How much does an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchise cost?
Opening an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchise takes a total initial investment of $179,000 to $222,200, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue of $493,125 across 76 outlets.
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchises provide outdoor lighting and holiday lighting design, installation and maintenance services for residential and commercial clients. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $179,000 to $222,200. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Vehicle ($50,000 to $55,000), Start-up Marketing and Advertising (for the First Ninety Days After Satisfactorily Completing the Initial Training) ($25,000 to $55,000), and Additional Funds (three months) ($20,000). Together they make up about 59% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $59,500, about 33% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $59,500 | $59,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Marketing Collateral2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Vehicle Wrap2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $4,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Trade Show Booth2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Travel and Living Expense While Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $3,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Tools and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Computer Hardware and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $1,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $14,000 | $16,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Start-up Marketing and Advertising (for the First Ninety Days After Satisfactorily Completing the Initial Training)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $25,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $50,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds (three months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 | $179,000 | $222,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18 |
Source Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17-18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Outdoor Lighting Perspectives franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue
$493,125
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 12 months ending September 30, 2024. Basis: All Operational Franchisees.
Sample size: 76 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue of $727,238. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The data excludes 11 franchise territories that commenced operations during the Reporting Period, two franchise territories that ceased operations during the Reporting Period, and four franchise territories that did not report sales during the entire Reporting Period.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Outdoor Lighting Perspectives outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 36-46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Outdoor Lighting Perspectives outlets there are, and how many closed
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives ended 2024 with 135 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 11 franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives opened 42 franchised outlets and 7 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 35, from 100 to 135 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 7 were terminated.
On average, about 2.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 48.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 126 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 108 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2022 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 47-51, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Outdoor Lighting Perspectives compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives' estimated range is $200,600. It costs more to open than 59% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.1% for Outdoor Lighting Perspectives. That is lower than 85% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives' franchised system grew 35%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 5.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Home Services franchise side by side.
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