PuroClean Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a PuroClean franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
PuroClean discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross sales only (average $941,644, median $500,496 across 393 franchisees) with BDR vs. non-BDR breakdowns. No cost, expense, or profit data provided; bottom 10% averaged only $15,287.
What a PuroClean franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 10% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 4% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 14% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $108,503 – $277,118 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 3-10% tiered on mitigation; 3% reconstruction; plus 2% marketing, 2% local ad, 2% supply purchase minimums.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
PuroClean system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 433 |
| Ceased operations | 15 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 4 |
| Transferred to new owners | 17 |
| Closure rate | 3.5% of outlets |
2025: 4 terminations, 15 ceased operations, 19 total exits from 433 outlets (~4.4% attrition).
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 PuroClean worth it? — how it compares to 29 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 14% of sales | steeper than 97% of restoration & remediation franchises |
| Startup cost | from $108,503 | cheaper than most (median $132,900) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 3.5% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 4 | more litigious than 93% of peers |
Benchmarked against every restoration & remediation franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a PuroClean
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross sales only (average $941,644, median $500,496 across 393 franchisees) with… 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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PuroClean franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a PuroClean franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $108,503–$277,118, including a $59,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do PuroClean franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross sales only (average $941,644, median $500,496 across 393 franchisees) with BDR vs. non-BDR breakdowns. No cost, expense, or profit data provided; bottom 10% averaged only $15,287. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the PuroClean franchise fees?
- PuroClean's FDD discloses a $59,000 initial franchise fee, a 10% royalty on gross sales, a 4% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 14% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 3-10% tiered on mitigation; 3% reconstruction; plus 2% marketing, 2% local ad, 2% supply purchase minimums.
- What is the PuroClean franchise profit margin?
- PuroClean does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross sales only (average $941,644, median $500,496 across 393 franchisees) with BDR vs. non-BDR breakdowns. No cost, expense, or profit data provided; bottom 10% averaged only $15,287. Recurring fees alone take about 14% 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 PuroClean franchise failure rate?
- 2025: 4 terminations, 15 ceased operations, 19 total exits from 433 outlets (~4.4% attrition).
- How many PuroClean locations are there?
- PuroClean's FDD reports 433 total outlets, with 15 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 17 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does PuroClean have complaints or lawsuits?
- PuroClean discloses 4 legal matters 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 PuroClean franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. PuroClean scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 14% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 4 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36125-202604-02 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with PuroClean or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.