Painting franchises

The typical painting franchise here costs $96,275 to $165,200 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.

Brands: 22
Typical cost: $96K–$165K
Lowest start: $15KAmerica's Color Consultants
Share earnings: 16 of 22

All 22 brands

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Painting franchises: investment, fee, royalty and locations

That 1 PainterPainting	$97K–$137K	$59,000	6%	323	Yes
CertaPro PaintersPainting	$171K–$246K	$65,000	4%–6% + minimum	304	Yes
Five Star PaintingPainting	$82K–$195K	$45,000	6%	245	Yes
Fresh CoatPainting	$86K–$125K	$54,900	Tiered 6%-4%; minimums apply	182	Yes
360 PaintingPainting	$101K–$145K	$65,000	6% + minimum	126	Yes
LIME PaintingPainting	$127K–$227K	$60,000	7% (tiered)	82	Yes
Groovy HuesPainting	$157K–$204K	$59,500	4%–6%, subject to minimums	78	Yes
PaintEZPainting	$105K–$189K	$50,000	5–6%	55	Yes
Color World PaintingPainting	$107K–$168K	$49,500	6%	46	$149K
Painter1Painting	$80K–$168K	$54,500	7%	45	Yes
Painter BrosPainting	$188K–$376K	$75,000	5% + minimum	42	$614K
GO PaintingPainting	$137K–$180K	$59,500	Tiered royalties; annual minimums	42	Yes
WOW 1 DAY PAINTINGPainting	$96K–$189K	$40,000	6%	37	Yes
Spray-NetPainting	$191K–$255K	$54,500	7% + minimum	30	Yes
Richard's PaintingPainting	$60K–$118K	$39,950	5%	25	Yes
Paint CorpsPainting	$101K–$162K	$20,000+	6%	13	No
Premium PaintersPainting	$83K–$139K	$35,000	5%–6% + minimum	9	No
Klappenberger & SonPainting	$85K–$145K	$47,000	4%–6% + minimum	9	No
Brush MastersPainting	$54K–$81K	$40,000	5%	5	Yes
Stain & Seal ExpertsPainting	$89K–$116K	$50,000	6%	1	No
Service Star PaintersPainting	$69K–$137K	$45,000	5–7%	0	No
America's Color ConsultantsPainting	$15K–$45K	$10,000	6% + minimum	–	No

How painting franchises compare

Of the 22 brands, 2 give a comparable yearly sales figure per location, from $149K at Color World Painting to $614K at Painter Bros. From 2023 to 2025, 11 of the 15 brands with three years of counts grew their US locations, and That 1 Painter added the most (+291). Who runs it, by the franchise agreement: 10 must be run by the owner, 10 can be run by a trained manager, 2 don’t need the owner to take part. How sales figures compare · Who runs it

Painting franchises: yearly sales per location, US locations and change since 2023, yearly exits and who runs it
Brand	Sales per location	Locations vs 2023	Exits/yr
Painter BrosA trained manager can run itExits: 9.8% a year	$614Kaverage	42+35	9.8%
Color World PaintingA trained manager can run it	$149Kaverage	46	n/a
That 1 PainterOwner must run it	n/a	323+291	n/a
CertaPro PaintersA trained manager can run itExits: 5.4% a year	n/a	304−27	5.4%
Five Star PaintingA trained manager can run itExits: 4.3% a year	n/a	245+15	4.3%
Fresh CoatA trained manager can run itExits: 9.9% a year	n/a	182+16	9.9%
360 PaintingA trained manager can run it	n/a	126	n/a
LIME PaintingA trained manager can run it	n/a	82	n/a
Groovy HuesA trained manager can run it	n/a	78+78	n/a
PaintEZOwner needn't take part	n/a	55+45	n/a
Painter1Owner needn't take part	n/a	45+9	n/a
GO PaintingOwner must run itExits: none a year	n/a	42+38	none
WOW 1 DAY PAINTINGOwner must run itExits: 17.8% a year	n/a	37−5	17.8%
Spray-NetOwner must run itExits: 28.6% a year	n/a	30+4	28.6%
Richard's PaintingOwner must run itExits: 3.6% a year	n/a	25+12	3.6%
Paint CorpsA trained manager can run it	n/a	13+4	n/a
Klappenberger & SonA trained manager can run itExits: 16.7% a year	n/a	90	16.7%
Premium PaintersOwner must run it	n/a	9	n/a
Brush MastersOwner must run it	n/a	5	n/a
Stain & Seal ExpertsOwner must run it	n/a	1	n/a
Service Star PaintersOwner must run it	n/a	00	n/a
America's Color ConsultantsOwner must run it	n/a	–	n/a

Sales are the yearly average (or median) per franchised location from each brand’s latest filing; per-owner figures, company-run locations and groups under five locations are left out. Locations are franchised plus company-owned in the US at the end of the latest year reported, with the change since 2023. Exits/yr is franchised locations closed, terminated or not renewed each year, as a share of the average count; buy-backs and transfers don’t count.

Best painting franchises to own

No painting brand here passes all five tests (growth, few owner exits, earnings figures shared, SBA listing, 100+ US locations three years ago); these came closest. How the ranking works

Best painting franchises to own, with near misses
Brand	Growth	Exits/yr	Cost to open
GO PaintingMissed “Proven”: 4 US locations three years ago$137K–$180K to open	+950%	none	$137K–$180K
Five Star PaintingMissed “Few exits”: 4.3% of locations exited each year$82K–$195K to open	+6.5%	4.3%	$82K–$195K
Fresh CoatMissed “Few exits”: 9.9% of locations exited each year$86K–$125K to open	+9.6%	9.9%	$86K–$125K