JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
JAN-PRO is a commercial cleaning and disinfection franchise servicing offices, retail, and facilities on recurring contracts. Franchisees manage cleaning crews, client relationships, and billing, often as owner-managers of small teams.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise requires a total initial investment of $13K – $88K, including a $4K – $53K franchise fee and an ongoing 12.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $13K – $88K
- 3rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 12.0%
- 63rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 181
- 73rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance avg · 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 $13K – $88K including a $4K franchise fee, 12.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFranchisor MT Franchising of Illinois, Inc. (d/b/a Jan-Pro Franchise Development of Northern Illinois) FY2025 audited statement of income; total revenue 3,708,251 includes franchise-fee block ('Total other revenue') of 3,654,661 (franchise fees 1,268,329, royalty fees 1,043,279, support fees 517,160, business protection fees 551,817, other fees 228,935, interest on financing 45,141) plus net supply revenue 32,562 and agency revenue 21,028. 2024 comparative audited by other auditors.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 50/100 (higher is better).
- FLAG21 units terminated last reporting year (11.6% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- MT Franchising of Illinois, Inc.
- Parent company
- JAN-PRO Franchising International, Inc. (Master Franchisor)
- Ultimate parent
- Empower Brands Franchising, LLC
- Incorporated in
- IL
- HQ
- 136 Shore Drive, Burr Ridge, IL 60527
- Auditor
- Ferland and Company CPAs (RPF CPA Accounting Services)
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.7M
- vs $3.2M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Robert J. Miller
- Headquarters
- IL
- Founded
- 2006
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 41
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 84% below 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 Fee | $4K | $53K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Attending Certification Program | $250 | $500 | |
| Office and Related Expenses | $1K | $4K | |
| Vehicle | $2K | $5K | |
| Initial Equipment Package | $1K | $2K | |
| Real Estate | $0 | $5K | |
| Electrostatic Sprayer Machine | $50 | $2K | |
| Floor Buffing Machine | $150 | $2K | |
| Carpet Cleaning Machine | $150 | $3K | |
| Insurance | $1K | $5K | |
| Legal & Organizational Costs | $1K | $2K | |
| Mediation / Arbitration Waiver Fee | $0 | $100 | |
| Criminal Background Check Fee | $75 | $150 | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months) | $2K | $6K | |
| Total initial investment | $12K | $88K |
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
- $13K – $88K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $2K – $6K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $4K – $53K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 12.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 12.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 12.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $25 |
| Transfer fee | $8 |
| Renewal fee | $500 |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 12.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
55%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
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
Franchisor MT Franchising of Illinois, Inc. (d/b/a Jan-Pro Franchise Development of Northern Illinois) FY2025 audited statement of income; total revenue 3,708,251 includes franchise-fee block ('Total other revenue') of 3,654,661 (franchise fees 1,268,329, royalty fees 1,043,279, support fees 517,160, business protection fees 551,817, other fees 228,935, interest on financing 45,141) plus net supply revenue 32,562 and agency revenue 21,028. 2024 comparative audited by other auditors.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- Average Annual Gross Billings by Initial Plan
- Sample size
- 16
- vs category median 32
- Reporting year
- 2026
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 12.0% — above the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Average Annual Gross Billings by Initial Plan rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 averages
How JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 181
- Opened
- 38
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 22
- Terminated
- 21
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 12.2%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 38
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 21
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 1
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Transfer rate
- 0.6%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 102.4%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 0.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 41 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
41
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
1 affiliate concluded case (JTH Enterprises, settled 2016). Master Franchisor: 1 pending DC misclassification case; 1 settled CA federal class action ($30M, 2024); 1 MA state court case (dismissed, Brandao/Barros); 2 AAA arbitration proceedings (Brandao and Barros, both settled 2019).
Largest disclosed settlement: $30,000,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Ferland and Company CPAs (RPF CPA Accounting Services)
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHActive multi-state employee misclassification litigation creating legal/compliance risk and potential liability exposure for franchisees
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents validation of franchise profitability claims
- 03MINORModest unit growth of 2.8% YoY suggests market saturation or declining franchisee satisfaction
- 04MINOR12% royalty on gross billings is high-leverage model vulnerable to margin compression in competitive cleaning markets
- 05MINORLow franchise fee ($3,500) relative to total investment range indicates reliance on ongoing royalties rather than upfront capital
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 12.0% 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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | County in Illinois where franchisor's principal office is located |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | IL |
| Litigation count | 7 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 affiliate concluded case (JTH Enterprises, settled 2016). Master Franchisor: 1 pending DC misclassification case; 1 settled CA federal class action ($30M, 2024); 1 MA state court case (dismissed, Brandao/Barros); 2 AAA arbitration proceedings (Brandao and Barros, both settled 2019).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 17 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 6 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor's office in Burr Ridge, IL and local office buildings
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- JanHub
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: JanHub
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
283 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise?
The total investment to open a JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise ranges from $13K – $88K, with an initial franchise fee of $4K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise owners earn?
JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting 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 JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting (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 JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting has 181 total units in the United States, including 181 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 38 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 50 out of 100 (higher is better), 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.