Jan-Pro Franchise Development Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $130K – $422K
- Disclosed sales
- $2.3M
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
JAN-PRO is a commercial cleaning franchise servicing offices, retail, and facilities under recurring contracts. Franchisees manage cleaning crews, client accounts, and quality in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Jan-Pro Franchise Development franchise requires a total initial investment of $130K – $422K, including a $50K – $250K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average revenue per region was $2.3M. This franchisor reports Item 19 per region rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
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 scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $130K – $422K
- 51st pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $2.3M
- Per region, not per outlet
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 3rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 108
- 66th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
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 $130K – $422K including a $50K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage revenue per region of $2.3M/year (median $1.7M). Note: this is gross profit, not take-home income. Averaged per region, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 78/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +1 franchised outlets in the latest year (2 opened, 1 closed) (Item 20).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.
- Parent company
- Empower Brands Franchising, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- MidOcean Associates V, LP (via Bobcat Holdings Group, LP / BCAT / Lynx-JP Holdings)
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- entities
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Brand President
- Gary Bauer
- Incorporated in
- MA
- HQ
- 2520 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 375, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
- Auditor
- Smith + Howard, P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $28.7M
- vs $28.3M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- is Nabi
- is Bison Service
- is AMCI
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
10 other brands on this site name MidOcean Associates V, LP (via Bobcat Holdings Group, LP / BCAT / Lynx-JP Holdings) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- ArchadeckB
- Bumble RoofingA
- CANOPYB
- Conserva IrrigationA
- FRSTeamA
- JAN-PRO Cleaning & DisinfectingB
- Koala InsulationD
- Outdoor Lighting PerspectivesD
- Superior Fence & RailA
- Wallaby WindowsB
Portfolio: MidOcean Partners (private-equity sponsor) · Empower Brands
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
- Gary Bauer
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 1995
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 39
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 63% above the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $100K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $30K | $272K |
| Total initial investment | $130K | $422K |
Source: Jan-Pro Franchise Development 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $130K – $422K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $250K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 4.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.5% |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $10 |
| Renewal fee | $20K |
| Inventory (initial) | $2K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 4.5% of rev |
A 4.5% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 328% above the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Averaged per region, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
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 Jan-Pro Franchise Development 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
$351K
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 Jan-Pro Franchise Development 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
Averaged per region, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
- Avg gross sales
- $2.3M
- Per region, per year — not per outlet
- Median gross sales
- $1.7M
- Per region, not per outlet
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- Gross Contract Revenue and Gross Revenue by thirds and market tiers
- Sample size
- 48 regions
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $28K→$19.3MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 50 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $719K→$4.5M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%, per region
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 7 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
The average region generates $2.3M/year in gross sales. Median is $1.7M — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 4.5% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance median of 8.3%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 7/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+0.9% 3-year CAGR) with 108 units.
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 Jan-Pro Franchise Development Compares
Per region, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
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
- 108
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 1
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.9%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +0.9%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 1
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 4
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 1
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 38 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
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New York
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
93 current owners across 35 states; 8 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
- CA 10
- FL 8
- TX 6
- NY 5
- PA 5
- GA 4
- NC 4
- SC 4
- IN 3
- NJ 3
- OH 3
- TN 3
- +23 more states
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.
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
Jan-Pro presents meaningful litigation and growth risks masked by selective financial data; the persistent unit decline, widespread misclassification suits, and absence of Item 19 disclosures warrant deep due diligence into actual franchisee profitability and legal exposure.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
1 pending employee misclassification case in DC Superior Court (govt agency as plaintiff alleging joint employer). Prior cases include Roman/Vazquez federal class action (settled $30M, 2024), Massachusetts state court cases (settled 2019), and AAA arbitrations (settled 2019). JPI as defendant in all.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Smith + Howard, P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
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
Score breakdown · what drove the 78 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDChronic unit decline of 0.9% YoY indicates stagnating or contracting system despite $624K avg net income claims
- 02HIGHSystemic employee misclassification litigation across multiple states (CA, WA, DC, MA) suggests structural business model vulnerability, not isolated incidents
- 03MINORDual royalty structure (4% revenue + 10% unit fees) combined with $130K-$421K investment range lacks transparency on actual franchisee costs and profitability thresholds
- 04HIGHRegional developer involvement in litigation indicates franchisor may lack direct control over unit operations and labor compliance
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 4.5% 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 | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 300,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 5 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | County and state of franchisor's principal office (Alpharetta/Fulton County, Georgia) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | GA |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
1 pending employee misclassification case in DC Superior Court (govt agency as plaintiff alleging joint employer). Prior cases include Roman/Vazquez federal class action (settled $30M, 2024), Massachusetts state court cases (settled 2019), and AAA arbitrations (settled 2019). JPI as defendant in all.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 50 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 21 hrs
- Training location
- Alpharetta, Georgia (classroom); Regional Franchise Developer office in Marietta, Georgia (OJT)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects; franchisor must approve
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- MasterView (proprietary cloud-based platform); also JanHub, Customer Portal, Intuit QuickBooks
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: MasterView (proprietary cloud-based platform); also JanHub, Customer Portal, Intuit QuickBooks
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
101 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 Jan-Pro Franchise Development franchise?
The total investment to open a Jan-Pro Franchise Development franchise ranges from $130K – $422K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Jan-Pro Franchise Development franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Jan-Pro Franchise Development FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $2.3M. The median is $1.7M. Important context: Averaged per region, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Jan-Pro Franchise Development?
Jan-Pro Franchise Development is franchised by Jan-Pro Franchising International, Inc.. Its parent company is Empower Brands Franchising, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is MidOcean Associates V, LP (via Bobcat Holdings Group, LP / BCAT / Lynx-JP Holdings). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Jan-Pro Franchise Development 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 Franchise Development FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Jan-Pro Franchise Development's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Jan-Pro Franchise Development (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 Franchise Development franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Jan-Pro Franchise Development has 108 total units in the United States, including 108 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Jan-Pro Franchise Development a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Jan-Pro Franchise Development as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 78 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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