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Bar-B-Clean vs Molly Maid — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Bar-B-Clean	Molly Maid
Disclosure honesty	B	D
Investment from	$78,200	$144,150
Total fees	8%	8.5%
Outlets	107	432
Lawsuits	0	1

Bar-B-Clean: what their numbers say

2025 data for 69 franchised + 1 affiliate location. Gross revenue ranges $33,030–$1,512,928. Average revenue per job $447–$572; median $402–$569. Excludes 34 new 2025 openings, 3 inactive locations, terminated units.

Molly Maid: what their numbers say

Discloses Gross Sales data for 402 of 432 units (2025). Excludes 21 closed units, 22 transferred units, and 6 new units from analysis. No profit, expense, or owner income data disclosed. Significant survivorship bias from excluding closures.

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