How much does a Grease Monkey franchise cost?
Opening a Grease Monkey franchise takes a total initial investment of $708,057 to $2,284,321, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median net sales - category a of $430,167 across 32 outlets.
Grease Monkey franchises businesses that provide quick service automotive oil and lubrication and other approved automotive maintenance and repair services. Category: Automotive.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Grease Monkey franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $708,057 to $2,284,321. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Building Work ($350,000 to $1,200,000), General Site Work ($75,000 to $450,000), and FF&E Package & Installation ($87,250 to $200,100). Together they make up about 81% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $39,900, about 5.6% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $39,900 | $39,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Real Estate2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $24,000 | $125,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Building Work2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $350,000 | $1,200,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| General Site Work2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 | $75,000 | $450,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16 |
| Due Diligence, Permits, Design and Plans2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $25,000 | $80,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| FF&E Package & Installation2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $87,250 | $200,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Grand Opening Costs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Inventory2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $25,000 | $35,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Signs2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $20,000 | $40,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Supplies2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Training- Travel & Lodging Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $3,300 | $6,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Computer Hardware and Software2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $7,500 | $10,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Point of Sale Maintenance Fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,107 | $3,321 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Prepaid Expenses2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $35,000 | $75,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16-17 | $708,057 | $2,284,321 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16-17 |
Source Grease Monkey, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 16-17, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 19
What Grease Monkey franchisees actually report earning
Median Net Sales - Category A
$430,167
Grease Monkey's 2026 FDD, Item 19, for the Fiscal Year 2025. Basis: Franchisee-owned Grease Monkey Centers located in the United States that were in operation for more than one year as of December 31, 2025, operated the entire calendar year 2025, and provided complete Profit and Loss Statements to the FDD; the charts include 174 Centers.
Sample size: 32 outlets. The FDD also reports average net sales - category a of $438,063. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The charts exclude Centers that commenced operations during calendar year 2025 or otherwise did not operate for the entire calendar year 2025.
- The charts exclude Centers involved in transfers during calendar year 2025 where the current owners did not operate for the entire calendar year 2025.
- The charts exclude Centers for which complete Profit and Loss Statements were not provided.
- The charts do not show financial information from affiliate-owned outlets.
- Five franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2025; none was open for less than 12 months.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Grease Monkey outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Grease Monkey, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 48-49, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Item 20
How many Grease Monkey outlets there are, and how many closed
Grease Monkey ended 2025 with 233 franchised outlets and 175 company-owned outlets. In that year 29 franchised outlets opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Grease Monkey opened 59 franchised outlets and 13 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 46, from 187 to 233 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 10 were terminated, 1 was not renewed, and 2 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 2.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 46.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 209 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 233 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2024 | 201 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2023 | 187 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
Source Grease Monkey, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 56, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-10-12.
Compare
How Grease Monkey compares with other Automotive franchises
Measured against the 35 Automotive franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Grease Monkey's estimated range is $1,496,189. It costs more to open than 79% of Automotive franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 2.2% for Grease Monkey. That is lower than 93% of the 28 Automotive franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Grease Monkey's franchised system grew 25%. The typical Automotive franchise here grew 0.0%.
- Earnings disclosure. 16 of the 35 Automotive franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Grease Monkey is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Automotive franchise side by side.
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