Bottom line
- Total investment $15K – $124K including a $14K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100.
- System contracting at -16.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 OctoClean unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
110%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
OctoClean franchisees operate residential and/or commercial cleaning services, likely performing routine house/office cleaning, deep cleaning, and specialty services. Day-to-day activities involve scheduling clients, managing cleaning crews or performing services solo, handling customer service, and maintaining equipment and supplies.
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 · 3 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
OctoClean presents high risk due to regulatory violations, active litigation, minimal unit growth, missing financial disclosures, and unprotected territories—suggesting a weakening system with poor franchisee outcomes.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive litigation involving breach of contract and trade secret misappropriation indicates operational/legal disputes with franchisees
- 02MINORCalifornia regulatory consent order for registration and disclosure violations suggests franchisor failed to meet legal obligations to franchisees
- 03MINORStagnant unit growth (1.9% YoY on only 55 units) indicates market rejection or franchisee struggles
- 04MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents assessment of franchisee profitability
- 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other OctoClean franchisees
- 06MINORHigh franchise fee ($13,500) relative to initial investment range suggests low barrier to entry for franchisor but poor ROI potential
- 07MINORRoyalty structure ($100-$250 monthly minimum) may exceed profits for struggling locations
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
OctoClean · FDD (2025) PDF