Window Genie Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Window Genie franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Window Genie discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed businesses and 2 non-reporting new ones. No net income, owner salary, or profitability data provided. Cherry-picks open survivors only.
What a Window Genie franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 7% 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 | 9% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $136,064 – $305,683 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 7%; MAP 2%; local marketing up to 3%; mandatory call center, software, helpdesk fees add significant ongoing cost.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Window Genie system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 103 |
| Ceased operations | 9 |
| Closure rate | 8.7% of outlets |
9 businesses closed during 2025 reporting period; one open less than 12 months before closing.
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 Window Genie worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9% of sales | about average |
| Startup cost | from $136,064 | pricier than 72% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 8.7% of outlets | worse than 80% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 2 | more litigious than 70% of peers |
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 Window Genie
The franchisor's framing: Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed bus… 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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Window Genie franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Window Genie franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $136,064–$305,683, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Window Genie franchise owners make?
- Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed businesses and 2 non-reporting new ones. No net income, owner salary, or profitability data provided. Cherry-picks open survivors only. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Window Genie franchise fees?
- Window Genie's FDD discloses a $40,000 initial franchise fee, a 7% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 9% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 7%; MAP 2%; local marketing up to 3%; mandatory call center, software, helpdesk fees add significant ongoing cost.
- What is the Window Genie franchise profit margin?
- Window Genie does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed businesses and 2 non-reporting new ones. No net income, owner salary, or profitability data provided. Cherry-picks open survivors only. Recurring fees alone take about 9% 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 Window Genie franchise failure rate?
- 9 businesses closed during 2025 reporting period; one open less than 12 months before closing.
- How many Window Genie locations are there?
- Window Genie's FDD reports 103 total outlets, with 9 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Window Genie have complaints or lawsuits?
- Window Genie discloses 2 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 Window Genie franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Window Genie scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 9% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 2 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36173-202604-02 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Window Genie or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.