ServiceMaster Clean franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.42 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$16,250 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

Greater of Minimum Monthly Royalty (amount not stated in excerpt) or (a sliding scale of 7% down to 4% of Gross Service Sales for Contracted Recurring Services, based on a Royalties Scale) plus 10% of Gross Service Sales for Other Services; paid monthly by the 20th

Marketing contribution

0.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Management Software: $360-$750/month tiered by prior-year Gross Service Sales, due monthly; plus designated business intelligence software $450/quarter

Other fees

Digital Platform Fee $250/mo per office (cap $500); Optional Program referral fees currently 5% of invoiced job (cap 10% or $375/job); National Accounts program fees (cap 10% of customer payments)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$30,000 to $50,000 for first 3 months (assumes 3 employees at startup); covers wages/benefits, licenses, telephone/utilities, vehicle payments, taxes, additional advertising, 3 months of Technology Fees, and other miscellaneous items

Fees sourceFDD p.28 ↗

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.42 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Service Sales by quartile (average, median, low, high) for Franchise Ownership Groups; no cost, profit, or EBITDA data

Reporting period

Fiscal Year 2025 (year ended December 31, 2025)

Sample

Table 1: 169 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise; Table 2: 301 Franchise Ownership Groups operating 539 Active Franchises (out of 584 total Clean Franchises as of 12/31/2025)

Reported average

$885,376

Reported median

$392,208

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.73 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

611

Year-end outlets

584

Net change

-27

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

6

Terminations

4

Non-renewals

16

Other closures

13

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

4

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.77 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

85 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$399,250

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

42 loans

Historical charge-off share

2.26%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

3 / 133

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 ServiceMaster Clean franchise cost?

standard (new or conversion Clean Franchise): $111,800 to $187,500 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $16,250 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.42 ↗

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How much do ServiceMaster Clean owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Service Sales by quartile (average, median, low, high) for Franchise Ownership Groups; no cost, profit, or EBITDA data. Sample: Table 1: 169 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise; Table 2: 301 Franchise Ownership Groups operating 539 Active Franchises (out of 584 total Clean Franchises as of 12/31/2025). Period: Fiscal Year 2025 (year ended December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.73 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for ServiceMaster Clean?

2.26%; numerator / denominator: 3 / 133. 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: $399,250; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 42 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗