milliCare Floor & Textile Care Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
milliCare Floor & Textile Care discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
21 franchisees operating 34 territories in 2025. Multi-territory average gross billings: $1,776,381. Single territory average: $542,762. 38-50% of franchisees below median.
What a milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $201,000 – $253,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty, 2% ad fund, $499/month tech fee, $1,500/month local marketing minimum, transfer fee $15,000.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
milliCare Floor & Textile Care system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 48 |
| Ceased operations | 5 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 3 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 10.4% of outlets |
11 net outlet decline 2025; 5 ceased operations; 3 terminations; financial scrutiny imposed.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is milliCare Floor & Textile Care worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $201,000 | pricier than 62% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 10.4% of outlets | worse than 90% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a milliCare Floor & Textile Care
The franchisor's framing: 21 franchisees operating 34 territories in 2025. Multi-territory average gross billings: $… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $201,000–$253,000, including a $49,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise owners make?
- 21 franchisees operating 34 territories in 2025. Multi-territory average gross billings: $1,776,381. Single territory average: $542,762. 38-50% of franchisees below median. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise fees?
- milliCare Floor & Textile Care's FDD discloses a $49,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty, 2% ad fund, $499/month tech fee, $1,500/month local marketing minimum, transfer fee $15,000.
- What is the milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise profit margin?
- milliCare Floor & Textile Care does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 21 franchisees operating 34 territories in 2025. Multi-territory average gross billings: $1,776,381. Single territory average: $542,762. 38-50% of franchisees below median. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise failure rate?
- 11 net outlet decline 2025; 5 ceased operations; 3 terminations; financial scrutiny imposed.
- How many milliCare Floor & Textile Care locations are there?
- milliCare Floor & Textile Care's FDD reports 48 total outlets, with 5 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does milliCare Floor & Textile Care have complaints or lawsuits?
- milliCare Floor & Textile Care discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a milliCare Floor & Textile Care franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. milliCare Floor & Textile Care scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with milliCare Floor & Textile Care or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.