At a Glance
About Matco Tools
Matco Tools operates in the automotive services space and franchises its brand to independent owners. The auto repair and maintenance category remains one of the more active corners of franchising, and Matco Tools competes within it with a defined operating model.
Opening a Matco Tools franchise calls for an estimated total investment of $104,374–$376,241. That figure includes an initial franchise fee of $10,000, along with costs such as equipment, buildout, signage, initial inventory, and working capital.
Matco Tools includes a financial performance representation (Item 19) in its current FDD, meaning the franchisor discloses figures on unit-level sales or earnings. Reviewing Item 19 alongside validation calls with existing franchisees is the best way to gauge realistic performance.
Use Franchat to review Matco Tools's numbers, download the current FDD, and benchmark it against comparable automotive franchises before you invest.
Financial Performance (Item 19)
Matco's Item 19 reports 2025 "Total Completed Business" (gross revenue including sales tax) for 1,491 U.S. Distributors, broken into thirds: Top 1/3 averaged $765,946 (median $706,981, range $582,092-$2,185,561), Middle 1/3 averaged $485,873 (median $483,198, range $406,189-$581,477), and Bottom 1/3 averaged $298,304 (median $314,109, range $21,799-$406,107). Separately, a weekly "National Distributor Sales Average" of $9,294 (median $8,621, high $40,503, low $670) is reported across all 1,491 Distributors. No cost, expense, or net income/profit data is included, and figures are unaudited self
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Matco Tools FDD
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