Squeegee Squad
Bottom line
- Total investment $70K – $226K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 66 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 42.9% CAGR over 3 years with 71 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Squeegee Squad unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
45%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Squeegee Squad franchisees operate window cleaning and pressure washing services for residential and commercial clients. Day-to-day work involves scheduling service calls, managing a small crew (if scaling), performing cleaning services, and handling customer acquisition and retention in a protected territory. The business is labor-intensive with seasonal demand fluctuations typical of outdoor service industries.
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 · 29 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
Squeegee Squad presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to complete lack of financial disclosure, modest unit growth, and high capital requirements relative to system size, requiring extensive validation with existing franchisees before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or benchmark against system averages
- 02MINORHigh initial investment ($69.5K–$225.5K) with no transparency on revenue/profit potential creates uncertainty on payback period
- 03MINORRoyalty structure (8% down to 4%) suggests variable profitability tiers — need clarity on revenue thresholds and whether operators realistically hit lower rates
- 04MEDOnly 71 units with 18.6% YoY growth is modest for a 15-year-old system — suggests limited brand awareness or market saturation concerns
- 05MINORFranchise fee ($50K) represents 72% of minimum investment — high upfront capital allocation with unproven unit economics
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
76 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Squeegee Squad · FDD (2025) PDF