Stanley Steemer Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot

Stanley Steemer Franchise Review and FDD Snapshot


Residential & Commercial Cleaning

Stanley Steemer

The franchisee will own and operate a Stanley Steemer cleaning and restoration business that offers cleaning, restoration and related services for various types of systems and surfaces found in indoor environments. Stanley Steemer businesses offer proprietary cleaning systems, including exclusive equipment and cleaning methods, that can be applied to various types of systems and surfaces found in indoor environments, including all types of flooring, upholstery, HVAC systems, air ducts and related items.

Reported franchisees 210
Investment range $158,210 to $522,195
Average unit volume $1,196,358
Latest FDD filing year 2025

Business Snapshot

  • Industry: Residential & Commercial Cleaning
  • Headquarters: Dublin, Ohio, US
  • Parent group: Independent / not linked
  • Website: https://stanleysteemer.com

Economics Highlights

  • Initial fee: Negotiated, typically $20,000 to $100,000 based on population (approx. $20,000 per 100,000 population). Non-refundable. Can be financed under Option A (promissory note up to 5% over prime rate) or Option B (deferred with 3% additional royalty until paid). Under Option B, unpaid balance forgiven if terminated before full payment.
  • Royalty: 7% of Gross Sales from Core Business and 3% from Related Business. Minimum Annual Royalty negotiated and set forth in Exhibit A.
  • Brand fund: 10% of total gross sales for advertising expenditures. National Advertising Fee up to 4% of monthly gross sales from Core Business and Related Business.
  • Local ad minimum: No specific local minimum beyond total advertising requirement.
  • Item 19 median AUV: $1,196,358
  • Item 19 coverage: Not available

What Stanley Steemer Does

The franchisee will own and operate a Stanley Steemer cleaning and restoration business that offers cleaning, restoration and related services for various types of systems and surfaces found in indoor environments. Stanley Steemer businesses offer proprietary cleaning systems, including exclusive equipment and cleaning methods, that can be applied to various types of systems and surfaces found in indoor environments, including all types of flooring, upholstery, HVAC systems, air ducts and related items.

This page is generated from Franchise Fox franchise and FDD-derived data. Reported franchisee counts and economics usually come from the most recent available FDD snapshot rather than manually edited marketing copy.

Scale and Filing Notes

Latest effective date 2025-03-28
Tracked states Not available
Net unit change, 3 years -6
Tracked locations in export 0

The current Franchise Fox dataset has strong FDD coverage, but live location counts are still sparse in the denormalized export. For now, the best “size” signal is reported franchisee count.