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    Grease Monkey Centers vs Midas

    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.

    GMGrease Monkey Centers2025 FDDMidas2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Grease Monkey Centers

    $291,320 – $1,972,033

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Midas

    $143,400 – $385,450

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Grease Monkey Centers

    $39,900

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Midas

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    Grease Monkey Centers

    10%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Midas

    10%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20

    Before you compare

    • Grease Monkey Centers figures come from its 2025 FDD and Midas figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Grease Monkey Centers and Midas disclose 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 (Grease Monkey Centers: 14, Midas: 8). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    $291,320 – $1,972,033
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Midas

    $143,400 – $385,450
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    $39,900
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Midas

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    10%
    Royalty Rebate Program
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Midas

    10%
    Royalty: 2% to 10% of Net Revenue; up to 11% in certain cases for a Co-Branding Shop franchise.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    1%
    Advertising Contribution maximum — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 19

    Midas

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    371
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

    Midas

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    +34
    Calculated: 337 at end of 2022 → 371 at end of 2024

    Midas

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Midas

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

    Grease Monkey Centers

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Midas

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Grease Monkey Centers

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Midas

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    GMGrease Monkey Centers
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Bottom Quartile of Sales Revenue Aver…
    61 percent
    other EBITDAR centers exceeding average percentage
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E (greater than $1,000,000 a…
    $368,273
    other Cost of Goods Sold
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers in Category E, annual sales range as spe…
    75.2 percent
    other Gross Profit percent of sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59
    +11 more groups in the full report
    Midas
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Revenue invoiced per customer per visit — Bottom 1/4
    $300
    other Revenue invoiced per customer per visit
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Revenue invoiced per customer per visit — Bottom - Middle 1/4
    $361
    other Revenue invoiced per customer per visit
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Annual Gross Revenue — Top - Middle 1/4
    $1,344,577
    other Annual Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 76
    +5 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.

    Grease Monkey Centers vs Midas: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Grease Monkey Centers or Midas?
    Grease Monkey Centers: $291,320 – $1,972,033 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Midas: $143,400 – $385,450 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Midas. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Grease Monkey Centers and Midas royalties compare?
    Grease Monkey Centers: 10% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22); Midas: 10% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 20). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Grease Monkey Centers and Midas disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Grease Monkey Centers has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups; Midas has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 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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