A UBuildIt owner who personally fills the operating and construction-consulting role may generate an estimated pre-tax owner-operator benefit of roughly $123,000 to $208,000 per year in the three scenarios modeled below. After subtracting a $106,980 market wage for a hired construction manager, estimated manager-run residual profit falls to about $15,600 to $100,900. The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document does not report sales, profit, owner compensation, or another Item 19 earnings measure.
This range is an independent analytical scenario, not a financial performance representation by UBuildIt Holdings, LLC. It combines identified facts from the 2026 UBuildIt Franchise Disclosure Document with a 2022 IRS sole-proprietorship consulting benchmark, explicit revenue assumptions, and a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage benchmark. Actual results can differ materially because of territory demand, service mix, client pricing, project volume, labor, office cost, required marketing, financing, owner involvement, and execution.
- Legal franchisor
- UBuildIt Holdings, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company.
- Current disclosure
- 2026 UBuildIt Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 1, 2026; Items 5, 6, 7, 10, 15, 19, and 20 reviewed.
- Item 19 status
- No financial performance representation; no franchised- or company-operated outlet sales or earnings population is reported.
- Operating population
- 66 franchised outlets and 15 company-owned outlets at December 31, 2025, according to Item 20; these counts are not an earnings sample.
- External benchmarks
- IRS Statistics of Income for management, scientific, and technical consulting sole proprietorships, tax year 2022; BLS Construction Managers median wage, May 2024.
- Date checked
- July 14, 2026.
At $600,000 modeled annual Gross Revenue, before personal taxes and debt principal.
Base owner-operator benefit less the BLS median construction-manager wage.
7.5% Royalty, 2.5% National Marketing, 10% Local Marketing, plus $1,000 monthly Technology Fee, subject to minimums.
Net income less deficit divided by receipts for 2022 management, scientific, and technical consulting sole proprietorships.
May 2024 national median from the Bureau of Labor Statistics; employer payroll taxes and benefits are additional.
Item 20 system count only; UBuildIt does not report how those outlets performed financially.
What does the 2026 UBuildIt FDD actually say about owner earnings?
Officially, it gives no owner-earnings number. Item 19 on page 35 states that UBuildIt Holdings, LLC does not make representations about future franchisee performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. Therefore, no average sales, median sales, operating profit, EBITDA, net income, cash flow, owner compensation, or percentage-achieving result can be attributed to the franchisor.
Item 20 provides operating context rather than financial performance. The system ended 2025 with 66 franchised outlets and 15 company-owned outlets. During 2025, Item 20 reports six franchised openings, three terminations, and three outlets that ceased for other reasons. Those figures matter when a buyer evaluates cohort stability, but they cannot be converted into revenue or profit.
The model uses hypothetical annual Gross Revenue only as a starting point. Under the Franchise Agreement definition, Gross Revenue broadly includes money earned or received in connection with the franchised business, with limited exclusions such as remitted sales tax and client refunds. It is not salary, distributable cash, or after-tax take-home pay.
The absence of an Item 19 representation places this analysis in Mode D — Structural FDD-Anchored Estimate. Confidence is LIMITED because the principal margin evidence comes from a broad government consulting-industry benchmark rather than UBuildIt outlet records.
How was the UBuildIt earnings range calculated?
The estimate applies a consulting-industry owner-benefit benchmark to three explicit revenue scenarios, then replaces benchmark advertising with UBuildIt’s disclosed recurring fees. The period is one stabilized operating year for one U.S. office; the figures are not forecasts for a new outlet’s ramp-up period.
The IRS 2022 income statement reports $70.652 billion of business receipts, $35.994 billion of deductions, and $34.694 billion of net income less deficit for management, scientific, and technical consulting sole proprietorships. That produces a 49.105% net-income ratio. Because the IRS net result already includes ordinary advertising expense, the model adds back the IRS advertising ratio of 1.438% before subtracting UBuildIt’s required National Marketing and Local Marketing charges. This avoids charging both the benchmark advertising burden and the franchise marketing burden.
Why are the revenue scenarios $480,000, $600,000, and $720,000?
They are editorial modeling assumptions anchored to UBuildIt’s fee thresholds, not disclosed outlet revenue. At $600,000 of annual Gross Revenue, the 10% Local Marketing Fee equals its $5,000 monthly minimum. The conservative and upside cases are 80% and 120% of that structural anchor. At $480,000, the Royalty and National Marketing percentage calculations reach their respective annual minimums, while the Local Marketing minimum still binds.
- Conservative: $480,000 annual Gross Revenue; minimum Royalty, National Marketing, and Local Marketing charges apply as disclosed.
- Base: $600,000 annual Gross Revenue; the Local Marketing percentage equals its annual minimum.
- Upside: $720,000 annual Gross Revenue; all three percentage fees exceed their minimums.
- Owner-operator treatment: the IRS sole-proprietorship net-income benchmark includes the economic value of the proprietor’s labor; it is therefore labeled owner-operator benefit, not passive business profit.
| Annual model component | Conservative | Base | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scenario Gross Revenue | $480,000 | $600,000 | $720,000 |
| IRS-adjusted consulting benefit before franchise fees | $242,606 | $303,258 | $363,909 |
| Royalty | ($36,000) | ($45,000) | ($54,000) |
| National Marketing Fee | ($12,000) | ($15,000) | ($18,000) |
| Local Marketing Fee | ($60,000) | ($60,000) | ($72,000) |
| Technology Fee | ($12,000) | ($12,000) | ($12,000) |
| Estimated owner-operator benefit | $122,606 | $171,258 | $207,909 |
| Manager-run residual after $106,980 wage | $15,626 | $64,278 | $100,929 |
Annual pre-tax owner-operator benefit after modeled operating expenses and disclosed recurring UBuildIt fees.
Interpretation: the range expands by about $85,300 from the conservative to upside case, but it remains an owner-operator benefit measure that includes compensation for the owner’s daily work.
Sources: 2026 UBuildIt FDD, Item 6, pages 10–14; IRS Statistics of Income, Nonfarm Sole Proprietorships, Table 2, tax year 2022. Scenario revenue is an editorial assumption.
How does owner involvement change UBuildIt earnings?
Owner involvement changes the interpretation by approximately the value of a construction manager’s labor. Item 15, page 30, requires the franchisee to participate personally in the business daily or, for an entity franchisee, to use an approved Operating Manager. The business must also have a qualified Construction Consultant, and one individual may serve as both Operating Manager and Construction Consultant.
The owner-operator scenario assumes the owner performs those functions and therefore combines residual business economics with compensation for work. The manager-run scenario subtracts the BLS May 2024 national median wage of $106,980 for Construction Managers. That wage is a proxy, not a UBuildIt staffing disclosure, and it excludes employer payroll taxes, benefits, recruiting cost, bonuses, and the possible need for separate operating and consulting personnel.
Each row compares estimated manager-run residual profit with owner-operator benefit; the $106,980 gap is the modeled labor-value adjustment.
Interpretation: hiring a manager materially narrows the residual return. At the conservative revenue case, a median-wage manager absorbs almost all modeled owner benefit before employer taxes and benefits.
Sources: 2026 UBuildIt FDD, Item 15, page 30; BLS Construction Managers occupational profile, May 2024 wage data.
The higher owner-operated figures should not be described as passive profit. They compensate the owner for daily supervision, client consulting, sales, marketing, and business management. A hired-manager structure may also require more than one person if the Operating Manager is not qualified to serve as Construction Consultant.
Which UBuildIt fees have the largest effect on annual earnings?
The Local Marketing Fee is the largest disclosed recurring charge in the modeled revenue range. Item 6 applies 10% of Gross Revenue with a $5,000 monthly minimum. Royalty is 7.5% of Gross Receipts with a $3,000 monthly minimum, National Marketing is 2.5% of Gross Revenue with a $1,000 monthly minimum, and the Technology Fee is $1,000 per month for each physical location.
- Royalty: $36,000 annual minimum, or 7.5% when the percentage is higher. The percentage overtakes the minimum at $480,000 of annual receipts.
- National Marketing Fee: $12,000 annual minimum, or 2.5% when higher. Its percentage also overtakes the minimum at $480,000.
- Local Marketing Fee: $60,000 annual minimum, or 10% when higher. Its percentage overtakes the minimum at $600,000.
- Technology Fee: $12,000 annualized at the disclosed $1,000 monthly rate, before any permitted inflation adjustment.
- Other variable obligations: Client Manuals, referral commissions, additional training, and a $2,000 to $5,000 National Training Convention fee may reduce results further when incurred. They are excluded from the central model because volume or cadence is not sufficiently defined.
At $480,000 of modeled revenue, the four principal fees total $120,000, or 25.0% of revenue. At $600,000 they total $132,000, or 22.0%. At $720,000 they total $156,000, or 21.7%. The declining percentage from conservative to base reflects minimum-fee mechanics rather than improving outlet efficiency.
What could move actual UBuildIt owner earnings outside this range?
The largest unresolved uncertainty is actual outlet revenue and expense performance. UBuildIt’s Item 19 supplies no sales distribution, no mature-outlet cohort, no reporting percentage, no labor structure, and no owner-compensation data. As a result, the model cannot establish whether $480,000, $600,000, or $720,000 resembles a typical, mature, or achievable UBuildIt office.
- Client economics: verify average consulting fee per new-build, remodel, planning engagement, and any general-contracting or referral revenue included in Gross Revenue.
- Project throughput: determine annual signed clients, cancellations, project duration, revenue-recognition timing, and seasonality for comparable territories.
- Staffing structure: confirm whether one person can realistically cover Operating Manager and Construction Consultant duties, and obtain local fully loaded compensation quotes.
- Marketing productivity: compare the mandatory Local Marketing spend with qualified leads, appointments, signed clients, and customer-acquisition cost.
- Excluded recurring costs: quantify Client Manuals, convention attendance, referral commissions, insurance, vehicle, licensing, software outside the Technology Fee, and any required remodel or renewal spending.
- Franchisee evidence: request written Item 19 substantiation if any earnings claim is made and interview current and former franchisees listed in Item 20 about revenue, labor, owner hours, closures, and manager-run economics.
Debt principal is excluded from every earnings figure. Business interest and depreciation are embedded only through the broad IRS benchmark, not through a UBuildIt-specific capital structure. Item 10 states that the franchisor offers no direct or indirect financing and does not guarantee third-party obligations. Personal income taxes are also excluded.
What is the strongest defensible UBuildIt owner-earnings range?
The strongest defensible published range is an estimated $123,000 to $208,000 of annual owner-operator benefit, or approximately $15,600 to $100,900 of manager-run residual after subtracting a $106,980 manager wage. These are scenario-based figures, not official UBuildIt results. The principal earnings driver is annual Gross Revenue relative to the system’s minimum Royalty and marketing charges. The largest unresolved uncertainty is that the 2026 Item 19 reports no same-brand sales or profit evidence.
A buyer should treat the base-case $171,300 owner-operator benefit as a model output, not a predicted outcome or “typical owner salary.” The next diligence step is to reconcile actual mature-office revenue, owner hours, staff compensation, recurring fees, and cash expenses using Item 19 substantiation if provided, the Item 20 franchisee list, and direct interviews with operators in comparable U.S. markets.
Rounding: calculations use full-precision ratios and are displayed to the nearest dollar in the table and nearest hundred or thousand dollars in narrative summaries. Estimated pre-tax owner earnings exclude personal income taxes and financing principal payments.