Franchise opportunities compared

    PuroClean vs Stone Environmental Services

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    PuroClean

    $56,298 – $277,118

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Stone Environmental Services

    $150,700 – $260,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    PuroClean

    $59,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Stone Environmental Services

    $50,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Royalty · Item 6

    PuroClean

    3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Stone Environmental Services

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    Before you compare

    • PuroClean figures come from its 2026 FDD and Stone Environmental Services figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • PuroClean 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 (PuroClean: 2, Stone Environmental Services: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    PuroClean

    $56,298 – $277,118
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Stone Environmental Services

    $150,700 – $260,500
    Total initial investment (range 150700–260500)
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    PuroClean

    $59,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    Stone Environmental Services

    $50,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
    Royalty (Item 6)

    PuroClean

    3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3%
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Stone Environmental Services

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    PuroClean

    2% of percentage of gross receipts
    Marketing Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Stone Environmental Services

    1%
    Brand fund contribution — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    PuroClean

    433
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    Stone Environmental Services

    1
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    PuroClean

    +30
    Calculated: 403 at end of 2023 → 433 at end of 2025

    Stone Environmental Services

    +0
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 1 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    PuroClean

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Stone Environmental Services

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

    PuroClean

    1991
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Stone Environmental Services

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

    PuroClean

    1990
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Stone Environmental Services

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    PuroClean
    Franchised (393 locations) — revenue
    $500,496
    median Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Franchised (8 locations) — revenue
    $1,066,124
    mean Annual Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Stone Environmental Services
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $764,114
    other Operating expenses 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37

    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.

    PuroClean vs Stone Environmental Services: common questions

    Which costs less to open, PuroClean or Stone Environmental Services?
    PuroClean: $56,298 – $277,118 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Stone Environmental Services: $150,700 – $260,500 (2025 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 PuroClean. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do PuroClean and Stone Environmental Services royalties compare?
    PuroClean: 3% · percentage of Mitigation Services Gross Receipts; Reconstruction Services Royalty Fee is 3% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18); Stone Environmental Services: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, PuroClean or Stone Environmental Services?
    PuroClean: 433 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59); Stone Environmental Services: 1 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do PuroClean and Stone Environmental Services disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    PuroClean has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Stone Environmental Services has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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