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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026

SERVICEMASTER CLEAN 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). SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2026 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$40K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty7.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$112K–$188K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters9
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — median unit volume $392K (Item 19 Table 1: "GROSS SERVICE SALES BY QUARTILES / SINGLE-FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP GROUPS WITH ONE ACTIVE FRANCHISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025" — Total row: 169 Single-FOGs, Average Gross Service Sales $885,376, 47/27.8% attaining or exceeding average, Median $392,208, Lowest $9,052, Highest $14,513,966. Note 1: "As of December 31, 2025, there were 319 Franchise Ownership Groups that owned 584 Clean Franchises. Of those 319 Franchise Ownership Groups, there were 186 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups. Of those 186 Single-Franchise Franchise Ownership Groups, 169 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups had one Active Franchise throughout Fiscal Year 2025 and are represented in this table. This table does not include (i) 15 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups that operated throughout Fiscal Year 2025 but failed to report in all 12 months, (ii) one Single-Franchise Ownership Groups that transferred ownership of their franchise in Fiscal Year 2025, and (iii) one Single-Franchise Ownership Group that opened their franchise during Fiscal Year 2025. This table also does not include 16 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups that ceased operating their franchises in Fiscal Year 2025 (none of which opened their franchise within the 12 months prior to the date such franchises closed)." Note 2: "The 169 Single-Franchise Ownership Groups represented in this table include 127 Cleaning Services Franchises, 32 Contract Services Franchisees, 1 Small Market Franchise, 4 Floor Care Franchise, 3 Commercial Franchises, and 2 Small Business Franchises." An "Active Franchise" is defined as a Clean Franchise that (i) opened prior to Fiscal Year 2025 and had an active Franchise Agreement throughout all of Fiscal Year 2025, (ii) reported Gross Service Sales in at least six of the 12 months of Fiscal Year 2025, and (iii) was owned by the same Franchise Ownership Group throughout Fiscal Year 2025. Figures are Gross Service Sales, not net income; Item 19 Note 5: "These sales figures do not reflect the costs of sales, operating expenses, or other costs or expenses…" No company-owned units operated in Fiscal Year 2025.)
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2025)584 franchised at year end · 33 exits (5.4% annualized)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsclean (unqualified) audit opinion — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 SERVICEMASTER CLEAN FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.

SERVICEMASTER CLEAN FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the SERVICEMASTER CLEAN FDD for free?

SERVICEMASTER CLEAN'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 SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent SERVICEMASTER CLEAN FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — SERVICEMASTER CLEAN makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $392K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does SERVICEMASTER CLEAN's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2025, SERVICEMASTER CLEAN ended with 584 franchised outlets; 33 of 611 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 5.4% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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