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ServiceMaster Restore® franchise — is it worth it?
High risk Significant turnover Item 19 disclosed
ServiceMaster Restore® operates in the cleaning and restoration sector, requiring an initial investment between $255,075 and $365,310.
Everything below is free, read straight off ServiceMaster Restore®'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against cleaning & restoration peers. Weighing ServiceMaster Restore® against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in ServiceMaster Restore®'s most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32062 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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How much does a ServiceMaster Restore® franchise make?
ServiceMaster Restore® 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 did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every cleaning & restoration brand that discloses earnings in the Cleaning & restoration franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
ServiceMaster Restore® 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 ServiceMaster Restore®'s 10% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a ServiceMaster Restore® franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "ServiceMaster Restore® franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
ServiceMaster Restore® lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
ServiceMaster Restore®'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) does disclose 8 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against ServiceMaster Restore® itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 5 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
ServiceMaster Restore® closures & failure rate
Before you sign, ServiceMaster Restore® 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 ServiceMaster Restore®'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. ServiceMaster Restore®'s latest tables show significant franchisee turnover. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 93.4%, against a cleaning & restoration median of 4% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -119 to 2,046 in the latest reported year.
Who owns ServiceMaster Restore®?
ServiceMaster Restore®'s franchise is offered by ServiceMaster Clean Restore SPE LLC (Restore) — 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.
Compare ServiceMaster Restore® head-to-head
Cleaning & restoration franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing ServiceMaster Restore® 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.
ServiceMaster Restore® franchise — frequently asked
Who owns ServiceMaster Restore® — who is the franchisor?
ServiceMaster Restore®'s most recently filed FDD (2024) names ServiceMaster Clean Restore SPE LLC (Restore) 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 ServiceMaster Restore® franchise cost?
ServiceMaster Restore®'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $255,075 – $365,310 and a 10% royalty. 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 bottom quartile (median $180,063).
How much profit does a ServiceMaster Restore® franchise make?
ServiceMaster Restore® discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (10% of gross for ServiceMaster Restore®), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any ServiceMaster Restore® franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does ServiceMaster Restore® disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — ServiceMaster Restore® reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against ServiceMaster Restore®?
ServiceMaster Restore®'s most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses 8 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against ServiceMaster Restore® itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 5 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is ServiceMaster Restore® a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from ServiceMaster Restore®'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 high 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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