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    Bar-B-Clean vs Mr. Duct Cleaner

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Bar-B-Clean: 27, Mr. Duct Cleaner: 5). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureBar-B-CleanMr. Duct Cleaner
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $78,200 – $99,120
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT — range low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    $96,600 – $141,055
    TOTALS
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $1.50
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    $59,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)
    2) — $500
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    6% · percent of Gross Volume; payable weekly; subject to minimum royalty fees
    Royalty Fees
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $2.00
    Brand Fund Contribution — 2%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    2% of gross volume; payable weekly
    Marketing Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    107
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    13
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +78
    Calculated: 29 at end of 2023 → 107 at end of 2025
    +4
    Calculated: 9 at end of 2022 → 13 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2020
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fulltime/affiliate;Central Texas
    11 units
    other Fulltime/affiliate Central Texas · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — NorthOCAffiliateLocation
    6 percent
    other Affiliate Location · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fulltime/affiliate;Ventura
    $251,944
    other Fulltime/affiliate Ventura · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38
    +24 more groups in the full report
    Franchised (11 locations) — other measures
    $504,790
    other Franchise Territory Gross Volume · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $66,388
    other Franchise Territory Gross Volume · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — "Mr. Duct Cleaner’s Affiliate has operated one of the franchise territories, Co…
    $595,869
    other Affiliate Annual Gross Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    +2 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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