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    Jiffy Lube

    Franchise research report · reviewed 2026 disclosure data

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    Jiffy Lube franchise specializes in quick oil changes and automotive maintenance services, operating as one of the most recognizable names in the fast-lube indu

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    Jiffy Lube quick facts

    How much does it cost to open a Jiffy Lube franchise?
    The Jiffy Lube Franchise Disclosure Document reports separate estimated initial investments by format: $211,000–$510,000 for new service center — total initial investment expenditures: $211,000 to $510,000 (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 33); $236,000–$452,650 for new service center — net total after growth funding: $236,000 to $452,650 (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 33). These formats are not combined. Each is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
    What ongoing fees does Jiffy Lube charge?
    The disclosed ongoing royalty is 1% (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 28). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
    Does Jiffy Lube disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Yes. The Jiffy Lube FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 77). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
    Is Jiffy Lube 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 lists every recurring fee beyond 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

    1. 1The 2026 FDD (Item 7) estimates opening costs separately by format: $211,000 – $510,000 (New service center — Total initial investment expenditures: $211,000 to $510,000); $236,000 – $452,650 (New service center — Net total after growth funding: $236,000 to $452,650); several initial fee options apply.
    2. 2Item 19 covers 71 separate groups: other measures for 147 Franchised locations; other measures for 147 Franchised locations; other measures for 182 Franchised locations; revenue for 504 Franchised locations; revenue for 513 Franchised locations; revenue for 501 Franchised locations; revenue for 503 Franchised locations; other measures for 504 Franchised locations; other measures for 513 Franchised locations; revenue for 505 Franchised locations; revenue for 502 Franchised locations; revenue for 501 Franchised locations; revenue for 500 Franchised locations; other measures for 196 Franchised locations; revenue for 501 Franchised locations; other measures for 196 Franchised locations; revenue for 2,049 Franchised locations; revenue for 2,014 Franchised locations; revenue for 2,003 Franchised locations; other measures for 504 Franchised locations; other measures for 499 Franchised locations; other measures for 504 Franchised locations; other measures for 2,014 Franchised locations; other measures for 2,003 Franchised locations; revenue for 42 Franchised locations; other measures for 2,049 Franchised locations; revenue for 43 Franchised locations; revenue for 11 Franchised locations; revenue for 26 Franchised locations; revenue for 43 Franchised locations; other measures for 42 Franchised locations; other measures for 43 Franchised locations; other measures for 43 Franchised locations; other measures for 11 Franchised locations; other measures for 26 Franchised locations; other measures for 182 Franchised locations; other measures for 209 Franchised locations; other measures for 182 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 147 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 147 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 63 Franchised locations; other measures for 63 Franchised locations; other measures for 106 Franchised locations; other measures for 46 Franchised locations; other measures for 34 Franchised locations; other measures for 17 Franchised locations; other measures for 10 Franchised locations; other measures for 17 Franchised locations; other measures for 3 Franchised locations; other measures for 512 Franchised locations; revenue for 42 Franchised locations; other measures for 196 Franchised locations; other measures for 46 Franchised locations; other measures for 34 Franchised locations; other measures for 10 Franchised locations; other measures for 3 Franchised locations; revenue for 512 Franchised locations; revenue for 512 Franchised locations; revenue for 512 Franchised locations; other measures for 501 Franchised locations; other measures for 512 Franchised locations; other measures for 512 Franchised locations; other measures for 501 Franchised locations; other measures for 512 Franchised locations; other measures for 502 Franchised locations; other measures for 502 Franchised locations. They are not combined.

    From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.

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    Jiffy Lube head-to-head

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    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

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Formats disclosed in Item 7 (2)

    Each format has its own total. The total depends on the format you choose.

    • New service center — Total initial investment expenditures: $211,000 to $510,000PDF p. 33$211,000 – $510,000
    • New service center — Net total after growth funding: $236,000 to $452,650PDF p. 33$236,000 – $452,650

    Ongoing Fees — Item 6

    Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.

    Monthly royalty,promptpayment,supplytermination,newsitewaiver,tirerubberreduction andPOSsupport — 1%Main ongoing fee

    31 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?

    71 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.

    147 locations

    Other measures · 147 locations

    Who is counted
    New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 42+ months, Year 4 sales
    Excluded
    Partial-yearcenters excluded comparativeannualtables; includesoptionalMulticare.
    Method
    Sourceactual12monthsales or annualizedpartialyears excludingfirstmonththenfullmonths times12 perPDF80. Netadjustedsales definitionPDF72; unaudited.

    These groups are never combined.

    Outlet Changes — Item 20

    How has the outlet count changed?

    Coverage not stated in the reviewed record · counts as of year end of each year.

    2026 FDD · Item 20 ·

    Questions to investigate

    Prompts based on what this brand's reviewed disclosures do and don't show — not conclusions. Join free as a member to save questions to your research.

    For the franchisor

    • Which line items in the 2026 Item 7 estimate ($211,000 – $510,000) 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?

    • 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 (2026 FDD)

    1. [1]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 42+ months, Year 4 sales · PDF p. 77
    2. [2]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 42+ months, Year 3 sales · PDF p. 77
    3. [3]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 30+ months, Year 3 sales · PDF p. 77
    4. [4]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mont… · PDF p. 73
    5. [5]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mont… · PDF p. 73
    6. [6]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Net adjusted sales Firstquartile · PDF p. 73
    7. [7]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mon… · PDF p. 73
    8. [8]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74
    9. [9]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74
    10. [10]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mon… · PDF p. 73
    11. [11]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Net adjusted sales Thirdquartile · PDF p. 73
    12. [12]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Net adjusted sales Secondquartile · PDF p. 73
    13. [13]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Net adjusted sales Thirdquartile · PDF p. 73
    14. [14]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 18+ months, Year 1 sales · PDF p. 77
    15. [15]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Net adjusted sales Fourthquartile · PDF p. 73
    16. [16]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 18+ months, Year 2 sales · PDF p. 77
    17. [17]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 20… · PDF p. 73
    18. [18]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 20… · PDF p. 73
    19. [19]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 20… · PDF p. 73
    20. [20]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    21. [21]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74
    22. [22]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    23. [23]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 2023 · PDF p. 74
    24. [24]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 2024 · PDF p. 74
    25. [25]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2023, Net Adjusted Sa… · PDF p. 75
    26. [26]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — System vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in 2025 · PDF p. 74
    27. [27]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year of operations in 2023, N… · PDF p. 75
    28. [28]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2025, Net Adjusted Sa… · PDF p. 75
    29. [29]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2024, Net Adjusted Sa… · PDF p. 75
    30. [30]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year of operations in 2024, N… · PDF p. 75
    31. [31]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2023, vehicle count d… · PDF p. 76
    32. [32]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2023, vehicle count d… · PDF p. 76
    33. [33]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2024, vehicle count d… · PDF p. 76
    34. [34]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2025, vehicle count d… · PDF p. 76
    35. [35]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year in 2024, vehicle count d… · PDF p. 76
    36. [36]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 30+ months, Year 2 sales · PDF p. 77
    37. [37]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 7+ months, Year 1 sales · PDF p. 77
    38. [38]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 30+ months, Year 1 sales · PDF p. 77
    39. [39]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 54+ months, Year 2 sales · PDF p. 78
    40. [40]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 54+ months, Year 3 sales · PDF p. 78
    41. [41]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 42+ months, Year 1 sales · PDF p. 77
    42. [42]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 54+ months, Year 1 sales · PDF p. 78
    43. [43]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 42+ months, Year 2 sales · PDF p. 77
    44. [44]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 54+ months, Year 4 sales · PDF p. 78
    45. [45]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 54+ months, Year 5 sales · PDF p. 78
    46. [46]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare service centers open 66+ months · PDF p. 78
    47. [47]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 66months+ cohort · PDF p. 78
    48. [48]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare service centers open 54+ months · PDF p. 78
    49. [49]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 78months+ cohort · PDF p. 78
    50. [50]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 90months+ cohort · PDF p. 78
    51. [51]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 102months+ cohort · PDF p. 79
    52. [52]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 114months+ cohort · PDF p. 79
    53. [53]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 102months+ · PDF p. 79
    54. [54]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 126months+ cohort · PDF p. 79
    55. [55]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Vehicle count Secondquartile · PDF p. 74
    56. [56]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Newly constructed service centers with first full year of operations in 2023, N… · PDF p. 75
    57. [57]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — New Jiffy Lube Multicare Service Centers open 18+ months, Year 3 sales · PDF p. 77
    58. [58]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 78months+ · PDF p. 78
    59. [59]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 90months+ · PDF p. 78
    60. [60]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 114months+ · PDF p. 79
    61. [61]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NewMulticare 126months+ · PDF p. 79
    62. [62]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mon… · PDF p. 73
    63. [63]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mont… · PDF p. 73
    64. [64]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile Net Adjusted Sales, franchised service centers open 12 full mon… · PDF p. 73
    65. [65]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — First Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74
    66. [66]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    67. [67]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74
    68. [68]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    69. [69]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    70. [70]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months i… · PDF p. 74
    71. [71]Item 19 — Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Third Quartile vehicle count, franchised service centers open 12 full months in… · PDF p. 74

    "PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: FDD

    Territory & operations

    249 addresses in Franopolis's imported location list. Coverage may differ from Item 20 outlet counts.

    These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.

    Legal & agreement

    Franchisor financial statements

    Fiscal yearMeasureReported value
    2025inventories of materials and supplies$314
    2025inventories of products$2,226
    2025investments$4,717
    2025goodwill$1,608
    2025risk management liabilitiesMore than one value recorded for this year — open the FDD source before comparing$556
    2025total current liabilities$12,582
    2025deferred tax asset$926
    2025property, plant and equipment, net$42,015
    2025total non-current assets$58,064
    2025operating lease liabilitiesMore than one value recorded for this year — open the FDD source before comparing$2,453
    2025accounts payable - third parties$4,317
    2025operating lease liabilitiesMore than one value recorded for this year — open the FDD source before comparing$722

    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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