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PaintEZ franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Significant turnover Item 19 disclosed
PaintEZ is a home services franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $105,200 to $189,200, including a $50,000 franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off PaintEZ's registered filing, with where the numbers land against home services peers. Weighing PaintEZ against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in PaintEZ's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641823 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a PaintEZ franchise make?
PaintEZ is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every home services brand that discloses earnings in the Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
PaintEZ franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a PaintEZ franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "PaintEZ franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
PaintEZ lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
PaintEZ's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
PaintEZ closures & failure rate
Before you sign, PaintEZ 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 PaintEZ's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services 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. PaintEZ's latest tables show significant franchisee turnover. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 28.1%, against a home services median of 5.1% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +22 to 54 in the latest reported year.
Who owns PaintEZ?
PaintEZ's franchise is offered by EmeraldPro Franchising, Inc. dba Paint EZ — 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.
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing PaintEZ 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.
PaintEZ franchise — frequently asked
Who owns PaintEZ — who is the franchisor?
PaintEZ's most recently filed FDD (2026) names EmeraldPro Franchising, Inc. dba Paint EZ 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 PaintEZ franchise cost?
PaintEZ's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $105,200 – $189,200, with an initial franchise fee of $50,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against home services peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $162,725).
How much profit does a PaintEZ franchise make?
PaintEZ discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any PaintEZ franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does PaintEZ disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — PaintEZ reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against PaintEZ?
No — PaintEZ's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is PaintEZ a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from PaintEZ's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low 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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