Oxi Fresh Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Oxi Fresh is a carpet-cleaning franchise using a low-moisture, eco-friendly system for carpets, rugs, upholstery, tile, and hardwood. Franchisees run a route-based service scheduling jobs and building a local customer base, often owner-operated.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Oxi Fresh franchise requires a total initial investment of $51K – $87K, including a $47K franchise fee. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $157K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 21.9% charge-off rate across 63 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: F (Weakest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $51K – $87K
- 14th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $157K
- 2nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 461
- 83rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- 21.9%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
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
- Total investment $51K – $87K including a $47K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $157K/year (median $111K).
- Verdict F (Weakest tier), verdict score 25/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 21.9% across 63 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note, which flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Oxi Fresh Franchising Co., Inc.
- Parent company
- Barnett Enterprises Corp. (BEC)
- CEO title
- Director, President, and Secretary
- Kristopher A. Antolak
- Incorporated in
- Colorado
- HQ
- 143 Union Boulevard, Suite 825, Lakewood, Colorado 80228
- Auditor
- Kezos & Dunlavy, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $8.5M
- vs $9.3M prior year
- ⚠ Going-concern note
- Disclosed in FDD 2024
- Status as of 2024; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kristopher A. Antolak
- Headquarters
- Colorado
- Founded
- 2006
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 48
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 78% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $47K | $47K | |
| Cleaning Agents | $0 | $1K | |
| Tile and Grout Cleaning Package | $0 | $500 | |
| Upholstery Cleaning Package | $0 | $950 | |
| Hardwood Floor Cleaning Package | $0 | $3K | |
| Commercial/Pull System Training Fee | $0 | $400 | |
| Initial Training Expenses | $700 | $4K | |
| Vehicle | $0 | $2K | |
| Insurance Deposit | $240 | $310 | |
| Legal and Accounting Fees | $700 | $1K | |
| Computer Hardware and Software | $0 | $1K | |
| Office Equipment and Supplies | $100 | $500 | |
| Uniform Costs | $60 | $120 | |
| Royalty Fee (1st 3 Months) | $1K | $1K | |
| Advertising and Technology Fee (1st 3 Months) | $450 | $450 | |
| Job Fee | $1K | $3K | |
| Marketing Expenses (1st 3 Months) | $0 | $8K | |
| Additional Funds (Working Capital - 3 months) | $1K | $8K | |
| Total initial investment | $53K | $83K |
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
- $51K – $87K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1K – $8K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $47K – $47K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- Flat $475 per month Royalty Fee, subject to annual CPI-ba…
- Ad fund
- 3.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 3.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | $475 per month flat Royalty Fee |
| Marketing / ad fund | 3.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $4K |
| Renewal fee | $10 |
| Inventory (initial) | $0 – $1K |
| Total fee load | 3.0% of rev |
A 3.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 84% below the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$16K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
21%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.7 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $157K
- Per unit/yr · from the Item 19 franchised-cohort breakdown (no single system-wide average disclosed)
- Median gross sales
- $111K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- historical - average/median annual total sales and job counts by quintile for Active Operators (2025)
- Sample size
- 178 units
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $8K→$1.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $35K→$383K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Transparency tier
- full
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 201 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
Average unit generates $157K/year in gross sales. Median is $111K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 2.3x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 3.0% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -5.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
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 Oxi Fresh Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 461
- Opened
- 43
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 31
- Turnover rate
- 6.5%
- Company-owned
- 7
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 98%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +2.4%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -5.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 43
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 27
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 4
- Transfers (3yr)
- 47
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Termination rate
- 51.4%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 15 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
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 63
- Loan volume
- $9.4M
- Median loan
- $150K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 21.9%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
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
- 21
- Defaults
- 7
Vintage analysis
Oxi Fresh charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Oxi Fresh franchisees
Showing 3 of 21 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Oxi Fresh's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 20 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
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A 21.9% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 5 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
What could kill this investment?
The auditor flagged going-concern doubt (Item 21) — the single biggest risk here.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Oxi Fresh presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: stagnant unit growth, undisclosed profitability, and a revenue figure that requires deep validation before committing $53K-$83K.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Largest disclosed settlement: $46,900
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kezos & Dunlavy, Certified Public Accountants & Business Advisors⚠ Going-concern note flagged
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: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 25 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — unable to validate $153K revenue translates to acceptable profit after $475/month royalty (~$5,700/year) plus operating costs
- 02MINORAnemic unit growth of 2.6% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a mature 490-unit system
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($46,900) relative to monthly royalty ($475) indicates front-loaded franchisor revenue model with weak recurring income alignment
- 04MINORNo breakdown of revenue by territory type, geography, or franchisee tenure — $153K average may mask underperformance of newer units
- 05MINOR7-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical) — increases renewal risk and suggests franchisor may be managing churn
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 3.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 7 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 110,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Denver, Colorado |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Colorado (federal and Colorado law) |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 18 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 6 hrs
- Training location
- Franchisor's training site (Lakewood, Colorado area)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee, subject to franchisor review/approval; home-based location recommended
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Oxi Fresh Scheduling and Marketing System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Oxi Fresh Scheduling and Marketing System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
98 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Oxi Fresh · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Oxi Fresh franchise?
The total investment to open a Oxi Fresh franchise ranges from $51K – $87K, with an initial franchise fee of $47K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Oxi Fresh franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Oxi Fresh FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $157K. The median is $111K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Oxi Fresh's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Oxi Fresh has a charge-off rate of 21.9% across 63 loans, meaning 21.9% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Oxi Fresh franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Oxi Fresh has 461 total units in the United States, including 454 franchised units and 7 company-owned units. 43 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Oxi Fresh a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Oxi Fresh as a F-grade franchise with a verdict score of 25 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.