Enviro-Master Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $112K – $287K
- Disclosed sales
- $965K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 7.7%
- on 53 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Enviro-Master is a commercial-hygiene franchise providing restroom sanitizing, surface disinfection, and related services for businesses. Franchisees run a route-based service with technicians on recurring visits in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Enviro-Master franchise requires a total initial investment of $112K – $287K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $965K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 7.7% charge-off rate across 53 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: 2026 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - the current year's filing
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored7 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $112K – $287K
- 43rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $965K
- Incl. company outlets21st pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 14th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 167
- 73rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- 7.7%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $112K – $287K including a $60K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $965K/year (median $830K) (includes company-owned outlets).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 80/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 7.7% across 53 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHPositive: net +35 franchised outlets in the latest year (39 opened, 0 closed); 1 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 40.7% CAGR over 3 years with 167 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC
- Parent company
- EMP Enviro-Master HoldCo, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Eagle Merchant Partners (EMP)
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- Enviro-Master Franchise, LLC (EMF)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Chief Executive Officer
- Frank Costello
- Incorporated in
- North Carolina
- HQ
- 5200 77 Center Drive Suite 500, Charlotte, NC 28217
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $26.7M
- vs $26.9M prior year
Affiliated brands
- of Eagle Merchant Partners
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
2 other brands on this site name Eagle Merchant Partners (EMP) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Frank Costello
- Headquarters
- North Carolina
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 36
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 18% above the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee1 | $60K | $60K | |
| Equipment2 | $9K | $10K | |
| Power washer & Vehicle (Lease or Purchase)2 | $2K | $51K | |
| Inside Sales Activity3 | $5K | $5K | |
| Local Digital Marketing4 | $350 | $350 | |
| Opening Inventory5 | $16K | $17K | |
| Deposits and Prepaid Expenses6 | $500 | $1K | |
| Permits and Licenses7 | $200 | $500 | |
| Insurance8 | $1K | $3K | |
| Technology Costs9 | $250 | $250 | |
| Training Travel and Living Expenses10 | $4K | $7K | |
| Rent11 | $500 | $2K | |
| Professional fees | $500 | $3K | |
| Additional Funds – 3 months12 | $13K | $128K | |
| Total initial investment | $112K | $287K |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $112K – $287K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $13K – $128K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $62 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Inventory (initial) | $16K – $17K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 79% above the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Includes company-owned outlets
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Enviro-Master until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$270K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Enviro-Master unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Includes company-owned outlets
- Avg gross sales
- $965K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $830K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- historical gross revenue tables with quartiles (single-territory and multi-territory) plus P&L/EBITDA statements for 4 company-owned businesses
- Sample size
- 54 outlets
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $39K→$3.3MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 57 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $208K→$2.0M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Revenue is 4.8x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $965K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 4.8x. Includes company-owned outlets.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 40.7% CAGR over 3 years across 167 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Cleaning & Maintenance medians
How Enviro-Master Compares
Category median of published Cleaning & Maintenance brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 167
- Opened
- 39
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.6%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 98%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +40.7%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +40.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 1
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 4
- Reacquired
- 1
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 1
- 0.01 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 40.0%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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
- California
- Illinois
- Michigan
- South Dakota
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
1 current owner across 1 state; 13 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
- CA 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 53
- Loan volume
- $12.0M
- Median loan
- $226K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 7.7%
- on 53 loans · rates vary by category · see methodology
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
- 23
- Defaults
- 2
Vintage analysis
Enviro-Master charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Enviro-Master franchisees
Showing 3 of 23 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Enviro-Master from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
Top SBA lenders
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 10 | $1.4M | 0.0% |
| 2 | Celtic Bank Corporation | 6 | $900K | 0.0% |
| 3 | HomeTrust Bank | 4 | $1.1M | 0.0% |
| 4 | Stearns Bank National Association | 3 | $543K | 0.0% |
| 5 | Simmons Bank | 3 | $841K | 0.0% |
| 6 | The Huntington National Bank | 3 | $1.0M | 0.0% |
| 7 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 2 | $550K | 100.0% |
| 8 | SouthState Bank, National Association | 2 | $562K | 0.0% |
| 9 | Florida Capital Bank, National Association | 2 | $326K | 0.0% |
| 10 | Coulee Bank | 2 | $225K | 0.0% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLFlorida | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| CACalifornia | 4 | 0 | -- |
| MIMichigan | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| AZArizona | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ILIllinois | 3 | 2 | 66.7% |
| MNMinnesota | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TXTexas | 3 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ALAlabama | 2 | 0 | -- |
| KSKansas | 2 | 0 | -- |
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 7.7% — 52% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Enviro-Master presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to missing financial transparency (no Item 19), unresolved litigation patterns, aggressive growth trajectory, and gross revenue royalty structure without disclosed net income benchmarks.
Why this reads harsher than the A grade: the grade weighs financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency across the whole filing, while this summary lists individual flags without that weighting. The flags are worth checking with current owners; neither is investment advice.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Two concluded cases: (1) Seattle Sanitation Services et al. v. Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC (King County, WA, 2018) - franchisee sought rescission alleging violations of Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act; settled via repurchase of franchisee's territory for ~half the Initial Franchise Fee. (2) Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC v. Pro-Hygiene, LLC et al. (W.D.N.C., 2023) - franchisor sued former franchisee for trademark infringement/breach of contract after termination; settled with defendants paying $48,700 and removing trademarks.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Forvis Mazars, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 80 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHLitigation history includes both rescission claim and trademark/contract disputes with former franchisees, suggesting operational or relationship issues
- 02MINOR36.2% YoY unit growth is aggressive and may indicate unsustainable expansion or inclusion of underperforming units
- 03MINOR6% royalty on gross revenues (not net) means franchisor takes percentage regardless of franchisee profitability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | 10,000 to 25,000 businesses |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 40 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 17 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Two concluded cases: (1) Seattle Sanitation Services et al. v. Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC (King County, WA, 2018) - franchisee sought rescission alleging violations of Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act; settled via repurchase of franchisee's territory for ~half the Initial Franchise Fee. (2) Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC v. Pro-Hygiene, LLC et al. (W.D.N.C., 2023) - franchisor sued former franchisee for trademark infringement/breach of contract after termination; settled with defendants paying $48,700 and removing trademarks.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 44 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 21 hrs
- Training location
- Charlotte, North Carolina and franchisee's market/online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Approved Software (includes QuickBooks, Office 365)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Approved Software (includes QuickBooks, Office 365)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
14 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Enviro-Master franchise?
The total investment to open a Enviro-Master franchise ranges from $112K – $287K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Enviro-Master franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Enviro-Master FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $965K. The median is $830K. Important context: Includes company-owned outlets. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Enviro-Master?
Enviro-Master is franchised by Enviro-Master International Franchise, LLC. Its parent company is EMP Enviro-Master HoldCo, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Eagle Merchant Partners (EMP). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Enviro-Master FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Enviro-Master FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Enviro-Master's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Enviro-Master has a charge-off rate of 7.7% across 53 loans, meaning 7.7% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Enviro-Master franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Enviro-Master has 167 total units in the United States, including 163 franchised units and 4 company-owned units. 39 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Enviro-Master a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Enviro-Master as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 80 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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