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Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner vs Window Genie
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
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
$83,000 – $509,745
2026 FDD · Item 7Window Genie
$125,600 – $300,000
2025 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
$10,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11Window Genie
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
3% · percentage of Gross Sales; 7% from Core Business and 3% from Related Business
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13Window Genie
Not available
Before you compare
- Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner figures come from its 2026 FDD and Window Genie figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
- Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner and Window Genie 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 (Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner: 2, Window Genie: 15). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
System scale & health
Window GenieStanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner
Window Genie
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Window GenieItem 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.
Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner vs Window Genie: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner or Window Genie?
- Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner: $83,000 – $509,745 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Window Genie: $125,600 – $300,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner or Window Genie?
- Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner: 264 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 77); Window Genie: 103 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 79). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner and Window Genie disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Window Genie has reviewed Item 19 figures for 15 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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Full Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
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Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
