JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care
Bottom line
- Total investment $43K – $206K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
52%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
JDog franchisees operate carpet cleaning and floor care services, likely handling residential and/or commercial client acquisition, scheduling, technician management, and service delivery. Day-to-day operations involve customer booking management, quality control of cleaning teams, equipment maintenance, and sales/marketing to grow the local customer base within a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 17 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
Small, rapidly growing carpet cleaning franchise with undisclosed financials, pending litigation against executives, going concern status, and no Item 19 data—critical metrics needed before investment consideration.
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) makes ROI assessment impossible
- 02MINORPending ERISA class action lawsuit against multiple executives suggests potential wage/benefits violations affecting franchisee operations
- 03MINORRapid 29.4% YoY growth (22 units) is positive but system is still very small and may indicate unsustainable expansion or high churn masked by new openings
- 04MINORWide royalty tier range ($400-$2,000/month) suggests inconsistent profitability across franchisees or unclear performance metrics
- 05HIGHHigh going concern flag despite growth indicates potential balance sheet or operational stress at franchisor level
- 06MEDFranchise fee of $35,000 plus initial investment up to $206,447 represents significant capital requirement with no disclosed average earnings to justify risk
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care · FDD (2026) PDF