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Jiffy Lube
Automotive servicesJiffy Lube requires franchisees to run its own designated POS System, including specified computer hardware, before any of its 2,083 US service centers can open — 1,765 franchised, 318 company-owned. With a 4% royalty and JLI itself as the required POS supplier, the buying center for hardware, software and support runs through headquarters, not individual operators.
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Total units
2,083
1,765 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+2.557%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.08M
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$250K–$538K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
3 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
5.5%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 10 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
Franchisor does have the right to access the POS System remotely without contractual limits upon access.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of Franchisee, Franchisee will provide Franchisor with a statement of Franchisee’s income or loss (a “Profit 2026 Franchise Agreement – Pacesetter Page 16 and Loss Statement”) and a statement of Franchisee’s financial position (sometimes herein referred to as a…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We have the right to require that supplies, equipment, products and services, that you purchase for use, rent, or resale in connection with your Service Center: (i)meet specifications that we establish periodically; (ii) be a specific brand, kind or model; (iii) be purchased only from suppliers or service providers…
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
Under a separate agreement between us and JLAF, we meet with the JLAF Marketing Committee at a minimum of one time annually to present and review marketing and creative plans and strategy and preliminary production of advertising and marketing materials created for the Jiffy Lube system.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
From time to time, Franchisor may find it desirable to modify or replace the POS Software it has provided to the Franchise or to change the specifications for, and require the replacement of, the POS hardware used in conjunction with the POS Software.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 11
If we do, and if you want to use a product that is not on that list, you must notify us and we will have that product tested (at your expense) and will let you know whether it meets our standards.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Each of Franchisee and JLI agrees to take actions to ensure PCI-DSS compliance on items that are within its control.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may make announced or unannounced inspections of the Franchised Center to ensure compliance with all requirements of this Agreement, including the Manual and System Manuals.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee understands and agrees that the System may from time to time be modified, and that such modifications to the System may require modifications in the Manual or the System Manuals or issuance of new Manuals or System Manuals.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
After we approve a site, you must buy or lease it within 30 days after the later of (a) our approval, or (b) satisfaction of all contingencies in your contract to purchase or lease the site.
Marketing
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 6
Minimum 4% of Gross Sales. Annual expenditure This amount will be Advertising requirement. reduced by your Requirement contributions to the Ad Fund and cooperative advertising, as applicable.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a cooperative exists in the area in which your service center is located, then you must become a member of that cooperative as soon as is practical.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
The Product Supply Agreement commits you to buy 100% of bulk motor oil and 85% of non-bulk motor oil from our parent company, SOPUS Products, its successor, assignee, or another party designated by Franchisor.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may designate specific supplies, equipment, products, and services as optional or mandatory, and you must use all items, services, and sources of supply that we designate as mandatory.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
At all times, Franchisee must maintain credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit-card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, and electronic-funds-transfer systems that Franchisor designates as mandatory, and Franchisee must not use any such services or…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
In addition, you will be required to accept the Jiffy Lube Gift Card®, the Jiffy Lube® Fleet Card, the Wright Express®/Jiffy Lube® Universal Fleet Card, the Shell Fleet Plus® card, the Shell Small Business™ card, and the Shell Fleet Navigator®.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
If you choose and are approved to offer Jiffy Lube Multicare, you are also required to have at least one technician who has achieved an ASE A5 certification for every one to five stores in your entity group.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
No systems other than the one we specify are permitted under the Franchise Agreement described in this FDD.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
Franchisor does have the right to access the POS System remotely without contractual limits upon access.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
No systems other than the one we specify are permitted under the Franchise Agreement described in this FDD.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may require additional ongoing training of service center managers and employees.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 7
The vendor opportunity at Jiffy Lube Jiffy Lube runs 2,083 US automotive-service locations — 1,765 franchised, 318 company-owned — under a 4% royalty, as part of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company d/b/a SOPUS Products. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation, and franchised outlets grew 2.6% year over year. Every location runs the same JLI-controlled POS stack, which routes vendor conversations through headquarters rather than around 1,658 individually mapped operators.
Who controls software purchasing Director and President Mauricio Quezada, Directors James Parker, Christopher T. Miller and Brett R. Sweeney, and VP of Legal Ruth T. Mendez run the franchisor entity. Jiffy Lube International (JLI) itself is the source for the required POS System, sublicensing the software and contracting hardware support directly.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Jiffy Lube requires franchisees to use a particular POS System before a service center can open — a central processing unit, one or more bay stations, a payment-enabled tablet, a communications router, printers and other specified peripherals. Initial POS training happens in Houston, Texas, and JLI may require additional employee training if service calls tied to operator error run high. Franchisees must also use a broadband connection, sign an agreement with WEX FSC for fleet billing, pay a Cisco Meraki license fee for store routers and access points, and accept the Jiffy Lube Gift Card, Jiffy Lube Fleet Card and Shell fleet cards. The filing separately names Google Business Profile in Item 7 without stating whether it is required.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Jiffy Lube designates suppliers directly rather than running an approved list: POS software is sublicensed through JLI, POS hardware must be brands and models JLI designates, hardware support is contracted with JLI, and bulk motor oil must come 100% — non-bulk 85% — from SOPUS Products or its designee. One 10-year renewal term is available, requiring no current defaults, no more than two cured defaults in the prior five years, full payment, JLI's then-current agreement and a renewal fee. Franchised outlets grew 2.6% year over year.
How to read the Jiffy Lube FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries Jiffy Lube's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full — Items 8, 11, 17 and 19 hold the procurement, technology, renewal and financial-performance language summarized here. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list across the rest of the franchise universe.
Questions vendors ask
Jiffy Lube, answered from the filing
Jiffy Lube International (JLI) sets the POS System and sublicenses its software itself, with Director and President Mauricio Quezada, Directors James Parker and Christopher T. Miller, and VP of Legal Ruth T. Mendez running the franchisor entity that specifies required hardware and software.
Jiffy Lube requires a particular POS System before a service center can open — a central processing unit, bay stations, a payment-enabled tablet, a communications router and printers in brands JLI designates, with software sublicensed through JLI — plus a WEX FSC fleet-billing agreement and a Cisco Meraki license. The filing separately names Google Business Profile in Item 7.
Jiffy Lube operates 2,083 US automotive-service locations — 1,765 franchised and 318 company-owned.
Jiffy Lube designates suppliers directly: POS software is sublicensed through JLI, POS hardware must be brands and models JLI designates, hardware support is contracted with JLI, and motor oil must come 100% (bulk) or 85% (non-bulk) from SOPUS Products or its designee — mandatory items franchisees cannot substitute.
One 10-year renewal term is available and requires no current defaults, no more than 2 cured defaults in the prior 5 years, all payments current, JLI's then-current agreement, and a renewal fee. Franchised outlets grew 2.6% year over year, keeping both renewal and onboarding active.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Jiffy Lube's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. Items 8, 11, 17 and 19 hold the procurement, technology, renewal and financial-performance language referenced on this page.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1,658 operators run 1,658 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1,658
Ownership
The portfolio behind Jiffy Lube
unknown of pennzoil quaker state company d b a sopus products.
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