Window Genie franchise unit economics
Window Genie franchisees clean windows, pressure wash, clean gutters, tint glass and hang holiday lighting for homeowners, sold job by job.
Window Genie in the news
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The Window Genie headline above is the publisher's own and links to the publisher. Averan Advisors checked this Window Genie link on 11 October 2026. Franchise news lists news on 95 brands, including Window Genie. Window Genie is in the Window Cleaning and Exteriors franchise guide.
Window Genie franchise at a glance
Item 19 of Window Genie's 2026 FDD reports 2025 gross sales by quartile for 94 businesses, with sales per job, jobs a day, the share of jobs from repeat customers and three years of system revenue.
Window Genie franchisees averaged $475,663 of sales in 2025, with a median of $386,484, according to Item 19 of Window Genie’s 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 94 in that group are 91%* of Window Genie’s 103 locations. Fees paid to Window Genie come to about 9%* of sales. A Window Genie franchise costs $136,064 to $305,683 to open.
- A Window Genie franchise costs $136,064 to $305,683 to open, including a $40,000 initial franchise fee, according to the brand's 2026 FDD.
- Window Genie charges a royalty of 7% of sales and a 2% brand fund contribution.
- 37% of reporting Window Genie locations reached the average.
- Work out Window Genie's fees at your own sales with the minimum fee calculator.
- Window Genie’s twice-monthly minimum royalty of $800 applies whatever the business bills.
These figures come from Window Genie'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 bottom quarter pays 14.72% of revenue in brand fees where the top quarter pays 9.00%. A minimum of $12,000 in license fees and $7,200 in marketing against $130,448 of sales *, and at the lowest-selling business in the system, billing $65,492, the same $19,200 is 29.32%.
- The top quarter bills 7.49 times the bottom quarter. $976,943 against $130,448 *, and both ends are tightly packed, with medians at 82.4% and 94.3% of their own averages, so these are two settled populations.
- Revenue has held flat for three years while the system lost 10 businesses. That is $451,175, $485,284 then $475,663, with the median moving 2.38% across the whole period *, on 29 openings against 39 exits.
- 43.3% of jobs go to a customer the business already served that year. 375 of the 866 jobs an average business completes *, with the median business at 46.6%, so slightly under half the work is already booked by the work before it.
- Measured from the money, the average business runs 2.37 jobs a day against 3.2. That is $475,663 at $549 a job across 365 days *. The two published figures multiply to $641,232, which is 34.8% above the average they sit beside.
How much does a Window Genie franchise make?
The average Window Genie unit reported $475,663 of revenue in the 2026 FDD, and the median reported $386,484. 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 9% 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 and the day
Operating metrics, 2025
| Measure | Average | Median | Lowest | Highest | Businesses | Reaching the average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross sales for each job | $549 | $540 | $262 | $1,231 | 101 | 51, 50.5% |
| Jobs completed a day | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.01 | 11.9 | 101 | 53, 52.4% |
| Share of jobs for a repeat customer | 43.3% | 46.6% | n/a | n/a | 94 | 47, 50% |
| Jobs a year, from the money * | 866 | 704 | 119 | 3,193 | 94 | n/a |
The first three rows are as the brand reported it; the bottom row is marked *, dividing each revenue figure by the $549 average job.
The two published operating figures disagree with the revenue by 34.8%. $549 at 3.2 jobs a day across 365 days gives $641,232 against $475,663 *, so a business benchmarking itself on both at once will flatter itself. The honest pair is 866 jobs at $549 or 1,168 jobs at $407.
The job ticket varies 4.70 times across the system. $1,231 at the top business against $262 at the lowest-selling *, for a trade where the service mix runs from a gutter clean to a whole-house window tint.
375 of an average business’s 866 jobs are repeat work. 43.3% of them *, and the median business sits at 46.6%, above the mean. That means a group of businesses with very little repeat work is pulling the average down.
Half the system reaches the average on both operating measures. 50.5% on ticket and 52.4% on jobs a day *, unusually even attainment, and a sign that the operating side of this business is far more uniform than the revenue side.
Top performers
What separates the top Window Genie performers
Window Genie splits its locations into groups instead of publishing one average. The top group averaged $976,943 a year. The lowest averaged $130,448. Both run the same brand, on the same agreement, paying the same fees. The middle location sold $386,484. The average was $475,663. More than half the system is below the number the brand quotes.
Decided before you open
- Site and trade area.The top band sells 7.5× the bottom band. Catchment, daytime population and neighboring businesses affect where a location falls.
- Territory.This model sells from a territory, with no storefront. Population density sets how much driving sits between jobs.
- Opening cost range.Opening costs $136,064 to $305,683, a 2.2× range inside one brand.
- Fees and the minimum.Fees run about 9.0% 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 94 of 103 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
- Window Genie charges $32,000 for a rural franchise (20,000-40,000 qualified households outside a metro area).
- Window Genie gives honorably discharged U.S. and Canadian veterans (VetFran) 8,000 extra qualified households free with a 50,000-household purchase, worth $4,000.
- Window Genie takes 10% to 50% off for owners who roll in an existing similar business with at least $150,000 in annual sales, scaled to sales.
- Window Genie takes 10% to 25% off a new franchise or added territory for franchisees of at least 2 years, rising with years in the system.
- Window Genie takes 10% off for franchisees of its affiliated brands of at least 2 years.
- Window Genie takes 10% to 25% off for employees of its or its affiliates' franchisees with at least 2 years' service who are recommended by their employer.
From Item 5 of the Window Genie 2026 FDD. The costs on this page use the full initial franchise fee for one unit, before any discount.
Two settled halves
Gross sales by quarter and half, 2025
| Group | Businesses | Average | Median | Range | Reaching the group average | Jobs a day at $549 * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 25% | 24 | $976,943 | $805,011 | $578,133 to $1,752,781 | 8, 33% | 4.88 |
| Top 50% | 47 | $726,833 | $547,480 | $390,683 to $1,752,781 | 16, 34% | 3.63 |
| Middle 50% * | 46 | $394,238 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.97 |
| Bottom 50% | 47 | $224,443 | $217,382 | $65,492 to $382,285 | 22, 47% | 1.12 |
| Bottom 25% | 24 | $130,448 | $123,039 | $65,492 to $211,092 | 9, 38% | 0.65 |
| All 94 | 94 | $475,663 | $386,484 | $65,492 to $1,752,781 | 38, 37% | 2.37 |
Every column apart from the middle row and the right-hand column is as the brand reported it. Window Genie’s FDD prints 37% for the 38 of 94 businesses at or above the average, and 38 of 94 is 40.4% *.
The gap between the halves is 3.24 times. That is $726,833 against $224,443 *, and the top half’s minimum, at $390,683, sits above the bottom half’s ceiling of $382,285, so the two groups do not overlap.
In jobs a day that gap is about two and a half. 3.63 a day in the top half against 1.12 in the bottom *, or 4.88 against 0.65 comparing the quarters, which is the difference between a full route and a few calls a week.
The bottom quarter’s median is 94.3% of its own average. That sits inside a Window Genie bottom-quarter range of $65,492 to $211,092 *, against 82.4% in the top quarter, where one business at $1,752,781 stretches the group.
The median business bills 81.3% of the average. $386,484 against $475,663 *, a narrow gap by the standards of this library, and another sign that this system is two clustered groups.
The minimum fee
Fees and minimums by group
| Group | Gross sales | License fee * | Marketing fee * | Both together * | As a share of sales * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 25% | $976,943 | $68,386 | $19,539 | $87,925 | 9.00% |
| All 94 | $475,663 | $33,296 | $9,513 | $42,810 | 9.00% |
| Bottom 50% | $224,443 | $15,711 | $7,200 | $22,911 | 10.21% |
| Bottom 25% | $130,448 | $12,000 | $7,200 | $19,200 | 14.72% |
| Lowest-selling business | $65,492 | $12,000 | $7,200 | $19,200 | 29.32% |
Revenue figures, rates and minimums are as the brand reported it. The four right-hand columns are marked *, applying the greater of the percentage or the minimum in each case.
The marketing minimum applies below $360,000 of sales and the license minimum below $171,429. The median Window Genie business, at $386,484, sits just above the $360,000 line *. So close to half this system pays above 2% for marketing, with the whole bottom half at 3.21% or more.
The minimum costs the bottom quarter $7,460 a year above the headline rate. $19,200 against a straight 9% of $130,448, which is $11,740 *, that is 14 extra jobs at $549 just to stand still.
A rural business needs $428,571 of sales before the percentage takes over. $30,000 a year at $1,250 a period *, which is above the median business in the whole system, so a rural franchisee at typical volume is paying a fixed sum.
Entry runs 15 to 33 weeks of an average business’s sales. $136,064 to $305,683 against $475,663 *, and the widest line in it is the vehicle, at $6,700 to $90,600, which is where an owner’s first real decision gets made.
The network of locations
Gross sales and outlet counts, three years
| Year | Businesses | Average | Median | Lowest | Highest | Reaching the average | Median as a share of the average * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 90 | $451,175 | $377,493 | $50,443 | $1,606,546 | 38, 42.2% | 83.7% |
| 2024 | 90 | $485,284 | $387,308 | $38,026 | $1,904,796 | 33, 36.7% | 79.8% |
| 2025 | 94 | $475,663 | $386,484 | $65,492 | $1,752,781 | 38, 37% | 81.3% |
Every column apart from the right-hand one is as the brand reported it. For 2025 Window Genie’s FDD prints 38 businesses and 37% at or above the average, and 38 of 94 is 40.4% *.
| Year | At start | Opened | Terminations | Non-renewals | Ceased, other | At end | Exits as a share of start * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 113 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 106 | 16.8% |
| 2024 | 106 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 103 | 10.4% |
| 2025 | 103 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 103 | 8.7% |
Counts are as the brand reported it; the right-hand column is marked *.
The system shrank 8.8% across three years. 113 businesses to 103, on 29 openings against 39 exits *, and the exit rate improved every year, from 16.8% to 8.7%.
2025 was the first year in three that the system held level. 103 at the start and 103 at the end, with 9 openings exactly matching 9 exits *, so the bleeding stopped, and growth has yet to start.
The median business has gained $8,991 of annual sales in three years. $377,493 to $386,484, which is 2.38% *, 16 jobs at $549, over three years, which is the flattest middle in this library.
The lowest-selling business rose to $65,492 and the highest-selling fell to $1,752,781. $50,443 to $65,492 at the bottom and $1,904,796 down to $1,752,781 at the top *, the range narrowed while the middle stood still.
Questions we get asked
Questions owners ask.
How much does a Window Genie franchise make?
Window Genie franchisees averaged $475,663 of sales in 2025, with a median of $386,484, according to Item 19 of Window Genie’s 2026 FDD, issued 1 April 2026. The 94 in that group are 91%* of Window Genie’s 103 locations. Fees paid to Window Genie come to about 9%* of sales. A Window Genie franchise costs $136,064 to $305,683 to open.
What does a Window Genie business bill?
The 94 businesses reporting a full 2025 averaged $475,663 against a median of $386,484, with a range running $65,492 to $1,752,781. The top quarter averaged $976,943 and the bottom quarter $130,448.
What is a job worth at Window Genie?
A Window Genie job averages $549, with a median of $540, across a range of $262 to $1,231 from business to business. At that ticket the average business completes about 866 jobs a year on our reading.
How many jobs a day is that at Window Genie?
Window Genie businesses complete 3.2 jobs a day across a seven-day week, with a median of 2.9 and a range of 0.01 to 11.9. Working back from revenue at $549 a job gives 2.37 a day. The two figures differ because they come from slightly different reporting groups and each is an average of individual averages.
How much of the work is repeat business at Window Genie?
43.3% of jobs on average and 46.6% at the median went to a customer the same business had already served that year. That is roughly 375 of an average business’s 866 jobs.
What fees does Window Genie charge?
A license fee of 7% of gross sales and a marketing fee of 2%, both charged twice a month. Each has a dollar minimum: $500 a period for the license, which is $12,000 a year, and $300 a period for marketing, which is $7,200. Those minimums govern below $171,429 and $360,000 of annual sales respectively.
What does that cost at my size at Window Genie?
From $475,663 of sales and above, the rate is a flat 9.00%. At the bottom half’s $224,443 it is 10.21%, at the bottom quarter’s $130,448 it is 14.72%, and at the lowest-selling business in the system it reaches 29.32%.
How much does a Window Genie franchise cost to open?
$136,064 to $305,683, of which the franchise fee is $40,000 to $47,500. The start-up package runs $30,164 to $59,733, the vehicle $6,700 to $90,600, and three months of additional funds $50,000 to $81,900.
- 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 Window Genie
These are questions the Window Genie filing leaves open. An owner or a buyer can put them to Window Genie 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 Window Genie 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 Window Genie locations closed, were sold, or changed hands last year, and why?
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Window Genie reads against the rest of the window cleaning and exteriors group: Fish Window Cleaning · Outdoor Lighting Perspectives · Shine Window Cleaning. The window cleaning and exteriors guide compares all of them on the same figures.
Questions owners ask next
The figures above raise these, and each one is answered on its own page.
- At what level of sales does a minimum fee stop costing me more than the percentage?It works out the sales level where a minimum fee stops applying.
- How much cash do I fund before a new location covers its own costs?It builds a 13-week forecast for the months before break-even.
- My payroll percentage keeps climbing. Is that a payroll problem?It shows how to tell whether payroll is rising or revenue is falling.
- I run several locations. Which ones actually make money?It shows each location's contribution to profit and the reporting it takes to see it.
- How much of Item 19 can I rely on?It explains what an Item 19 financial performance representation tells you and what it leaves out.
Where these figures come from.
Every figure here comes from Window Genie SPV LLC’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. Window Genie® 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: Window Genie SPV LLC, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 1 April 2026.