Coverall Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
Coverall is one of the franchises we compare in our commercial cleaning guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.
Where these numbers come from
The figures come from Coverall's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.
Preview: figures awaiting verification
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What it costs
- Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee)
- $17,986 – $64,280Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Item 7, depending on the package. Includes $16,668 to $45,660 paid to the franchisor. Different model: you mostly buy a starting book of customer accounts that Coverall sells and bills, and often clean them yourself. Coverall is not obligated to replace accounts you lose, and it charges a fee for additional business it finds for you.
- Franchise fee
- $15,570 – $40,320Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Item 5: depends on the package, which is sized by the monthly billing of starter customers Coverall must offer you ($3,000 to $10,000 a month). Financing is offered. A starter kit of $1,060 to $2,630 is also required.
- Royalty
- 5% of revenuePending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Item 6: 5% royalty plus a 10% support fee on all billing (billing, collection, sales help), so 15% of every dollar billed goes to Coverall before optional insurance and other charges.
Compared with starting your own
- Coverall initial investment
- $17,986 – $64,280Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Item 7, depending on the package. Includes $16,668 to $45,660 paid to the franchisor. Different model: you mostly buy a starting book of customer accounts that Coverall sells and bills, and often clean them yourself. Coverall is not obligated to replace accounts you lose, and it charges a fee for additional business it finds for you.
- Independent commercial cleaning startup cost
- $490 – $4,952*Pending verificationSourcesHousecall Pro — cleaning business startup costs (updated October 28, 2026)(opens in a new tab)Tier 3 · Guide or blog · Accessed October 31, 2026California Secretary of State — LLC forms and fees(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Insureon — janitorial business insurance cost (updated September 3, 2026)(opens in a new tab)Tier 2 · Industry report · Accessed October 31, 2026California DIR, Division of Workers' Compensation — employer information(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Computed from 5 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
Item 19 gives no sales or earnings figures; it only reports whether starter-account packages sold in 2025 were filled on time (114 of 329 within the required period, 155 still within it at year end).
Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)
- Franchised outlets at the start of 2025
- 5,588Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Outlets are individual cleaning franchisees, including those signed by Coverall's regional Service Franchisees. 2025 closures: 341 terminations, 3 non-renewals and 21 ceased operations. Table 3's 2025 totals don't add up exactly (5,588 + 429 opened − 365 = 5,652, but it shows 5,669 at year end); the FDD says interstate moves were left out of openings and closures.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 5,669Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Outlets are individual cleaning franchisees, including those signed by Coverall's regional Service Franchisees. 2025 closures: 341 terminations, 3 non-renewals and 21 ceased operations. Table 3's 2025 totals don't add up exactly (5,588 + 429 opened − 365 = 5,652, but it shows 5,669 at year end); the FDD says interstate moves were left out of openings and closures.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 365Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Outlets are individual cleaning franchisees, including those signed by Coverall's regional Service Franchisees. 2025 closures: 341 terminations, 3 non-renewals and 21 ceased operations. Table 3's 2025 totals don't add up exactly (5,588 + 429 opened − 365 = 5,652, but it shows 5,669 at year end); the FDD says interstate moves were left out of openings and closures.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 6.5%Pending verificationSourceCoverall 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 30, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 365 closures ÷ 5588 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Outlets are individual cleaning franchisees, including those signed by Coverall's regional Service Franchisees. 2025 closures: 341 terminations, 3 non-renewals and 21 ceased operations. Table 3's 2025 totals don't add up exactly (5,588 + 429 opened − 365 = 5,652, but it shows 5,669 at year end); the FDD says interstate moves were left out of openings and closures.
The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.
Risk Meter for commercial cleaning
3.0 out of 5 (Elevated risk)
The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk
What the franchise gives you
- Starter customer accounts provided as part of the package
- Billing and collection handled by the franchisor
- Low entry cost compared with owner-manager franchises
- Optional insurance and bonding programs through the franchisor
- A large network: 5,669 franchised outlets at the end of 2025
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