City Wide Facility SolutionsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A City Wide Facility Solutions franchise requires a total initial investment of $227K – $393K, including a $70K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $8.9M[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $227K – $393K
- 47th pct Business Serv…
- Avg gross sales
- $8.9M
- 29th pct Business Serv…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 98
- 39th pct Business Serv…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Business Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Business Services avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 28.8x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Franchising since 2001. Systems this mature have refined operations and brand recognition.
Bottom line
- Total investment $227K – $393K including a $70K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $8.9M/year (median $4.8M).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 18/100.
- System growing at 15.3% CAGR over 3 years with 98 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- CITY WIDE FRANCHISE COMPANY, INC.
- Parent company
- City Wide Franchise Holding Company, Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Oddo Enterprises, LLC
- Incorporated in
- KS
- HQ
- 15230 W. 105th Terrace, Lenexa, KS 66219
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $37.1M
- vs $44.1M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
- Independent Franchisee Association
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Overview
About
City Wide Facility Solutions franchisees operate commercial cleaning and facility maintenance services for office buildings, retail spaces, and institutional clients. Day-to-day work involves managing cleaning crews, scheduling service calls, maintaining equipment, handling client relations, and ensuring contract compliance across their protected territory.
- CEO
- Jeffrey B. Oddo
- Headquarters
- KS
- Founded
- 1965
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 39
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 22 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $70K | $70K | |
| Initial Training Feenot refundable | $8K | $8K | |
| Initial Territory Feenot refundable | $15K | $50K | |
| Technology Provisioning Feenot refundable | $13K | $13K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training | $4K | $10K | |
| Real Estate / Rent Deposit | $6K | $12K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $5K | |
| Signage | $700 | $3K | |
| Utility and Security Deposits | $0 | $3K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $5K | $16K | |
| Computer Hardware, Software, Peripherals and Licensing Feesnot refundable | $7K | $11K | |
| IT Support Servicesnot refundable | $120 | $120 | |
| Accounting Servicesnot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Business Development Servicesnot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Technology Development Fee and IT Project Development Feesnot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| IT Project Development Feesnot refundable | $300 | $300 | |
| Office Supplies and Stationerynot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Recruitment Advertising and Services | $5K | $14K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $6K | |
| Payroll Technology | $1K | $4K | |
| Total initial investment | $227K | $393K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$1.4M
16.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
339%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $227K – $393K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $75K – $150K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $70K – $70K
- Near category avg vs category
- Royalty
- The greater of 5% of total Gross Sales or the Minimum Roy…
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $50 |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $8.9M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $4.8M
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 93 units
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $462K→$51.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 5 / 5
- vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Compared against 360 Business Services brands
Revenue is 28.8x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Business Services averages
How City Wide Facility Solutions Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 98
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +4.3%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +15.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 4
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 5
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 2
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 56
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Facility services franchise with opaque profitability metrics, modest growth, litigation history, and high capital requirements relative to per-unit economics.
Litigation (Item 3)
1 case reference(s): 1 pending, 3 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Forvis Mazars, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 18 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure despite $8.9M average revenue — inability or unwillingness to show profitability is a major transparency concern
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 4.3% YoY suggests market saturation, franchisee struggles, or weak brand momentum in a mature 98-unit system
- 03HIGHLitigation history (breach of contract and renewal dispute with Dauntless Enterprises) indicates franchisee-franchisor relationship friction and potential contract interpretation issues
- 04MEDMinimum royalty fee structure without disclosed threshold — could create cash flow burden for new/underperforming locations with unclear break-even point
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($226K-$393K) relative to disclosed average revenue per unit (~$91K) creates multi-year payback pressure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Designated Territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 60 days |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Governing law | Kansas |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 case reference(s): 1 pending, 3 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 88 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
93 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
City Wide Facility Solutions · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a City Wide Facility Solutions franchise?
The total investment to open a City Wide Facility Solutions franchise ranges from $227K – $393K, with an initial franchise fee of $70K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do City Wide Facility Solutions franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the City Wide Facility Solutions FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $8.9M. The median is $4.8M. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is City Wide Facility Solutions's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for City Wide Facility Solutions (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many City Wide Facility Solutions franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, City Wide Facility Solutions has 98 total units in the United States, including 85 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is City Wide Facility Solutions a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates City Wide Facility Solutions as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 18 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.