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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Rolling Suds
$186,150 – $251,850
2025 FDD · Item 7Tommy’s Express Car Wash
$122,347 – $11,846,697
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Rolling Suds
$54,900
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Tommy’s Express Car Wash
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Rolling Suds
8% · greater of 8% of Gross Revenue or applicable Minimum Royalty
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12Tommy’s Express Car Wash
2%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18Before 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.
- Rolling Suds and Tommy’s Express Car Wash 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 (Rolling Suds: 14, Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 39). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Rolling SudsTommy’s Express Car WashItem 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.
Rolling Suds vs Tommy’s Express Car Wash: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Rolling Suds or Tommy’s Express Car Wash?
- Rolling Suds: $186,150 – $251,850 (2025 FDD · Item 7); Tommy’s Express Car Wash: $122,347 – $11,846,697 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Tommy’s Express Car Wash. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Rolling Suds and Tommy’s Express Car Wash royalties compare?
- Rolling Suds: 8% · greater of 8% of Gross Revenue or applicable Minimum Royalty (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12); Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 2% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Rolling Suds or Tommy’s Express Car Wash?
- Rolling Suds: 135 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 53); Tommy’s Express Car Wash: 260 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 68). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Rolling Suds and Tommy’s Express Car Wash disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Rolling Suds has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups; Tommy’s Express Car Wash has reviewed Item 19 figures for 39 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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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
