Five Star Painting Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
Five Star Painting is one of the franchises we compare in our residential painting guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.
Where these numbers come from
The figures come from Five Star Painting's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.
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Some numbers on this page haven't been checked against their sources yet.
What it costs
- Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee)
- $82,200 – $194,600Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $47,229.99–$47,329.99 paid to the franchisor and affiliates.
- Franchise fee
- $45,000Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 5: for a population of 150,000–200,000, plus $230 per extra 1,000 people.
- Royalty
- 6% of revenuePending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: license fee of 6% of gross sales, with minimum license fees.
- Marketing fund
- 2% of revenuePending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: MAP fund fee. Local marketing groups can require up to 3% more.
- Fixed monthly fees
- $683.24 – $783.24 a monthPending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 6: software fee of $333.25 a month plus required call-center fees of $349.99–$449.99 a month (and $15 per booked appointment).
Compared with starting your own
- Five Star Painting initial investment
- $82,200 – $194,600Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $47,229.99–$47,329.99 paid to the franchisor and affiliates.
- Independent residential painting startup cost
- $2,728 – $12,016*Pending verificationSourcesSmartService — Painting business equipment guide (updated Aug 11, 2026)(opens in a new tab)Tier 3 · Guide or blog · Accessed October 30, 2026Zack Academy — Lead Renovator Certification Initial, La Mesa, CA, November 19, 2026 (provider: World Inspections, Ltd)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026US EPA — RRP Program: renovator training(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026US EPA — RRP Program: firm certification(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026California Secretary of State — Business entities fee schedule (Rev. 06/2018)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Jobber — Pricing(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026ZenBusiness — How much it costs to start a painting business (updated Feb 9, 2026)(opens in a new tab)Tier 3 · Guide or blog · Accessed October 30, 2026CSLB — List of fees(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Sprayers and Parts — Graco 17C310 390 PC Electric Airless Sprayer(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Sprayers and Parts — Graco 17C313 390 PC Electric Airless Sprayer, Hi-Boy(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 30, 2026Last verified October 30, 2026Computed from 9 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
Item 19 doesn't give yearly sales per franchise. It reports 2025 Gross Sales per person living in each territory and average Gross Sales per job, for 208 franchises open all year.
- Average Gross Sales per job, 2025, 208 franchises open all year (not profit)$4,439.87Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Gross Sales before royalties and all expenses, not profit. Covers 208 Five Star Painting and ProTect Painters franchises open and reporting all of 2025; excludes 5 opened in 2025, 12 transferred, 12 owned by multi-unit franchisees who report combined figures, 8 with 4+ months unreported and 11 that closed. The FDD says: "Your individual results may differ." 98 of the 208 (47%) reached this average.
- Median Gross Sales per job, 2025, same 208 franchises (not profit)$3,696.30Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Gross Sales before royalties and all expenses, not profit. Covers 208 Five Star Painting and ProTect Painters franchises open and reporting all of 2025; excludes 5 opened in 2025, 12 transferred, 12 owned by multi-unit franchisees who report combined figures, 8 with 4+ months unreported and 11 that closed. The FDD says: "Your individual results may differ."
- Average yearly Gross Sales per person living in the territory, 2025, 208 franchises (not profit)$2.12Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Gross Sales before royalties and all expenses, not profit. Covers 208 Five Star Painting and ProTect Painters franchises open and reporting all of 2025; excludes 5 opened in 2025, 12 transferred, 12 owned by multi-unit franchisees who report combined figures, 8 with 4+ months unreported and 11 that closed. The FDD says: "Your individual results may differ." The franchisor counted territory population with mapping software. 93 of the 208 (45%) reached this average.
- Median yearly Gross Sales per person living in the territory, 2025, 208 franchises (not profit)$2Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Gross Sales before royalties and all expenses, not profit. Covers 208 Five Star Painting and ProTect Painters franchises open and reporting all of 2025; excludes 5 opened in 2025, 12 transferred, 12 owned by multi-unit franchisees who report combined figures, 8 with 4+ months unreported and 11 that closed. The FDD says: "Your individual results may differ."
Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.
Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)
- Franchised outlets at the start of 2025
- 245Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 10 terminations and 1 non-renewal. Counts include the brand's Protect Painters franchises.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 245Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 10 terminations and 1 non-renewal. Counts include the brand's Protect Painters franchises.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 11Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 10 terminations and 1 non-renewal. Counts include the brand's Protect Painters franchises.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 4.5%Pending verificationSourceFive Star Painting 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 1, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 11 closures ÷ 245 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 10 terminations and 1 non-renewal. Counts include the brand's Protect Painters franchises.
The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.
Risk Meter for residential painting
3.7 out of 5 (Elevated risk)
The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk
What the franchise gives you
- Part of Neighborly, a large group of home-service brands
- About 79 hours of initial training, including 13 hours on exterior and interior estimating
- A required call center that books appointments for you
- Business-management software and a network of other owners
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