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    Fleet Clean vs Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    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.

    Fleet Clean2026 FDDGrease Monkey Franchising, LLC2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fleet Clean

    $188,350 – $2,959,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    $9,577 – $138,403

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fleet Clean

    $10,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    $1,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fleet Clean

    8.5% of gross revenue

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Fleet Clean figures come from its 2026 FDD and Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Fleet Clean discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Fleet Clean: 3, Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fleet Clean

    $188,350 – $2,959,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    $9,577 – $138,403
    TOTAL
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fleet Clean

    $10,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 18

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    $1,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Fleet Clean

    8.5% of gross revenue
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fleet Clean

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fleet Clean

    62
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    5,462
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fleet Clean

    +7
    Calculated: 55 at end of 2023 → 62 at end of 2025

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    −292
    Calculated: 5,754 at end of 2023 → 5,462 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fleet Clean

    7
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 12.1% of outlets at start of year
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Fleet Clean

    January 1, 2019
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    1999
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Fleet Clean

    Formed October 24, 2018
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC

    1971
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Fleet Clean
    Franchised (38 franchises) — revenue
    $897,792 annually
    mean Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    Franchised (26 franchises) — profit
    $11,197 – $596,192 annually
    range Net Profits
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    -0.79 – 39.4 percent
    range Net Profits %
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85
    Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC
    Franchised (3,751 locations) — other measures
    $2,742,768
    other Gross Income
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Franchised locations — other measures
    73.7 percent
    other GDC Payout Rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 56
    Franchised (3,797 locations) — other measures
    13 percent
    other GDC CAGR
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    +1 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.

    Fleet Clean vs Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fleet Clean or Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC?
    Fleet Clean: $188,350 – $2,959,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC: $9,577 – $138,403 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Fleet Clean or Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC?
    Fleet Clean: 62 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 87); Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC: 5,462 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 78). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Fleet Clean and Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fleet Clean has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Grease Monkey Franchising, LLC has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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