Spring-Green franchise
2026 filing · March 30, 2026Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Spring-Green at a glance
A lawn and tree care business providing fertilization, weed control and tree and shrub care. At the end of 2025 there were 156 Spring-Green locations in the US, 126 franchised and 30 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1977
- 49 years of selling franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Plainfield, Illinois
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $119K–$135K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 8–10%
- A sliding scale of 10% down to 8% of gross sales as sales grow, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- 2%
- 2% of gross sales, paid weekly
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- Some financing offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 156
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 126
- Company-owned
- 30
- Change in 2 years
- −2
- Franchised locations, 2023–2025
- States
- 24
- Most in Illinois, Wisconsin and North Carolina
Support and records
From Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 163; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.
Where it ranks
Spring-Green among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Spring-Green | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $127,037 | Costs less than 82% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $45,000 | Higher than 55% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 156 | More than 83% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $773,988 | Lower than 52% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 6.1× | Higher than 91% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Spring-Green franchise costs
Opening one Spring-Green costs an estimated $118,898 to $135,176. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, page 22
Spring-Green franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | A sliding scale of 10% down to 8% of gross sales as sales grow, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 2% of gross sales, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | $260 per month plus individual license cost. |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, page 16
Other fees as filed, from page 18. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Spring-Green publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average sales
- $773,988
- Median sales
- $608,238
Yearly figures for 2025, covering single-territory franchised businesses open at least one full calendar year (35 locations). The average is about 6.1 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: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, pages 52–54
SBA loans to Spring-Green franchisees
Lenders approved 21 SBA-backed loans for Spring-Green franchisees from 1991 to 2026, $5.45M in all: 20 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. All 17 that have ended were paid in full; none was charged off. The other 4 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 Spring-Green compares
Of the 30 lawn care franchises on this site, Spring-Green is the 16th cheapest to open and the 7th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Spring-Green | Typical lawn care brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $119K | $117K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $135K | $186K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $45K | $49K | $40K |
| Brand fund | 2% | 1.8% | 2% |
| Sales per location | $774K | $797K | $794K |
| US locations | 156 | 30 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 1.2% | 4.3% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | −1.6% | +10.9% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 26 of 30 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 30 brands in lawn care franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 126 (0) | 26 | – | – |
| 2022 | 128 (+2) | 26 | – | – |
| 2023 | 124 (−4) | 28 | – | – |
| 2024 | 126 (+2) | 30 | +4 | −2 |
| 2025 | 126 (0) | 30 | +1 | −1 |
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.
Over 5 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2025, franchised locations went from 126 to 126, no change. The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, page 60
2021–2022: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2024 filing, page 63
Where Spring-Green locations are
At the end of 2025, Spring-Green had locations in 24 states. The most are in Illinois, Wisconsin and North Carolina.
- Illinois32
- Wisconsin16
- North Carolina14
- Indiana12
- Minnesota10
- South Carolina10
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Indiana | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Virginia | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Washington | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Missouri | 5 | 0 | 5 |
All 24 states
| Oklahoma | 5 |
|---|---|
| Iowa | 4 |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arkansas | 2 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Michigan | 2 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, page 62
Who owns Spring-Green?
Spring-Green franchises are sold by Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp. It is a subsidiary of Spring-Green Enterprises, Inc.
From Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp’s 2026 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp, 2026 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 13
Spring-Green filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp’s 2026 filing, issued March 30, 2026; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | March 30, 2026 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021–2022 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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