Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2025 gross sales by quintile: top $412,663, second $157,919, middle $109,892, fourth $74,757, bottom $36,851. Average per-job price $251.78. No expense deductions shown; gross revenues only.
What a Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $47,900 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5.7% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 3% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8.7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $50,700 – $87,304 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Monthly royalty $475 + Job Fee ($15/job, $40/Co-Op line) + Ad/Tech 3% minimum $150. Equipment 3% gross annual minimum.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 461 |
| Ceased operations | 26 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 28 |
| Transferred to new owners | 47 |
| Closure rate | 5.6% of outlets |
2025: 26 ceased, 28 non-renewals, 17 reacquired by franchisor. Illinois lost 9 outlets.
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 Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8.7% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $50,700 | cheaper than most (median $97,240) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 5.6% of outlets | worse than 68% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every cleaning services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning
The franchisor's framing: 2025 gross sales by quintile: top $412,663, second $157,919, middle $109,892, fourth $74,7… 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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Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $50,700–$87,304, including a $47,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise owners make?
- 2025 gross sales by quintile: top $412,663, second $157,919, middle $109,892, fourth $74,757, bottom $36,851. Average per-job price $251.78. No expense deductions shown; gross revenues only. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise fees?
- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning's FDD discloses a $47,900 initial franchise fee, a 5.7% royalty on gross sales, a 3% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8.7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Monthly royalty $475 + Job Fee ($15/job, $40/Co-Op line) + Ad/Tech 3% minimum $150. Equipment 3% gross annual minimum.
- What is the Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise profit margin?
- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2025 gross sales by quintile: top $412,663, second $157,919, middle $109,892, fourth $74,757, bottom $36,851. Average per-job price $251.78. No expense deductions shown; gross revenues only. Recurring fees alone take about 8.7% 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 Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise failure rate?
- 2025: 26 ceased, 28 non-renewals, 17 reacquired by franchisor. Illinois lost 9 outlets.
- How many Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning locations are there?
- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning's FDD reports 461 total outlets, with 26 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 47 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning have complaints or lawsuits?
- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8.7% of sales in ongoing fees. 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 Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.