Fish Window Cleaning franchise
2025 filing · April 2, 2025Fewer locationsShares sales figures
Fish Window Cleaning at a glance
A window cleaning business serving homes and low- to mid-rise commercial buildings. At the end of 2024 there were 270 Fish Window Cleaning locations in the US, 269 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Franchisor
- Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchising since
- 1998
- 27 years of selling franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $107K–$125K
- Small Package
- Franchise fee
- $49,900
- Small Package; the Standard and Executive packages cost $59,900 and $74,900.
- Royalty
- 5–8%
- 5% to 8% of the greater of gross sales or the applicable minimum performance standard, paid weekly
- Brand fund
- Yes
- 1% of gross sales or of a minimum sales level, whichever is more, paid weekly
- Renewal fee
- $5,000
- When the agreement ends and you sign again
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2024
- 270
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 269
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 2 years
- −1
- Franchised locations, 2022–2024
- States
- 44
- Most in Florida, Texas and California
From Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc’s 2025 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Fish Window Cleaning among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Fish Window Cleaning | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $116,100 | Costs less than 84% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $49,900 | Higher than 69% of franchises |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 270 | More than 89% of franchises |
| Sales per locationYearly, as the brand reports it | $517,000 | Lower than 71% of brands that share sales figures |
| Sales against cost to openYearly sales over the cost midpoint | 4.5× | Higher than 88% of brands that share sales figures |
How much a Fish Window Cleaning franchise costs
Opening Small Package costs an estimated $107,000 to $125,200. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, page 1
Fish Window Cleaning franchise fee
The franchise fee is $49,900, Small Package; the Standard and Executive packages cost $59,900 and $74,900.. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, page 13
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% to 8% of the greater of gross sales or the applicable minimum performance standard, paid weekly. |
|---|---|
| Brand or marketing fund | 1% of gross sales or of a minimum sales level, whichever is more, paid weekly. |
| Technology Fee | $100 |
| Transfer Fee | $10,000, plus any applicable broker/referral/lead generation fee. |
| Renewal Fee | $5,000 |
| Additional Training Fee | $300 per day plus travel costs |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, page 14
Other fees as filed, from pages 14–15. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Fish Window Cleaning publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
- Average revenue
- about $517,000
Yearly figures for 2024, covering franchised outlets open all of 2024 (252 locations). The filing gives an average for each half rather than one overall figure; this is the overall average worked out from those, about the true figure because each half's exact number of locations isn't given. The average is about 4.5 times the midpoint of the cost to open.
Sales are what a location takes in before rent, payroll, royalties and other costs, not what its owner keeps.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, pages 51–52
SBA loans to Fish Window Cleaning franchisees
Lenders approved 94 SBA-backed loans for Fish Window Cleaning franchisees from 2002 to 2026, $15.7M in all: 93 7(a) loans and 1 504 loan. Of the 54 that have ended, 43 were paid in full and 11 were charged off (20.4%). The other 40 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Fish Window Cleaning compares
Of the 14 window cleaning franchises on this site, Fish Window Cleaning is the 5th cheapest to open and the largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Fish Window Cleaning | Typical window cleaning brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $107K | $136K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $125K | $225K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $50K | $50K | $40K |
| Sales per location | $517K | $517K | $794K |
| US locations | 270 | 58 | 21 |
| Closed or left per year | 3.2% | 3.3% | – |
| Change in franchised locations, 2 yrs | −0.4% | +30.4% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 14 of 14 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 14 brands in window cleaning franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 270 (−9) | 1 | – | – |
| 2022 | 264 (−6) | 1 | – | – |
| 2023 | 264 (+1) | 1 | +7 | −6 |
| 2024 | 269 (+5) | 1 | +16 | −11 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating. The company-owned business is run by an affiliate under common ownership.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: cleaning franchise costs and franchise failure rates.
Over 4 years, from the start of 2021 to the end of 2024, franchised locations went from 279 to 269 (−10, −4%). The earlier years come from the brand's 2024 filing.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, page 56
2021: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2024 filing, page 58
Where Fish Window Cleaning locations are
At the end of 2024, Fish Window Cleaning had locations in 44 states. The most are in Florida, Texas and California.
- Florida28
- Texas25
- California20
- Georgia12
- Michigan12
- Ohio11
| State | Franchised | Company-owned | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Texas | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| California | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Georgia | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Michigan | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Ohio | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Colorado | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 0 | 9 |
All 44 states
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, page 59
Who owns Fish Window Cleaning?
Fish Window Cleaning franchises are sold by Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.
From Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc’s 2025 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 12. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc, 2025 filing, litigation on page 12, bankruptcy on page 12
Fish Window Cleaning filings
A franchisor files a new disclosure each year it sells franchises. The figures on this page come from Fish Window Cleaning Services, Inc’s 2025 filing, issued April 2, 2025; the earlier ones below are on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and fill in older location counts.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 filing | April 2, 2025 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2022–2024 |
| 2024 filing | – | Minnesota | Locations, 2021 |
Each link opens the filing as a PDF. See the newest filings across all brands.
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