FILING · MN · 2026 FDD
MERRY MAIDS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). MERRY MAIDS's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.
PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $55,000 |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $127K–$169K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 4 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $339K (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 684 franchised at year end · 103 exits (exit rate 13.5%, fiscal 2025) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | Unmodified (clean) opinion — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
The headline figure is Average Gross Sales for Qualified Franchises for Calendar 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025), for 414 of 684 units, leaving out did not operate all 12 months, transferred to new owner in 2025, Legacy Franchises (<40,000 households or office outside territory) and others. The mean is 29% above the median, so a minority of high-volume units pulls the average up. It shows no costs, so it says nothing about what an owner keeps.
Graded on three things the filing states: coverage (2 points if the figure covers at least 75% of the units it is compared with, 1 point for 50–75%), centre (2 points if it prints both a median and a mean, 1 for one of them), and costs (2 points for costs through a profit line or full cost detail, 1 for some cost items). 5–6 points = More complete, 3–4 = Partial, 0–2 = Limited. The grade describes the disclosure, not the business.
| What is measured | Average Gross Sales for Qualified Franchises (gross sales) |
| Period | Calendar 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025) |
| Whose results | Franchised outlets |
| Units included | 414 of 684 Franchised Businesses as of Dec 31, 2025 |
| Left out |
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| Average (mean) | $439K |
| Median | $339K |
| Mean vs median | mean 29.4% above median |
| Met or beat the average | 152 / 36.7% |
| Costs shown | None — sales only |
| Where | p. 64 (Item 19 runs pp. 63–67) |
| The filing's words | “Of those 684 Franchised Businesses, 644 were Active Franchises. Of those 644 Active Franchises, 414 were Qualified Franchises that are represented in these tables.” |
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2026 FDD; revenue rose 2% from FY2023 to FY2025.
Revenue · FY2025
$351.1M
extracted · not cross-checked
Net income · FY2025
$166.3M
p. 153 · matched to statement
Where FY2025 revenue came from
52% royalties
initial-fee share not extracted
| Fiscal year | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $344.7Mextracted · not cross-checked | $325.2Mextracted · not cross-checked | $351.1Mextracted · not cross-checked |
| Royalty revenue | $186.8Mextracted · not cross-checked | $175.5Mextracted · not cross-checked | $181.8Mextracted · not cross-checked |
| Net income (loss) | $127.7Mp. 153 · matched to statement | $113.4Mp. 153 · matched to statement | $166.3Mp. 153 · matched to statement |
How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.
Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.
Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2026 MERRY MAIDS FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.
MERRY MAIDS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the MERRY MAIDS FDD for free?
MERRY MAIDS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is MERRY MAIDS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent MERRY MAIDS FDD tracked here is the 2026 FDD, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does MERRY MAIDS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — MERRY MAIDS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $339K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does MERRY MAIDS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, MERRY MAIDS ended with 684 franchised outlets; 103 of 764 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 13.5%, fiscal 2025) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".
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