THE CLEANING AUTHORITY vs THE MAIDS
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+8.9% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+5.5% (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Weak
Strong
Transfer / churn
Strong
0.8× expected (9 of 75)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.2× expected (13 of 75)
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Distress
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$50,000
Franchise fee
$60,000
$119K–$163K
Investment range
$118K–$141K
6%
Royalty
6.9%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
THE CLEANING AUTHORITY
THE MAIDS
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