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Rolling Suds franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
Rolling Suds is a home services franchise with a relatively low initial investment for a disclosed Item 19.
Everything below is free, read straight off Rolling Suds's registered filing, with where the numbers land against home services peers. Weighing Rolling Suds against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Rolling Suds's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 641228 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Rolling Suds franchise make?
Rolling Suds 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 $1,939,064 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 home services brand that discloses earnings in the Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Rolling Suds 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 Rolling Suds's 8% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Rolling Suds franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Rolling Suds franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $1,939,064 of revenue, a 8% royalty alone is about $155,125 a year before any other cost.
Rolling Suds lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Rolling Suds's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) 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.
Rolling Suds closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Rolling Suds 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 Rolling Suds's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services 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. Rolling Suds's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 0%, against a home services median of 5.1% — at or better than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +70 to 134 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Rolling Suds?
Rolling Suds's franchise is offered by Rolling Suds Franchising, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Rolling Suds 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.
Rolling Suds franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Rolling Suds — who is the franchisor?
Rolling Suds's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Rolling Suds Franchising, LLC 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 Rolling Suds franchise cost?
Rolling Suds's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $211,150 – $299,250, with an initial franchise fee of $164,700 and a 8% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against home services peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $162,725).
How much profit does a Rolling Suds franchise make?
Rolling Suds discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (8% of gross for Rolling Suds), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Rolling Suds franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure Rolling Suds discloses is $1,939,064 in average unit revenue.
Does Rolling Suds disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Rolling Suds reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $1,939,064 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against Rolling Suds?
No — Rolling Suds's most recently filed FDD (2026) 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 Rolling Suds a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Rolling Suds's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services 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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