Bottom line
- Total investment $43K – $59K including a $25K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $272K/year (median $175K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one 360clean unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 360clean units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$218K
on $1.1M purchase
Total debt
$872K
SBA $0.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
360clean franchisees operate commercial and residential cleaning services, managing crews, scheduling clients, and delivering janitorial services. Day-to-day responsibilities include customer acquisition, crew management, quality control, and billing. The model relies on labor-intensive service delivery in a highly competitive market with low barriers to entry.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
360clean shows declining unit growth and lacks critical profitability transparency, creating meaningful investment risk despite reasonable franchise fee.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 5.5% YoY (69 units) suggesting system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure limits transparency on actual profitability despite $272K average revenue
- 03MINORWide royalty range (7-14%) suggests variable performance tiers or unclear fee structure that could disadvantage underperformers
- 04MINORTerritory unprotected creates direct competition risk between franchisees and potential cannibalization of revenue
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($43K-$58.8K) relative to disclosed average revenue without net income clarity creates payback uncertainty
- 06MINOR10-year term is unusually long for a service-based franchise, limiting franchisee flexibility to exit or pivot
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
80 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
360clean · FDD (2025) PDF