North Carolina
$1,200,000
North Carolina
$1,200,000
Chesterfield, MO
$120,000
Fresno, CA
$300,000
Mobile, AL
$412,900
Santa Clara County, CA
$248,000
Wilsonville, OR
$50,000
Pennsylvania
Las Vegas, NV
$350,000
Tulsa, FL
$100,000
King County, WA
$249,950
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Richmond County, NY
Carlsbad, CA
$650,000
$65,000
Oklahoma City, OK
Springfield, MA
$300,000
Madison County, AL
$1,995,000
Steve Nasche
Boardroom Brokers Inc
Serving Collin County, TX
Boardroom Brokers Inc. was founded under the guiding principles of honesty, integrity, and customer service. What began as a part time venture has turned into a full service business brokerage helping buyers and sellers alike in the merging, acquiring, liquidating, and selling of businesses both large and small alike. Boardroom Brokers Inc. will help both buyers and sellers of businesses navigate the complex financial and legal process of the transaction starting with the business evaluation and moving step by step until we end at the closing table.
Jefferson County, AL
$1,995,000
Tampa, FL
$300,000
Chattanooga, TN
$525,000
Boise, ID
$200,000
Indiana
$3,150,000
Available Nationwide
$25,000
Phoenix, AZ
$1,300,000
Monmouth County, NJ
$295,000
$1,850,000
Kent County, RI
San Bernardino County, CA
$180,000
Suwanee, GA
$80,000
Salt Lake City, UT
$87,000
Cleveland, OH
$288,900
Tulsa, OK
$406,900
Boynton Beach, FL
$414,000
Hernando County, FL
$145,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$35,000
Morris County, NJ
$1,900,000
Franklin County, OH
$800,000
Sunnyvale, CA
Hamilton County, OH
$275,000
San Antonio, TX
$25,000
Available Nationwide
$105,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$169,900
Las Vegas, NV
$515,000
Jefferson County, CO
$279,000
Taylor, TX
$995,000
Florida
$399,999
Steve Ciancio
Atlantic Business Realty
Serving Indian River County, FL
I HAVE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES! Started, owned, sold and brokered businesses for over 40 Years!
Indianapolis, IN
$249,900
Charleston County, SC
$875,000
$18,000
Richmond County, NY
Landover, MD
$278,000
Rockford, LA
$235,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
McHenry County, IL
$340,000
Maryland
$755,000
Charlotte, NC
$350,000
Los Angeles, CA
$350,000
San Diego, CA
$350,000
Phoenix, AZ
$275,000
Mesa, AZ
$550,000
Cedar Rapids, MI
$234,999
Madison, WI
$300,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
The cleaning industry plays a crucial role in maintaining cleanliness and hygiene across various sectors, including residential, commercial, and industrial environments. This industry has gained significant importance, especially in the wake of heightened awareness around health and sanitation following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Businesses in this industry are dominated by residential cleaning services, followed by commercial janitorial companies. Commercial janitorial businesses tend to command higher valuations thanks to their relatively predictable revenue streams, and resilience to macroeconomic factors.
If you are planning to buy or sell a cleaning or janitorial business, it is helpful to have some context on the market in terms of valuation metric and typical financial performance. To that end, we have aggregated and analyzed business for sale data in the cleaning industry to tease out average financials and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
636 |
Median Asking Price |
$250,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$499,348 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$152,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Cleaning Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.31 |
1.15 |
Median |
0.67 |
2.10 |
Upper Quartile |
1.09 |
3.00 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Cleaning & Janitorial Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a cleaning business?
Prices vary depending on the size and sales of the business, but the median asking price for a cleaning business in the U.S. is $250,000.
How much do cleaning business owners earn?
Cleaning and janitorial business owners report median annual sales of $499,348 and annual owner earnings of $152,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a cleaning business?
Valuing a cleaning business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, stability of customer base, and economic trends in the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among cleaning and janitorial businesses listed for sale across the U.S. range from 0.31 to 1.09, with the median at 0.67. Earnings multiples range from 1.15 to 3.00, with the median at 2.10. These values suggest a typical cleaning business may sell for around 0.67 times its annual revenue, and 2.1 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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