Franchise opportunities compared
Rolling Suds vs Tommy’s Express Car Wash
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
- Rolling Suds figures come from its 2025 FDD and Tommy’s Express Car Wash figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Tommy’s Express Car Wash 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 (Rolling Suds: 3, Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 40). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Rolling Suds |  Tommy’s Express Car Wash |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $211,150 TOTAL 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20 | $6,500 – $11,846,697 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $54,900 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11 | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Greater of 8% of Gross Revenue or applicable Minimum Royalty Royalty Fee 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $2.00 h the Royalty Fee The Brand Development Fund is described in Item 11. Local Marketing — 2 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00/mo Brand Fund Contribution — greater of 2% of monthly Gross Revenue or applicable Minimum Fund Contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 | $1.00 hdrawn by EFT from your designated bank account, as applicable. Brand Development Fee — 1 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 135 Outlets at end of 2025 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 54 | 520 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +127 Calculated: 8 at end of 2023 → 135 at end of 2025 | +170 Calculated: 350 at end of 2023 → 520 at end of 2025 |
| 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) | 2022 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 | 2016 From a verified franchisor listing |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2022 2025 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 7 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (5 locations) — revenue $609,681 mean Annual Revenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Franchised (25 locations) — revenue $324,973 median Annual Revenue · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50 Company-owned (1 locations) — EBITDA and revenue $709,835 other EBITDA · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top 25% of 25 Fifth Year Outlets opened in 2020, ranked by 2025 Gross Sales; si… 0.1 percent other Top25% Fifth Year 2025 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 65 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Year Outlets open 12 to less than 24 months and open 12 full months in 2… 0.6 percent other Second Year · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Fourth Year Outlets open 48 to less than 60 months and open 12 full months in 2… $9,579 other Fourth Year · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 +37 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.