Oxi Fresh franchise unit economics
Oxi Fresh franchisees run van-based low-moisture cleaning businesses that sell carpet, upholstery, tile and dryer vent cleaning, with every job booked through a central scheduling center.
Oxi Fresh in the news
- Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning Names Kris Antolak President · Franchising.com ·
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Oxi Fresh franchise at a glance
Oxi Fresh's Item 19 reports 2025 sales and job counts for 178 active operators by fifth of the system, with the average price of a job.
Oxi Fresh franchisees averaged $156,833 of sales in 2025, with a median of $110,981, according to Item 19 of Oxi Fresh’s 2026 FDD, issued 15 April 2026. The 178 in that group are 39%* of Oxi Fresh’s 454 locations. Fees paid to Oxi Fresh come to about 7.02%* of sales. An Oxi Fresh franchise costs $50,700 to $87,304 to open.
- An Oxi Fresh franchise costs $50,700 to $87,304 to open, including a $47,900 initial franchise fee, according to the brand's 2026 FDD.
- 28.1% of reporting Oxi Fresh locations reached the average.
These figures come from Oxi Fresh'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 royalty is a flat $475 a month at every revenue level. That is 1.38% of a top-fifth operator’s revenue and 15.47% of a bottom-fifth one’s *, $5,700 a year owed identically whether a business bills $412,663 or $36,851.
- Job price is nearly constant and job count is 9.85 times apart. Oxi Fresh job prices run $272.45 against $240.39 on 1,596 jobs against 162 *, so the 11.2 times revenue gap is almost entirely how many jobs got done.
- The average operator does 631 jobs and the median 469. Those operators bill $156,833 and $110,981, so the median runs at 70.8% of the average *, and 50 of the 178 reach that average.
- Brand charges run 4.53% at the top fifth and 21.98% at the bottom. Those shares exclude the per-job fee *, and they diverge because $8,100 of royalty, advertising minimum and line charges arrive whatever the volume.
- The system lost 26 outlets in 2025. That is 480 to 454, with openings down from 45 to 19 and 45 departures *, the first decline across the three years.
How much does an Oxi Fresh franchise make?
The average Oxi Fresh unit reported $156,833 of revenue in the 2026 FDD, and the median reported $110,981. 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.
The job as the unit
Weekly job volume by fifth
| Group | Average sales | Jobs a year | Jobs a week * | Job price | Sales a week * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top fifth | $412,662.56 | 1,596 | 30.7 | $272.45 | $7,936 |
| Second fifth | $157,919.00 | 619 | 11.9 | $269.45 | $3,037 |
| Middle fifth | $109,892.36 | 476 | 9.2 | $243.01 | $2,113 |
| Fourth fifth | $74,756.60 | 331 | 6.4 | $235.74 | $1,438 |
| Lower fifth | $36,850.64 | 162 | 3.1 | $240.39 | $709 |
| All 178 | $156,833.04 | 631 | 12.1 | $251.78 | $3,016 |
Sales, jobs and job prices are as the brand reported it and the weekly figures divide them across 52 weeks, marked *.
The average operator runs about 12 jobs a week. 631 a year *, against 31 a week in the top fifth and 3 in the bottom, which is the honest description of what separates the two ends.
One more job a week is worth $13,093 a year. At the combined average price *, which is 8.3% of what the average operator bills, so small volume changes move this business a long way.
Job price varies by 13.3% across the fifths while revenue varies by 1,020%. That is $272.45 to $240.39 against $412,663 to $36,851 *. That gap shows that this model is sold on capacity.
The top fifth charges $32.06 more a job than the bottom. Across the bottom fifth’s 162 jobs, that would be worth $5,194 *, against the $375,812 of revenue that separates the two groups, so pricing is the smaller lever by far.
Every job is booked through the central scheduling center. Oxi Fresh charges $15 a completed job, and quotes typically have a $15 scheduling charge meant to offset it. So the fee is designed to be passed to the customer.
Top performers
What separates the top Oxi Fresh performers
Oxi Fresh splits its locations into groups instead of publishing one average. The top group averaged $412,663 a year. The lowest averaged $36,851. Both run the same brand, on the same agreement, paying the same fees. The middle location sold $110,981. The average was $156,833. More than half the system is below the number the brand quotes.
Decided before you open
- Site and trade area.The top band sells 11.2× the bottom band. Catchment, daytime population and neighboring businesses affect where a location falls.
- Territory.This model sells from a territory quoted at 110,000 households, with no storefront. Population density sets how much driving sits between jobs.
- Opening cost range.Opening costs $50,700 to $87,304, a 1.7× 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.
Live operating levers
- Jobs.Each job is won separately. Track how many quotes turn into work and the average job value.
Context you underwrite around
- Locations included.These figures cover 178 of 454 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.
Discounts available
- Oxi Fresh charges 75% of the then-current fee for a second franchise and 65% for the third and later franchises.
- Oxi Fresh takes 10% off the initial franchise fee for U.S. armed forces veterans (VetFran).
From Item 5 of the Oxi Fresh 2026 FDD. The costs on this page use the full initial franchise fee for one unit, before any discount.
The five groups, ranked by sales
Sales, jobs and job price by fifth, 2025
| Group | Operators | Average sales | Median sales | Average jobs | Median jobs | Average job price | Median job price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top fifth | 35 | $412,662.56 | $323,939.07 | 1,596 | 1,255 | $272.45 | $251.31 |
| Second fifth | 35 | $157,919.00 | $150,781.46 | 619 | 598.5 | $269.45 | $259.57 |
| Middle fifth | 36 | $109,892.36 | $111,263.47 | 476 | 484 | $243.01 | $228.95 |
| Fourth fifth | 36 | $74,756.60 | $76,900.20 | 331 | 336 | $235.74 | $231.25 |
| Lower fifth | 36 | $36,850.64 | $38,868.81 | 162 | 163.5 | $240.39 | $226.59 |
| All 178 | 178 | $156,833.04 | $110,980.59 | 631 | 469 | $251.78 | $239.36 |
Every figure is as the brand reported it for operators who completed at least one job in every month of 2025, excluding company and affiliate outlets and the 45 outlets that closed during the year.
The top fifth bills 11.2 times the bottom fifth on 9.85 times the jobs. $412,662.56 against $36,850.64 and 1,596 against 162 *, so volume accounts for almost the whole gap, and price the rest.
The top fifth is the only group whose median sits far below its average. $323,939.07 against $412,662.56, while the three lowest fifths each have a median within $2,200 of their own mean *, so the bottom of this system is evenly packed.
The highest-selling operator billed $1,518,707.75 and the lowest-selling $7,704. That is 197 times *, and the highest-selling alone is 3.68 times the top fifth’s own average.
The middle fifth’s median exceeds its average. $111,263.47 against $109,892.36, as does the fourth fifth’s and the lower fifth’s, the shape of tightly bunched groups with the pull coming from above.
Fifty of the 178 reach the combined average. 28.1%, while within each of the bottom three fifths more than half clear their own group average, which is what evenly packed groups look like.
A flat royalty
Franchise fees by fifth
| Charge | Rate | Top fifth | Middle fifth | All 178 | Lower fifth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty | $475 a month, flat | $5,700 | $5,700 | $5,700 | $5,700 |
| Advertising and technology | 3% or $150 a month | $12,380 | $3,297 | $4,705 | $1,800 |
| Line and number charges | $50 a month | $600 | $600 | $600 | $600 |
| Before the job fee | n/a | $18,680, 4.53% | $9,597, 8.73% | $11,005, 7.02% | $8,100, 21.98% |
| Job fee | $15 a completed job | $23,940 | $7,140 | $9,465 | $2,430 |
| With the job fee | n/a | $42,620, 10.33% | $16,737, 15.23% | $20,470, 13.05% | $10,530, 28.57% |
| Equipment and supplies purchases | 3% of revenue, bought from the brand | $12,380 | $3,297 | $4,705 | $1,106 |
Every rate and minimum is as the brand reported it and each dollar figure and share is marked. The job fee is shown separately because quotes typically add a $15 scheduling charge intended to offset it.
The flat royalty takes 11 times the share of revenue at the bottom fifth that it takes at the top. That is 15.47% against 1.38% of revenue *. The sharpest illustration in this library of what a dollar royalty does to a small operator.
3% overtakes the advertising minimum at $60,000 of revenue *. The lower fifth sits below that at $36,851, so the smallest operators pay the $1,800 minimum.
$8,100 of charges are owed regardless of job count. The royalty, the advertising minimum and the line charges *, which is 22.0% of a bottom-fifth operator’s whole year and 2.0% of a top-fifth one’s.
A further 3% of revenue must be spent buying equipment and supplies from the brand. An annual purchase minimum, so the brand’s total take on the average operator, counting that purchase, is $25,175 or 16.05% of revenue *.
Both the royalty and the minimum advertising charge can rise with the consumer price index. The royalty rises by the consumer price index plus up to 5% each May, always at or above the prior year. The advertising minimum rises by the index plus up to 20% on 60 days’ notice. So the fixed base grows faster than inflation by design.
Territory and the system
Outlets opened and closed, 2023 to 2025
| Year | At start | Opened | Terminations | Non-renewals | At end | Net * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 462 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 476 | +14 |
| 2024 | 476 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 480 | +4 |
| 2025 | 480 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 454 | −26 |
Every figure is as the brand reported it and the net column is marked. Across a system that opened 96 outlets and lost 104 in three years.
Openings fell 58% while departures rose. Openings went from 45 to 32 to 19, against 31, 28 and 45 departures *, and 2025 is the first year the system shrank, by 26 outlets.
An outlet is a territory, and an operator holds several. 178 active operators run 396 businesses in protected territories, 2.2 each *, so the per-operator figures on this page cover more than one territory on average.
A protected territory is 110,000 households for $47,900. 44 cents a household *, with a second franchise at 75% of the fee and a third and beyond at 65%, so the fourth territory costs $31,135.
Opening costs $50,700 to $87,304. 32% to 56% of what the average operator bills in a year *, with $47,900 to $69,874 of it going to the brand or an affiliate, so the entry cost is almost entirely the franchise itself.
Selling the business costs 30% of the price, with a $10,000 minimum and a $20,000 maximum. It is a resale assistance fee of 30% of total consideration, with a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $20,000. So on a sale above $66,667 the cap holds and the effective rate falls.
Questions we get asked
Questions an owner asks
How much does an Oxi Fresh franchise make?
Oxi Fresh franchisees averaged $156,833 of sales in 2025, with a median of $110,981, according to Item 19 of Oxi Fresh’s 2026 FDD, issued 15 April 2026. The 178 in that group are 39%* of Oxi Fresh’s 454 locations. Fees paid to Oxi Fresh come to about 7.02%* of sales. An Oxi Fresh franchise costs $50,700 to $87,304 to open.
What does an Oxi Fresh operator bill?
Across 178 active operators in 2025, the average was $156,833.04 of sales on 631 jobs and the median $110,980.59 on 469 jobs. By fifth the averages were $412,662.56, $157,919.00, $109,892.36, $74,756.60 and $36,850.64. The highest-selling billed $1,518,707.75 and the lowest-selling $7,704.
What is a job worth at Oxi Fresh?
An Oxi Fresh job averages $251.78, with a median of $239.36. By fifth the average job price runs $272.45, $269.45, $243.01, $235.74 and $240.39, a 13.3% range against a revenue range of more than ten times. So the difference between operators is volume.
What fees does Oxi Fresh charge?
Oxi Fresh charges a flat $475 a month in royalty, plus an advertising and technology fee of 3% of gross revenues or $150 a month, whichever is greater. Oxi Fresh also charges a job fee of $15 for each completed job, $40 a month for each co-op line and $10 a month for the national toll-free number. Separately, at least 3% of gross revenues must be spent each year buying equipment and supplies from the brand.
What does that come to at Oxi Fresh?
On our reading, before the job fee it is 4.53% of revenue at the top fifth, 7.02% at the combined average and 21.98% at the lower fifth, with the job fee those become 10.33%, 13.05% and 28.57%. Quotes typically have a $15 scheduling charge intended to offset the per-job fee, so the first set of figures is the fairer read.
Why does the royalty hit small operators so hard at Oxi Fresh?
The Oxi Fresh royalty hits small operators hard because it is a fixed dollar amount. $475 a month is $5,700 a year whether a business bills $412,663 or $36,851, 1.38% of revenue in the first case and 15.47% in the second. Both the royalty and the $150 advertising minimum can rise annually by the consumer price index plus a margin. Each stays at or above the prior year.
What does an Oxi Fresh territory cost?
$47,900 for a protected territory of approximately 110,000 households, which is 44 cents a household. A second franchise costs 75% of the then-current fee and a third and each one after 65%. Veterans get 10% off under VetFran. A larger territory can only be had by buying another franchise.
How stable is the Oxi Fresh system?
Oxi Fresh had 454 franchised outlets at the end of 2025, down from 480. Across the three years, 96 opened and 104 left: 74 terminations and 30 non-renewals. Openings fell from 45 to 19 while departures rose to 45 in 2025. 45 outlets closed at some point during 2025, every one of them having traded at least twelve months.
Which two numbers should run monthly at Oxi Fresh?
Track jobs a week against 12.1, since each one brings in $251.78 of revenue and one more a week is worth $13,093 a year. Then track revenue against $5,000 a month, which is where 3% overtakes the advertising minimum and the fixed base stops dominating.
- 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 Oxi Fresh
These are questions the Oxi Fresh filing leaves open. An owner or a buyer can put them to Oxi Fresh 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 Oxi Fresh 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 Oxi Fresh locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
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Where these figures come from.
Every figure here comes from Oxi Fresh Franchising Co., 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. Oxi Fresh® 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: Oxi Fresh Franchising Co., Inc., 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 15 April 2026.