Anago Cleaning Systems franchise unit economics
Anago Cleaning Systems master franchisees own a metropolitan region, sell unit franchises into it, win the commercial cleaning contracts and bill the clients.
Anago Cleaning Systems franchise at a glance
In its 2026 FDD Anago Cleaning Systems reports fiscal 2025 annual sales for 37 regional owners, with quartile averages and the share of each quartile that reached its average.
Anago Cleaning Systems franchisees averaged $3,453,102 of sales in fiscal 2025, with a median of $3,531,399, according to Item 19 of Anago Cleaning Systems’ 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 37 in that group are 84%* of Anago Cleaning Systems’ 44 locations. Fees paid to Anago Cleaning Systems come to about 7%* of sales.
- An Anago Cleaning Systems franchise costs $219,000 to $339,000 to open, including a $98,000 initial franchise fee, according to the brand's 2026 FDD.
- Anago Cleaning Systems charges a royalty of 5% of sales and a $550 monthly technology fee.
- 51% of reporting Anago Cleaning Systems locations reached the average.
- Work out Anago Cleaning Systems's fees at your own sales with the minimum fee calculator.
These figures come from Anago Cleaning Systems's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, as the brand reported them, and were read by Averan Advisors.
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Talk to Averan → Move your books and accounting to Averan →- The performance standard rises $360,000 of annual revenue every year for the whole term. $360,000 in year 2, $3,240,000 by year 10, $6,840,000 by year 20, and the 5% royalty applies to the greater of the standard or actual revenue.
- A fourth-quartile region billing $1,266,186 is under the standard from year 5. By year 7 the royalty owed is $108,000 against $63,309 on what it earned *, $44,691 on revenue the year failed to produce.
- Median sales passed average sales in 2025 for the first time in four years. That is $3,531,399 against $3,453,102, with 51% reaching the average against 42% in 2022.
- The top quartile has the lowest attainment, at 33%. Three of nine reach their own $6,162,068 average, on a range from $4,806,898 to $8,243,733.
- Fixed obligations are $56,600 a year before a dollar of royalty. That is $50,000 of required client marketing and $6,600 of system access *, 4.5% of a fourth-quartile region's sales.
How much does an Anago Cleaning Systems franchise make?
The average Anago Cleaning Systems unit reported $3,453,102 of revenue in the 2026 FDD, and the median reported $3,531,399. The brand’s disclosure document discloses revenue and not profit, so what an owner keeps depends on the cost structure set out below. Fees come off the top first, at about 7% of sales across royalty, brand fund and the rest of the stack. Revenue is not income. Rent, wages, cost of goods and the franchise fees all come out before an owner is paid. The figures for the highest-selling and lowest-selling businesses are below.
Top performers
What separates the top Anago Cleaning Systems performers
Anago Cleaning Systems splits its locations into groups instead of publishing one average. The top group averaged $6,162,068 a year. The lowest averaged $1,266,186. Both run the same brand, on the same agreement, paying the same fees.
Decided before you open
- Site and trade area.The top band sells 4.9× the bottom band. Catchment, daytime population and neighboring businesses affect where a location falls.
- Territory.This model sells from a territory quoted at 500,000 people, with no storefront. Population density sets how much driving sits between jobs.
- Opening cost range.Opening costs $219,000 to $339,000, a 1.5× range inside one brand.
- Fees and the minimum.Fees run about 7.0% of sales. A minimum fee also applies, so lower-selling locations pay a higher effective rate. Work out the sales level where the percentage overtakes the minimum.
- Cash needed in the first year.This filing shows how a new location builds up: the month sales cover costs, and how much cash you fund before then.
Live operating levers
- Accounts.Accounts bill year after year. Track how many you keep as well as how many you win.
- Gift cards.Gift cards are sold before the service is delivered, and sales peak around the holidays. A gift card is deferred revenue until it is redeemed, so cash and earned revenue arrive in different periods.
- Memberships and rebooking.A recurring plan turns appointments into a monthly subscription and keeps the schedule fuller. Rebooking before the customer leaves keeps it full.
Context you underwrite around
- Locations included.These figures cover 37 of 44 locations. Locations open less than the full year, brand-owned, or not meeting the reporting criteria are excluded.
- What the filing does not include.Item 19 publishes no profit or cost data for franchised locations. Ask the franchisor or current owners for cost and profit figures.
Top performers
How far apart the locations are
Anago Cleaning Systems reports its locations in performance groups, from the highest-selling to the lowest. The group-by-group figures are in the tables on the Model and Finance tabs.
Highest to lowest, by sales
Average annual sales by quartile, 2025
| quartile | Owners | Average annual sales | Median | Lowest | Highest | Reaching their own average | Standard overtakes it in * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 9 | $6,162,068 | $5,791,371 | $4,806,898 | $8,243,733 | 33% | Year 19 |
| Second | 9 | $3,984,876 | $3,940,583 | $3,549,609 | $4,742,381 | 44% | Year 13 |
| All 37 | 37 | $3,453,102 | $3,531,399 | $282,393 | $8,243,733 | 51% | Year 11 |
| Third | 9 | $2,642,270 | $2,674,468 | $1,890,111 | $3,531,399 | 56% | Year 9 |
| Fourth | 10 | $1,266,186 | $1,569,293 | $282,393 | $1,852,687 | 60% | Year 5 |
Owner counts, sales, medians, ranges and attainment are as the brand reported it; the final column is marked *.
The top quartile averages $6,162,068 and the bottom $1,266,186. That is 4.9 times, across regions that each hold at least 500,000 people. The bottom quartile’s own range runs from $282,393 to $1,852,687, 6.6 times inside a single group. So the lowest-selling regions are where the widest dispersion sits.
Attainment falls as revenue rises: 60%, 56%, 44%, 33%. Six of ten in the fourth quartile reach their own average and three of nine in the first. The top group is stretched by an $8,243,733 high against a $4,806,898 low, so its published average describes a small number of very large regions.
The fourth quarter's median of $1,569,293 sits above its own average of $1,266,186. That is a $303,107 gap, created by the $282,393 minimum. Half that group bills above $1,569,293, so the quarter reads worse than most of its members trade.
The third quarter's own high equals the system median at $3,531,399. That places the midpoint of the whole system at the ceiling of its third quartile. Moving from the third quarter's $2,642,270 to the second's $3,984,876 is a $1,342,606 step. The step from the second quartile to the first is $2,177,192 *.
Four regional owners are outside these figures. That is 37 of 41, the regions trading a full calendar year. The remaining four are newer or were company-held, which matters when reading a system this small.
Four years
Average annual sales, 2022 to 2025
| Measure | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Growth * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average annual sales | $2,739,828 | $3,029,925 | $3,363,327 | $3,453,102 | 26.0% |
| Median annual sales | $2,190,135 | $2,485,498 | $3,187,641 | $3,531,399 | 61.2% |
| Highest | $7,702,075 | $8,185,855 | $8,373,146 | $8,243,733 | 7.0% |
| Lowest | $556,164 | $332,846 | $136,026 | $282,393 | −49.2% |
| Owners in the group | 38 | 40 | 39 | 37 | n/a |
| Reaching the average | 42% | 43% | 44% | 51% | 9 points |
Every figure is as the brand reported it; the growth column is marked *, comparing 2025 against 2022.
The median grew 61.2% over three years while the average grew 26.0%. That is $2,190,135 to $3,531,399 against $2,739,828 to $3,453,102. Growth arrived in the middle of the distribution.
The share reaching the average climbed from 42% to 51%. That is nine points across four years. In 2025 the median finally passed the average by $78,297. It is the first year in the series in which the median was above the average.
The largest region grew 7.0% across three years. That is $7,702,075 to $8,243,733, having peaked at $8,373,146 in 2024. The ceiling of this system has been effectively flat since 2023, so the growth in the series came from regions climbing toward it.
The lowest-selling region halved, from $556,164 to $282,393. It had reached a low of $136,026 in 2024. Over the same four years the reporting group fell from 38 owners to 37, and regional owners fell from 42 to 41.
The system holds 44 franchised regions and one company-owned. That is down from 47 franchised at the end of 2023. The reductions in 2024 and 2025 were regional owners converting to a market developer model, with those locations still trading.
The rising sales target
Minimum performance standard and royalty
| Year of operation | Monthly standard | Annual equivalent | Royalty at 5% | Which published level it passes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 2 | $30,000 | $360,000 | $18,000 | The system's lowest-selling region, $282,393 |
| Year 5 | $120,000 | $1,440,000 | $72,000 | The fourth quartile average, $1,266,186 |
| Year 9 | $240,000 | $2,880,000 | $144,000 | The third quartile average, $2,642,270 |
| Year 11 | $300,000 | $3,600,000 | $180,000 | The system average, $3,453,102 |
| Year 13 | $360,000 | $4,320,000 | $216,000 | The second quartile average, $3,984,876 |
| Year 19 | $540,000 | $6,480,000 | $324,000 | The first quartile average, $6,162,068 |
| Year 20 | $570,000 | $6,840,000 | $342,000 | End of a renewed term |
We built this from the published schedule.
The standard asks for $360,000 more of annual revenue every single year. Year 2 wants $360,000, year 10 wants $3,240,000 and year 20 wants $6,840,000. Sales grew 8.0% a year across the published figures *. The standard rises by a fixed dollar amount each year, so the two move apart further with every anniversary.
A region at the fourth-quartile average owes $44,691 of royalty on revenue it failed to earn by year 7. That is $108,000 against $63,309 on $1,266,186 *. That gap widens by $18,000 every year the region stays where it is, because the standard keeps climbing while the revenue stands still.
By year 20 the standard exceeds the first quarter's average. That is $6,840,000 against $6,162,068. The highest Anago region billed $8,243,733 in 2025.
The system average falls under the standard at year 11. That is $3,600,000 against $3,453,102. That is the first year of a renewed term, which makes renewal the natural moment to model the standard.
Missing the client bid target lets the franchisor reduce or redefine the area. Beyond a $150 charge for each bid below the minimum, the franchisor may reduce or redefine the area on notice.
Fees and what it costs to open
Annual fees at each quartile average
| quartile | Average annual sales | Royalty and support at 7% | Client marketing | System access | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | $6,162,068 | $431,345 | $50,000 | $6,600 | $487,945 | 7.9% |
| Second | $3,984,876 | $278,941 | $50,000 | $6,600 | $335,541 | 8.4% |
| All 37 | $3,453,102 | $241,717 | $50,000 | $6,600 | $298,317 | 8.6% |
| Third | $2,642,270 | $184,959 | $50,000 | $6,600 | $241,559 | 9.1% |
| Fourth | $1,266,186 | $88,633 | $50,000 | $6,600 | $145,233 | 11.5% |
We applied the published rates to the published average annual sales.
Fixed obligations are $56,600 a year whatever the region bills. That is $50,000 of required client marketing and $6,600 of system access *. At the fourth quarter's $1,266,186 that alone is 4.5% of sales. At the first quarter's $6,162,068 it is 0.9%.
The percentage charges are 7% before anything else. They are a 5% royalty plus a 2% administrative support fee, both monthly. The document allows an advertising fund charge of up to 2.2% and a technology fee of up to 1.5%. Neither is currently charged. Together they would take the percentage load to 10.7%.
Taking the optional website service adds $18,000 a year, or $1,500 a month. On top of the $50,000 marketing requirement, a regional owner taking that service pays $74,600 a year in fixed costs *. That is 5.9% of a bottom-quartile region's sales before the royalty starts.
Each unit franchise sold costs the regional owner a $400 fee. It is paid on the sale. Since the revenue from selling unit franchises is counted inside average annual sales, that fee sits against the same line the performance standard measures.
Buying a region
| Item | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial subfranchise fee | $98,000 | $98,000 |
| Marketing and advertising, six months | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| Additional funds, six months | $20,000 | $40,000 |
| Equipment, fixtures and computer systems | $15,000 | $25,000 |
| Lease, utility deposits and rent | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Miscellaneous start-up costs | $10,000 | $20,000 |
| Legal and accounting | $5,000 | $15,000 |
| Insurance | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Vehicle operating expenses | $3,000 | $6,000 |
| Travel for training | $2,000 | $3,000 |
| Office supplies | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Total | $219,000 | $339,000 |
As the brand reported it, reordered here by size.
Discounts available
- Anago Cleaning Systems takes 15% off the initial fee (and waives royalties for six months) for U.S. veterans who meet VetFran requirements and own at least 51%.
From Item 5 of the Anago Cleaning Systems 2026 FDD. The costs on this page use the full initial franchise fee for one unit, before any discount.
The fee is 45% of the low column and marketing is 23%. That is $98,000 and $50,000 of $219,000 *. After the fee, the largest lines are marketing and $20,000 to $40,000 of additional funds.
Working capital (cash to run the business day to day) covers six months. That is $20,000 to $40,000, alongside six months of marketing and rent already in the table. A region earns by signing unit franchisees and winning contracts, and both take longer than a single quarter.
A regional owner produces its own disclosure document and audited accounts every year. That cost sits inside a $5,000 to $15,000 legal and accounting line. That is a recurring compliance obligation of a kind most franchise owners avoid entirely, and it puts an annual audit on the calendar from year one.
Questions we get asked
Questions owners ask.
How much does an Anago Cleaning Systems franchise make?
Anago Cleaning Systems franchisees averaged $3,453,102 of sales in fiscal 2025, with a median of $3,531,399, according to Item 19 of Anago Cleaning Systems’ 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 37 in that group are 84%* of Anago Cleaning Systems’ 44 locations. Fees paid to Anago Cleaning Systems come to about 7%* of sales.
What should an Anago region be billing at Anago Cleaning Systems?
Across 37 regional owners trading a full calendar year, 2025 average annual sales were $3,453,102 with a median of $3,531,399, and 51% reached the average. The Anago quartile averages were $6,162,068 and $3,984,876 in the upper half, and $2,642,270 and $1,266,186 in the lower. The highest region billed $8,243,733 and the lowest $282,393. Read that headline figure carefully: it is what unit franchisees billed clients in the region plus what the regional owner collected from selling unit franchises. That differs from the gross revenues fees are set on. Further deductions come out of the regional owner's share. There were 44 franchised regions and one company-owned at the end of 2025.
How does the minimum performance standard work at Anago Cleaning Systems?
From the first anniversary of opening, the region must generate minimum monthly gross revenues of $30,000. That figure rises by a further $30,000 on every subsequent anniversary, $60,000 in year 3, $90,000 in year 4 and so on. The royalty is 5% of the greater of the previous month's actual gross revenues or the applicable standard. So a region below the line pays on revenue it failed to produce. Annualized, the standard reaches $3,240,000 by year 10 and $6,840,000 by year 20, which is marked *. Against the published sales figures, the bottom quarter's $1,266,186 is below the standard from year 5, the system average is below it from year 11. The first quarter's $6,162,068 falls below it from year 19.
Is the Anago Cleaning Systems system growing?
Average annual sales rose from $2,739,828 in 2022 to $3,453,102 in 2025, a 26.0% increase. The median rose 61.2% from $2,190,135 to $3,531,399, both of which are marked *. The share reaching the average climbed from 42% to 51% over the same four years. Each year’s series covers 90% to 93% of regional owners and the membership shifts between years, so read it as a trend. Franchised regions fell from 47 at the end of 2023 to 44 at the end of 2025. Owners converted to a market developer model while continuing to trade.
What fees does Anago Cleaning Systems charge?
Anago Cleaning Systems charges a 5% royalty on the greater of actual gross revenues or the minimum performance standard, plus a 2% administrative support fee on gross revenues collected, both monthly. System access to the franchisor's business development software is $550 a month, and website maintenance, where the franchisor takes it on, is $1,500 a month. At least $50,000 a calendar year must be spent marketing Anago services to clients in the region, with any shortfall payable to the franchisor. Each unit franchise sold costs $400. Each client bid below the required minimum costs $150. Late monthly reports cost $100 a day. Transfers cost $10,000. Credit card processing through the franchisor is 4.75% a transaction. An advertising fund contribution of up to 2.2% and a technology fee of up to 1.5% are disclosed and currently uncollected.
Who does bookkeeping for an Anago region at Anago Cleaning Systems?
Three mechanics shape the close. First, the royalty is charged on the greater of actual gross revenues or a performance standard that rises every anniversary. The gap between the two has to be forecast well before the anniversary arrives. Second, three different revenue measures run through this agreement. The first is average annual sales as published, and the second is gross revenues as the royalty defines them. The third is the regional owner's own income after deductions and adjustments. The monthly close has to reconcile them, because each one sets a different charge. Third, a regional owner produces its own franchise disclosure document with audited financial statements every year, which makes the books a filing document. Underneath that sit unit franchisee statements, billing and collections on their behalf, and a $50,000 marketing spend that must be evidenced. Averan provides bookkeeping, controller, and fractional CFO support for franchise owners and has Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisors on the team.
- The filing gives no profit figure. The filing reports sales and not earnings, so what an owner keeps is not disclosed.
- The filing breaks out no cost lines. Wages, rent and cost of goods are not broken out, so margin cannot be rebuilt from the document.
Questions worth putting to Anago Cleaning Systems
The filing answers what it answers. These are the gaps an owner or a buyer should close directly.
- What do locations at the median spend on wages and rent as a share of sales? The filing reports sales only.
- Which factors does Anago Cleaning Systems see in its highest-selling locations, such as trade area, years open and size?
- How long does a new location take to reach the average you publish, and what does the build-up look like month by month?
- At what level of sales do the minimum charges stop applying and the percentage take over?
- How many Anago Cleaning Systems locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
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Talk to AveranWhere these figures come from.
Every figure here comes from Anago Franchising, Inc.’s 2026 FDD and is unaudited by us. We are unaffiliated with the brand. Calculations of our own are labeled where they appear, the figures describe past performance at other businesses and are not a projection of yours. This page is an educational summary. It is not an offer to sell a franchise, and it is not financial, legal or tax advice. Anago Cleaning Systems® is a registered trademark of its owner. How Averan reads a Franchise Disclosure Document.
These figures come from the brand's disclosure. They are not a forecast, an offer to sell a franchise or advice. Source: Anago Franchising, Inc., 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 1 April 2026.
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Questions owners ask next
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- Do I need a bookkeeper, a controller, or a CFO?It explains what each role owns and when the next hire pays for itself.