 91 of 139 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 139 brands in mobile franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,841 (+32) | 11 |
| 2024 | 1,811 (−30) | 18 |
| 2025 | 1,741 (−70) | 0 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Matco Tools Corporation, 2026 filing, page 88
Who owns Matco Tools?
Matco Tools franchises are sold by Matco Tools Corporation.
From Matco Tools Corporation’s 2026 filing.
Matco Tools filings
The figures on this page come from Matco Tools Corporation’s 2026 filing, issued April 6, 2026, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 6, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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