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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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These brands report different earnings metrics (Average Net Sales / Median Net Sales, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	AStrongest tier Tide Laundromat Cleaning & Maintenance Remove	CAverage Laundry Spot Cleaning & Maintenance Remove	AStrongest tier CD ONE PRICE CLEANERS Cleaning & Maintenance Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.8M – $2.3M	$1.3M – $2.2M	$1.6M – $3.0M
Liquid capital	$73K – $95K	$30K – $75K	$100K – $300K
Franchise fee	$50K	$60K	$30K
Royalty rate	6.5%	5.0%	6.5%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.2M	N/A	$1.1MOutlet subset
Median gross sales	$1.1M	N/A	$1.1MOutlet subset
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Average Net Sales / Median Net Sales	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	CAverage	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	60 / 100	45 / 100	70 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	N/A	28
Scale
Total units	8	4	52
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	88	66	178
Contacts
Franchisee phones	12	0	38

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