NEXClean Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $72K – $110K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
NEXClean is a commercial cleaning franchise providing janitorial and disinfection services for healthcare, offices, and facilities. Franchisees run the operations, managing crews, contracts, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A NEXClean franchise requires a total initial investment of $72K – $110K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.5% royalty[2]. The 2023 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
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 scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $72K – $110K
- 20th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only2 outlets
- Royalty
- 7.5%
- 55th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 2
- 9th 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 $72K – $110K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.5% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThe system contained one franchised outlet, and the only franchisee data is that single franchisee's profit and loss statements (2020 $409,119, 2021 $434,913, 2022 $630,264). The figure previously shown was the total income of the affiliate Green Steam, LLC for calendar 2017 — the oldest of six affiliate years disclosed; the same affiliate reported $2,149,375 for 2022.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 41/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports Affiliate and franchisee P&L statements (unaudited) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Healthcare Specialty Cleaning Solutions Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Healthcare Specialty Cleaning Solutions Holding, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 6 of the 2023 FDD
- CEO title
- President & CEO
- Dan Nestor
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- PA
- HQ
- 1304 Goshen Parkway, Suite 300, West Chester, PA 19380
- Auditor
- Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $209K
- vs $197K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dan Nestor
- Headquarters
- PA
- Founded
- 2016
- FDD year
- 2023
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 46% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2023 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $35K | $35K | |
| Construction, Leasehold Improvements, Furniture and Fixtures | $0 | $2K | |
| Equipment | $8K | $34K | |
| Signage (interior and exterior) | $2K | $2K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System | $3K | $4K | |
| Rent Deposits | $2K | $3K | |
| Utility Deposits | $100 | $200 | |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums | $7K | $11K | |
| Pre-opening Travel Expense | $2K | $3K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $3K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $2K | |
| Business Permits and Licenses | $1K | $1K | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $500 | $600 | |
| Additional funds - 3 Months | $8K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $72K | $110K |
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
- $72K – $110K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $8K – $10K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.5%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.5% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% |
| Technology fee | $100 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $9K |
| Total fee load | 8.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2023 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for NEXClean is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one NEXClean 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 annual revenue, 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.
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: 2023 FDD
Financial Performance
The system contained one franchised outlet, and the only franchisee data is that single franchisee's profit and loss statements (2020 $409,119, 2021 $434,913, 2022 $630,264). The figure previously shown was the total income of the affiliate Green Steam, LLC for calendar 2017 — the oldest of six affiliate years disclosed; the same affiliate reported $2,149,375 for 2022.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on only 2 outlets
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate and franchisee P&L statements (unaudited)
- Sample size
- 2 outlets
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $630K→$2.1MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 52 of the 2023 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2022
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2023
- Disclosed in the 2023 filing, covering 2022
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
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.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.5% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Affiliate and franchisee P&L statements (unaudited) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth roughly flat at 0.0%.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
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 NEXClean 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 2023 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 50%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +0.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state 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.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
1 current owner across 1 state.
- PA 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.
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)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing franchisees — critically small system with no demonstrated scalability or growth trajectory
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure — impossible to validate ROI or assess realistic earnings potential
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($71.7K-$110.4K) combined with dual royalty structure (5-7.5%) creates significant cash flow pressure with unproven unit economics
- 04MINOR10-year term with only 2 franchisees suggests either very recent launch, failed recruitment, or serious market acceptance issues
- 05MINORLack of growth data — no disclosure of new unit pipeline, expansion plans, or historical growth rates
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2023 · 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 | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 1,000,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | West Chester, PA |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | PA |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 56 hrs
- Training location
- West Chester, PA
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 36 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 1 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online / Jobber Field Service Scheduling
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online / Jobber Field Service Scheduling
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 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 NEXClean franchise?
The total investment to open a NEXClean franchise ranges from $72K – $110K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do NEXClean franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the NEXClean FDD discloses outlet figures from $630K to $2.1M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns NEXClean?
NEXClean is franchised by Healthcare Specialty Cleaning Solutions Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is Healthcare Specialty Cleaning Solutions Holding, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2023 filing.
What is Item 19 in the NEXClean 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 NEXClean FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is NEXClean's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for NEXClean (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 NEXClean franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, NEXClean has 2 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is NEXClean a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates NEXClean as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 41 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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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.