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System 4
System4, LLC offers franchises for Facility Services Management (FSM) businesses. Franchisees provide a variety of services to commercial businesses and government facilities within a designated territory, either through employees or subcontractors. The business focuses on managing facility services for clients.
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Franchise Costs
6.2% royalty + $525-$850/mo software hosting fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 52 fully-reporting System4 Franchisees for 2025 located in the United States that were in operation for more than a year by the month of December 2025. Median revenue data is from 48 reporting locations.
* Average gross profit calculated from 'Average Revenue' ($1,793,063.13) multiplied by 'Average Gross Margin %' (26%) from Table 1. Median gross revenue calculated by multiplying 'Employees' by 'Revenue per Employee' for each of the 48 locations listed in Table 4, and then finding the median of these 48 calculated total revenues.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $1,793,063
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Unlock financial performance dataHow System 4 Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
System 4 Current | $128K – $377K | $96K | 6.2% | 60 |
| Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC | $14K – $607K | N/A | N/A | 6,454 |
| THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL) | $114K – $292K | $40K | 5.0% | 5,487 |
| AMERICAN POOLPLAYER'S ASSOCIATION INC | $15K – $23K | $10K | 20.0% | 3,562 |
| CRUISE PLANNERS | $2K – $21K | $11K | 1.5% | 3,124 |
| RE/MAX | $37K – $337K | $35K | 1.0% | 2,994 |
Business Services Average 209 franchises | $126K – $277K | $47K | 10.3% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 209 Business Services franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2054)
Outlets by state across the United States
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46 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Unlock contactsDue Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Primarily misclassification of independent contractors as employees, wage violations, and disputes over business allocation and misrepresentation.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a System 4 franchise ranges from $128,000 to $377,000. This includes a franchise fee of $96,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.2% of gross sales.