Franchise opportunities compared
ServiceMaster Clean 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.
Before you compare
- ServiceMaster Clean figures come from its 2026 FDD and Stone Environmental Services figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (ServiceMaster Clean: 10, Stone Environmental Services: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | SCServiceMaster Clean |  Stone Environmental Services |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $111,800 – $187,500 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 42 | $150,700 – $260,500 Total initial investment (range 150700–260500) 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $50,000 2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $4.00 Contracted Recurring Services: 4% to 7% of Gross Service Sales (Other Services: 10% of Gross Service Sales, subject to the applicable Minimum Monthly Royalty) Royalties 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28 | $7.00 Royalty rate 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $4,750 Online Marketing Fund Deposit 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 27 | $1.00 Brand fund contribution 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 584 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −22 Calculated: 606 at end of 2023 → 584 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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) | 2021 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2020 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (42 locations) — revenue — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise for Fiscal Year 202… $265,056 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 Franchised (75 locations) — revenue — All Franchise Ownership Groups with at least one Active Franchise for Fiscal Ye… $1,019,194 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 74 Franchised (42 locations) — revenue — Single-Franchise Ownership Groups with one Active Franchise for Fiscal Year 202… $633,307 mean Gross Service Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73 +7 more groups in the full report | 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.