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    Grease Monkey vs Michelin Retabd Technologies

    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.

    Grease Monkey2025 FDDMRMichelin Retabd Technologies2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Grease Monkey

    $9,577 – $1,972,033

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    $2,315,000 – $12,391,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Grease Monkey

    $39,900

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    $2,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11

    Royalty · Item 6

    Grease Monkey

    10%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Grease Monkey figures come from its 2025 FDD and Michelin Retabd Technologies figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Grease Monkey discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Grease Monkey has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Grease Monkey

    $9,577 – $1,972,033
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    $2,315,000 – $12,391,000
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Grease Monkey

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

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    $2,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Grease Monkey

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

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

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

    Grease Monkey

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

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey

    5,462
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    41
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey

    +5,125
    Calculated: 337 at end of 2022 → 5,462 at end of 2025

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    −4
    Calculated: 45 at end of 2023 → 41 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Grease Monkey

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

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

    Grease Monkey

    1999
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

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

    Grease Monkey

    1971
    2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    Michelin Retabd Technologies

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Grease Monkey
    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
    +15 more groups in the full report
    MRMichelin Retabd Technologies

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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 vs Michelin Retabd Technologies: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Grease Monkey or Michelin Retabd Technologies?
    Grease Monkey: $9,577 – $1,972,033 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Michelin Retabd Technologies: $2,315,000 – $12,391,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Grease Monkey. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Grease Monkey or Michelin Retabd Technologies?
    Grease Monkey: 5,462 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64); Michelin Retabd Technologies: 41 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 37). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Grease Monkey and Michelin Retabd Technologies disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Grease Monkey has reviewed Item 19 figures for 18 location groups; Michelin Retabd Technologies makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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