Grease Monkey franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$39,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6.0% of Gross Revenues from the prior month, paid monthly (due 10th of each month)

Marketing contribution

0.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

POS Maintenance Fee, $193 to $369 per month, paid directly to vendor

Other fees

Biennial convention/registration fee ($1,200/person, charged even if not attending); Local/Regional Advertising Cooperative contributions (credited to local ad commitment); Audit expenses if underreporting found

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$35,000 to $75,000: estimated operating expenses (payroll, taxes, utilities, advertising, rent, accounting/professional fees) for the first 3 months, excluding owner draw/salary; no assurance of break-even by then.

Fees sourceFDD p.19 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average/median Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, and EBITDAR, broken out by five annual sales-range categories (Chart I) and by sales quartile (Chart II); also average/median daily vehicle count and ticket size

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025

Sample

174 franchisee-owned Centers in the U.S. that operated the full calendar year 2025 and submitted complete P&L statements (out of 233 total franchisee-owned Centers as of 12/31/2025); excludes affiliate-owned Centers

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.54 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

209

Year-end outlets

233

Net change

+24

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

29

Terminations

2

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

2

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

12

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.60 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

50 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$732,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

30 loans

Historical charge-off share

0.00%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 41

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Grease Monkey franchise cost?

standard (single, three-bay Center, leased site): $708,057 to $2,284,321 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $39,900 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.24 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Grease Monkey owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average/median Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, and EBITDAR, broken out by five annual sales-range categories (Chart I) and by sales quartile (Chart II); also average/median daily vehicle count and ticket size. Sample: 174 franchisee-owned Centers in the U.S. that operated the full calendar year 2025 and submitted complete P&L statements (out of 233 total franchisee-owned Centers as of 12/31/2025); excludes affiliate-owned Centers. Period: Calendar year 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.54 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Grease Monkey?

0.00%; numerator / denominator: 0 / 41. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $732,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 30 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗