FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025

Fleet Clean Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), Fleet Clean reported 54 franchised outlets at year end. 2 of 41 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 4.9%, fiscal 2025), while 15 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +12.7% over 2023–2025.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)202320242025
Outlets at start515558
Opened5515
Transfers016
Terminations000
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor1020
Ceased — other reasons002
Outlets at end555862
Net change+4+3+4
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2025

0 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 2 ceased (other) = 2 exits ÷ 41 at start = 4.9%

These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchised outlet left the system — including voluntary non-renewals and outlets that ceased for other reasons, which can include sales or absorption into another franchise. Transfers (6) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate”, and not every exit is a closure or a failure; Item 20 does not say why any outlet left. On a small starting base, a single exit moves this rate sharply.

Franchised outlets by state · fiscal 202531 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
TX80
CA63
PA40
TN41
CO30
NY30
SC30
AZ20
FL20
NV20
VA21
AL10
CT10
DC10
GA10
LA10
MA10
MS10
NC10
NH10
NM10
OH10
OK10
OR10
WA10
ID01
IL00
IN01
MO00
NJ00
WI00

The Fleet Clean validation checklist

questions built from this brand's own filings · read them all on the profile

Want this as a checklist you can take to the calls?

I'll email you the printable version, and tell you if Fleet Clean’s numbers move — a new filing, a rising exit rate, a distress signal. Unsubscribe in one click.

Before you sign anythingfree · 30 min · no commission

A broker is usually paid by the franchisor to place you. I'm paid only by you, never by a franchisor you're considering — and the job is pressure-testing Fleet Clean’s numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.

Don Drummond, CPA — Virginia #43775 · what I charge

Book a free 30-minute call →