Bottom line
- Total investment $164K – $225K including a $50K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $778K/year (median $605K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 13 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 DUCTZ unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
DUCTZ franchisees operate air duct and HVAC cleaning services, providing residential and commercial duct cleaning, sanitization, and related indoor air quality solutions. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling service calls, managing field technicians, conducting on-site inspections and cleaning, and handling customer acquisition and retention. This is a service-based business model requiring technical expertise, fleet management, and direct customer interaction.
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 · 13 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
DUCTZ presents elevated risk due to declining unit count, lack of profitability transparency, and questionable corporate financial health despite moderate revenue figures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-1.6% YoY) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (net income) disclosure creates opacity around actual profitability despite $777k average revenue
- 03MED10% royalty on gross sales is aggressive given undisclosed margins and high initial investment ($163k-$224k)
- 04MINOR5-year term is relatively short, creating early renewal risk and uncertainty for franchisees
- 05HIGH'Going Concern' status is FALSE — ambiguous phrasing suggests financial viability questions at corporate level
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
35 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DUCTZ · FDD (2026) PDF