2026 FDD Item 19, p. 68 Checked Oct 23, 2026
The Cleaning Authority Franchise Revenue (2026 FDD)
In Item 19 of its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, The Cleaning Authority reports top third average gross revenue of $2,486,854 (2025, 71 top-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025). The figures below are selected disclosures, not a substitute for reading the full Item 19.
Startup cost: The Cleaning Authority franchise costs an estimated $119,100 – $163,350 to open (Item 7). See the full The Cleaning Authority franchise cost breakdown.
Does The Cleaning Authority’s Item 19 show profit or owner pay?
No. The Cleaning Authority’s Item 19 reports sales but no profit, costs or owner pay. Rent, payroll, supplies, loan payments and Item 6 fees such as the royalty (6% of Gross Revenue) come out of sales before an owner is paid, so these figures cannot show what an owner earns.
What The Cleaning Authority discloses (Item 19)
Source: The Cleaning Authority 2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 68.
| Figure | Value | Period | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top third average gross revenue | $2,486,854 | 2025 | 71 top-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
| Top third median gross revenue | $2,280,201 | 2025 | 71 top-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
| Middle third average gross revenue | $1,285,477 | 2025 | 70 middle-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
| Middle third median gross revenue | $1,289,775 | 2025 | 70 middle-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
| Lower third average gross revenue | $629,131 | 2025 | 71 lower-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
| Lower third median gross revenue | $680,466 | 2025 | 71 lower-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025 (Item 19, PDF p. 68) |
Item 19 sample and definitions
Item 19 Table 1 (PDF pages 68-70) reports 2025 Gross Revenue for the 212 territories open the full year, split into top, middle and lower thirds; it does not print an average for all 212. Top-third territories averaged $2,486,854 (median $2,280,201), the middle third $1,285,477 (median $1,289,775) and the lower third $629,131 (median $680,466). Average price per clean was $178.56, $168.50 and $171.21, and average cost of goods sold 61%, 61% and 63%; COGS includes direct labor, payroll taxes, workers' compensation, supplies, mileage and royalties but not office rent or management salaries.
How to interpret The Cleaning Authority’s Item 19 figures and sample limits · What Item 19 does and does not show about owner pay.
Item 6 local marketing is $75,000 annually through the revenue-threshold year, then a sales percentage, with possible performance-based increases. Call-center costs depend on calls and technology costs may change. One annual sales input cannot establish the total or the transition year. Reported sales are not owner income.
Scope of these figures: The selected The Cleaning Authority disclosures above retain their recorded periods and samples. The lead figure covers 71 top-third Reporting Territories open all of 2025. They do not establish take-home owner income or the results of a new outlet. Read the linked Item 19 for the franchisor's definitions and exclusions.
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Sources
The Cleaning Authority, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document, issued April 30, 2026, as amended September 29, 2026, as filed with the Minnesota Commerce (CARDS). Read the source FDD PDF. How to get this FDD yourself.
- Item 5: cited PDF p. 16
- Item 6: cited PDF p. 19
- Item 7: cited PDF p. 28
- Item 19: cited PDF p. 68
- Item 20: cited PDF p. 78
- Agreement term (Item 17): cited PDF p. 62
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Document & verification changelog
- October 29, 2026: Record updated.
- October 23, 2026: Source check completed against the recorded FDD.
- October 23, 2026: Complete source recheck against the April 30, 2026 FDD as amended September 29, 2026: cover, Item 1, Item 5, the Item 6 schedule corrected on October 19 (PDF pages 19-27), every Item 7 row and total, Item 17, Item 19 Table 1 and Item 20 Tables 1-4. Recorded the amendment date; removed an all-territory average that Item 19 does not print and an unstated founding year; corrected the company-owned counts (3 each year, not 0) and the Item 7, Item 19 and Item 20 page citations; added Item 5 and Item 7 detail. The source hold is cleared.
- October 19, 2026: Source review hold recorded: The October 19 audit found and corrected material Item 6 transcription errors against PDF pages 19-27. This targeted fee review does not clear the earlier whole-record verification: the other FDD sections and their narrative still require a complete source recheck. The simplified fee model is withheld for the contractual reasons stated above. The prior source-check date is historical.
- October 16, 2026: Initial cost profile published from the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (issued April 30, 2026).
- September 29, 2026: Amendment date recorded for the source FDD.