Grease Monkey Centers
Franchise research report · reviewed 2025 disclosure data
Researching Grease Monkey Centers franchise opportunities? Every figure below is cited to the FDD.
Grease Monkey franchises operate automotive service centers providing vehicle maintenance and repair services. Franchisees run branded centers offering automotive services to customers.
Headline figures
Grease Monkey Centers quick facts
- Is Grease Monkey Centers a franchise?
- Yes. Grease Monkey Centers offers franchises through a Franchise Disclosure Document. At the end of 2024, it reported 209 franchised and 162 company-owned outlets (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 64).
- How much does it cost to open a Grease Monkey Centers franchise?
- The Grease Monkey Centers Franchise Disclosure Document reports separate estimated initial investments by format: $1,213,153–$1,972,033 for ground-up greenfield location — total estimated initial investment low end (2025 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 28); $291,320–$917,050 for conversion only (brownfield/conversion location — total estimated initial investment low end) (2025 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 24). These formats are not combined. Each is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
- What is the Grease Monkey Centers initial franchise fee?
- The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $39,900 (2025 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 17). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
- What ongoing fees does Grease Monkey Centers charge?
- The disclosed ongoing royalty is 10% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 22). The brand or advertising fund contribution is 1% (2025 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 19). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
- Does Grease Monkey Centers disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Yes. The Grease Monkey Centers FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2025 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 61). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
- How many Grease Monkey Centers locations are there?
- The FDD reports 371 outlets at the end of 2024 (2025 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 64). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
- Is Grease Monkey Centers a good franchise to buy?
- Franopolis does not rate or recommend franchises. From the reviewed FDD: Item 19 includes financial performance figures; check which locations and period they cover; Item 20 lists outlet openings, closures and transfers; Item 6 includes a brand or advertising fund contribution on top of royalty; Item 20 also lists current and former franchisees you can contact. Review the full FDD with a franchise attorney and accountant before deciding.
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
What the disclosures show
- 1The 2025 FDD (Item 7) estimates opening costs separately by format: $1,213,153 – $1,972,033 (Ground-Up Greenfield Location — TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT low end); $291,320 – $917,050 (Brownfield/Conversion Location — TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT low end); several initial fee options apply.
- 2Item 19 covers 14 separate groups: EBITDA and revenue and profit for 38 locations; costs and other measures and revenue and profit for 77 locations; profit and costs and revenue and other measures and EBITDA for 77 locations; other measures and revenue and EBITDA and costs and profit for 6 locations; revenue and other measures and costs and EBITDA and profit for 16 locations; revenue and EBITDA and profit for 37 locations; revenue and EBITDA and profit for 37 locations; other measures and revenue and costs and profit for 16 locations; other measures and revenue and EBITDA and costs and profit for 34 locations; other measures and revenue and costs and profit for 6 locations; other measures and revenue and costs and profit for 16 locations; other measures and revenue and costs and EBITDA and profit for 16 locations; other measures and revenue and costs and EBITDA and profit for 34 locations; revenue and profit and EBITDA for 37 locations. They are not combined.
- 3Outlets grew by 20 in 2024, to 371 (Systemwide U.S. Grease Monkey branded outlets, Table 1, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
Grease Monkey Centers head-to-head
Closest peers in the same subcategory, side by side from reviewed FDD figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.
Costs · Items 5–7
What does it cost to open?
Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.
Startup Investment — Item 7
Range across 2 single-unit formats
2025 FDD · Item 7
Formats disclosed in Item 7 (2)
Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose.
- Brownfield/Conversion Location — TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT low endPDF p. 24$291,320 – $917,050
- Ground-Up Greenfield Location — TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT low endPDF p. 28$1,213,153 – $1,972,033
Standard single-unit franchise fee
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17
Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.
Ongoing Fees — Item 6
Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.
- Royalty Rebate ProgramMain ongoing fee
35 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.
Financial Performance — Item 19
What results are disclosed—and for which locations?
14 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
EBITDA, revenue and profit · 38 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Bottom Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages; Chart II group, subset described in Item 19 note.
- Period
- Bottom Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages
- Excluded
- U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. Five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months. (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart II average-sales quartile operating statement.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Costs, revenue, profit and other measures · 77 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E (greater than $1,000,000 annual sales range, fiscal year 2024)
- Period
- Category E
- Excluded
- No category-specific exclusions are stated in Chart I.
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Profit, costs, revenue, EBITDA and other measures · 77 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E, annual sales range as specified in Chart I, fiscal/calendar year 2024.
- Period
- Category E
- Excluded
- Subset: U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. The filing also notes five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, EBITDA, costs, profit and other measures · 6 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category A, annual sales range as specified in Chart I, fiscal/calendar year 2024.
- Period
- Category A
- Excluded
- Subset: U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. The filing also notes five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, EBITDA, profit and other measures · 16 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category C, annual sales range as specified in Chart I, fiscal/calendar year 2024.
- Period
- Category C
- Excluded
- Subset: U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. The filing also notes five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, EBITDA and profit · 37 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Top Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages; Chart II group, subset described in Item 19 note.
- Period
- Top Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages
- Excluded
- U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements are excluded. Five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months. (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart II average-sales quartile operating statement.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, EBITDA and profit · 37 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Third Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages; Chart II group, subset described in Item 19 note.
- Period
- Third Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages
- Excluded
- U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. Five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months. (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart II average-sales quartile operating statement.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, profit and other measures · 16 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category C ($600,001–$800,000 annual sales range, fiscal year 2024)
- Period
- Category C
- Excluded
- No category-specific exclusions are stated in Chart I.
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, EBITDA, costs, profit and other measures · 34 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category D ($800,001–$1,000,000 annual sales range, fiscal year 2024)
- Period
- Category D
- Excluded
- No category-specific exclusions are stated in Chart I.
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, profit and other measures · 6 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category A (less than $400,000 annual sales range, fiscal year 2024)
- Period
- Category A
- Excluded
- No category-specific exclusions are stated in Chart I.
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, profit and other measures · 16 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category B ($400,001–$600,000 annual sales range, fiscal year 2024)
- Period
- Category B
- Excluded
- No category-specific exclusions are stated in Chart I.
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, EBITDA, profit and other measures · 16 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category B, annual sales range as specified in Chart I, fiscal/calendar year 2024.
- Period
- Category B
- Excluded
- Subset: U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. The filing also notes five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, costs, EBITDA, profit and other measures · 34 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category D, annual sales range as specified in Chart I, fiscal/calendar year 2024.
- Period
- Category D
- Excluded
- Subset: U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. The filing also notes five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart I; historical unaudited P&L information supplied by franchisees.
Locations counted: not stated in the reviewed record
Revenue, profit and EBITDA · 37 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Second Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages; Chart II group, subset described in Item 19 note.
- Period
- Second Quartile of Sales Revenue Averages
- Excluded
- U.S. franchisee-owned Centers in operation more than one year as of Dec. 31, 2024, open for all of calendar 2024, and providing complete Profit and Loss Statements; excludes affiliate-owned Centers, Centers that commenced during 2024 or did not operate all year, Centers involved in transfers, and Centers without complete P&L statements. Five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2024, none open less than 12 months. (PDF p.61).
- Method
- Chart II average-sales quartile operating statement.
These groups are never combined.
Outlet Changes — Item 20
How has the outlet count changed?
Systemwide U.S. Grease Monkey branded outlets, Table 1, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of 2024 of each year.
2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64
Net +34 outlets, 2022–2024
Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change. Openings and closures for 2024 haven't been pulled from the Item 20 tables yet, so no turnover or churn is shown.
Questions to investigate
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For the franchisor
Which line items in the 2025 Item 7 estimate ($291,320 – $1,972,033) vary most by market, and why?
Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?
Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?
Reported units went from 351 to 371 in 2024. How many new units opened, closed or changed hands?
Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?
For current and former owners
How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?
How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?
How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?
What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?
For your advisors
Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.
Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.
Sources & vintage history
Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.
Citations (2025 FDD)
- [1]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 17
- [2]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Bottom Quartile of Sales Revenue Aver… · PDF p. 61
- [3]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E (greater than $1,000,000 a… · PDF p. 59
- [4]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E, annual sales range as spe… · PDF p. 59; PDF p. 60
- [5]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category A, annual sales range as spe… · PDF p. 59; PDF p. 60
- [6]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category C, annual sales range as spe… · PDF p. 60; PDF p. 59
- [7]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Top Quartile of Sales Revenue Average… · PDF p. 60
- [8]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Third Quartile of Sales Revenue Avera… · PDF p. 60
- [9]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category C ($600,001–$800,000 annual… · PDF p. 59
- [10]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category D ($800,001–$1,000,000 annua… · PDF p. 59
- [11]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category A (less than $400,000 annual… · PDF p. 59
- [12]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category B ($400,001–$600,000 annual… · PDF p. 59
- [13]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category B, annual sales range as spe… · PDF p. 59; PDF p. 60
- [14]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category D, annual sales range as spe… · PDF p. 59; PDF p. 60
- [15]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Second Quartile of Sales Revenue Aver… · PDF p. 61
- [16]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 64
"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page.
Territory & operations
These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.
Legal & agreement
Franchisor financial statements
| Fiscal year | Measure | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | legal expense | $1,295,020 |
| 2024 | general and administration expenses | $17,870,753 |
| 2024 | total operating expenses | $286,543,549 |
| 2024 | operating loss | -$7,609,777 |
| 2024 | interest expense | -$46,940,255 |
| 2024 | interest income | $2,800 |
| 2024 | other, net | -$152,447 |
| 2024 | total other expense | -$47,089,902 |
| 2024 | retail store sales | $251,021,644 |
| 2024 | other revenues | $1,548,320 |
| 2024 | total revenues | $278,933,772 |
| 2024 | cost of store sales | $46,659,912 |
These figures describe the franchisor company, not individual franchise locations.
SBA-backed loans to franchisees
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Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.
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Bankruptcy disclosure
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Reader notes on wording
Our automated check found that these summaries may not match the FDD's exact wording. Read the FDD excerpt itself; it is the authoritative text. Core cost, fee, Item 19 and outlet figures are not affected.
Item 21 · PDF p. 264 · 2025 FDD
Our summary: Total other expense — FY2023
“Total oilier expense {46,136,579) (30,317,558}”
Note: The quote did not match the cited PDF page; left pending for another look.
Item 21 · PDF p. 264 · 2025 FDD
Our summary: Total other expense — FY2022
“Total oilier expense {46,136,579) (30,317,558}”
Note: The quote did not match the cited PDF page; left pending for another look.
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