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Budget Rent A Car System franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Shrinking network
Budget Rent A Car System Inc.
Everything below is free, read straight off Budget Rent A Car System's registered filing, with where the numbers land against category peers. Weighing Budget Rent A Car System against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Budget Rent A Car System's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641385 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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Budget Rent A Car System franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Budget Rent A Car System does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Budget Rent A Car System — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing; the fees, litigation and outlet churn Budget Rent A Car System's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Budget Rent A Car System lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Budget Rent A Car System's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Budget Rent A Car System itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Budget Rent A Car System closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Budget Rent A Car System will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Budget Rent A Car System's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a franchise of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Budget Rent A Car System's latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 1.7%. Net franchised outlets moved -2 to 173 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Budget Rent A Car System?
Budget Rent A Car System's franchise is offered by BUDGET RENT A CAR SYSTEM INC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Budget Rent A Car System is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Budget Rent A Car System franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Budget Rent A Car System — who is the franchisor?
Budget Rent A Car System's most recently filed FDD (2026) names BUDGET RENT A CAR SYSTEM INC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Budget Rent A Car System franchise cost?
Budget Rent A Car System's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $625,500 – $1,588,400. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against category peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Budget Rent A Car System franchise make?
Budget Rent A Car System makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Budget Rent A Car System at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Budget Rent A Car System disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Budget Rent A Car System's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing.
Are there lawsuits against Budget Rent A Car System?
Budget Rent A Car System's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Budget Rent A Car System itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Budget Rent A Car System a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Budget Rent A Car System's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against category peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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