NuVinAir Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
NuVinAir is an automotive franchise providing vehicle odor elimination, interior sanitizing, and reconditioning products and services, largely for dealerships. Franchisees run a service-and-supply operation serving dealer and fleet accounts in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A NuVinAir franchise requires a total initial investment of $313K – $323K, including a $300K franchise fee. The 2022 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2022 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $313K – $323K
- 80th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 102
- 64th 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 $313K – $323K including a $300K franchise fee.
- RETURNSNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 66/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 96.2% CAGR over 3 years with 102 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- NuVinAir Global, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- NuVinAir, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Kyle Bailey
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 5851 Legacy Circle Suite 600, Plano, Texas 75024
- Auditor
- FARMER, FUQUA & HUFF P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.6M
- vs $9.4M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kyle Bailey
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2019
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 20
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about average for a cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown11 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Exclusive Territorynot refundable | $125K | $300K | |
| Minimum Annual Product Purchases for Year 1 of the FAnot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Advertising and Website Expense | $500 | $1K | |
| Branded Clothing | $200 | $300 | |
| Market Launch Marketing and Support Items | $300 | $500 | |
| Travel and Living Expenses for Initial Training | $2K | $3K | |
| Business Licenses, Permits and Bonding | $1K | $3K | |
| Utility Deposits | $200 | $500 | |
| Insurance | $2K | $4K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - First 3 months | $5K | $8K | |
| Total initial investment | $188K | $373K |
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
- $313K – $323K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $8K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $300K – $300K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- No royalty payments required per Franchise Agreement Sect…
- Ad fund
- No advertising fund; franchisor does not administer an ad…
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $10K |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
NuVinAir 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 NuVinAir unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
23%
Below 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: 2022 FDD
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Operator retention
System expanding at 96.2% CAGR over 3 years across 102 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 averages
How NuVinAir Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2022 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 102
- Opened
- 59
- 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
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +96.2%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +96.2%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 59
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 8
- Franchisor bought back
- Ceased ops
- 7.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $648K
- Median loan
- $324K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (2 loans) — rate not shown below 10
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
- 2
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
High upfront capital requirement with zero transparency on franchisee profitability, suspicious unit growth metrics, and structural incentive misalignment warrants deep validation before committing $313K+.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · FARMER, FUQUA & HUFF 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
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — unable to validate $313K+ investment ROI claims
- 02MINORHigh franchise fee ($300K) with zero royalties creates misaligned incentives and suggests front-loaded franchisor revenue model
- 03MINOR102 units with exactly 100% YoY growth is statistically improbable and suggests possible data inconsistency or cherry-picked reporting
- 04MINORNo average revenue or net income data provided — impossible to calculate payback period or validate profitability claims
- 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking franchisees into potentially unfavorable agreements
- 06HIGHAbsence of litigation disclosure doesn't confirm absence of disputes — may indicate unreported conflicts or recent system entry
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Source: FDD 2022 · 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 |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| 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 | 100 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 90 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Collin County, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 22 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 10 hrs
- Training location
- Location specified by franchisor or digital from franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
22 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
NuVinAir · FDD (2022) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a NuVinAir franchise?
The total investment to open a NuVinAir franchise ranges from $313K – $323K, with an initial franchise fee of $300K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do NuVinAir franchise owners earn?
NuVinAir 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 NuVinAir 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 NuVinAir FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is NuVinAir's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for NuVinAir (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 NuVinAir franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, NuVinAir has 102 total units in the United States, including 102 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 59 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is NuVinAir a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates NuVinAir as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 66 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.