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DRYmedic franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
DRYmedic is a cleaning and restoration franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $187,970 to $311,770.
Everything below is free, read straight off DRYmedic's registered filing, with where the numbers land against cleaning & restoration peers. Weighing DRYmedic against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in DRYmedic's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31852 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a DRYmedic franchise make?
DRYmedic is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure is $985,650 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every cleaning & restoration brand that discloses earnings in the Cleaning & restoration franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
DRYmedic franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come the royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a DRYmedic franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "DRYmedic franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
DRYmedic lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
DRYmedic's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
DRYmedic closures & failure rate
Before you sign, DRYmedic will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what DRYmedic's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a cleaning & restoration of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. DRYmedic's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 11.1%, against a cleaning & restoration median of 4% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +16 to 43 in the latest reported year.
Who owns DRYmedic?
DRYmedic's franchise is offered by STOP Franchising SPE LLC (DRYmedic) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Cleaning & restoration franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing DRYmedic is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
DRYmedic franchise — frequently asked
Who owns DRYmedic — who is the franchisor?
DRYmedic's most recently filed FDD (2024) names STOP Franchising SPE LLC (DRYmedic) as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a DRYmedic franchise cost?
DRYmedic's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $187,970 – $311,770, with an initial franchise fee of $45,000. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against cleaning & restoration peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $180,063).
How much profit does a DRYmedic franchise make?
DRYmedic discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties, the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any DRYmedic franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure DRYmedic discloses is $985,650 in average unit revenue.
Does DRYmedic disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — DRYmedic reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $985,650 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against DRYmedic?
No — DRYmedic's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is DRYmedic a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from DRYmedic's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against cleaning & restoration peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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