Lexington, KY
$275,000
Lexington, KY
$275,000
Corpus Christi, TX
$148,950
Texas
$2,900,000
Montgomery County, AL
$695,000
Tulsa, OK
$95,000
Columbus, OH
$90,000
Suffolk County, NY
$149,900
Bradenton, FL
$390,000
Virginia
$4,300,000
Chattanooga, TN
$75,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$30,000
Macomb County, MI
$399,000
West Hartford, CT
$1,300,000
$199,000
Sharon, VT
Charlotte County, FL
$1,999,999
Beaver County, PA
$125,000
Sarah Grossman
BayState Business Brokers
Serving Norfolk County, MA
BayState Business Brokers provides business brokerage and M&A advisory services to companies primarily generating $1-50M in revenue and under $5M of EBITDA or owner's cash flow. Our approach is tailored to meet the goals of each client and includes business valuation work, strategic marketing to reach individual, strategic and private equity buyers, and deal support from offer until closing. Our team of skilled brokers markets business in a variety of industries, primarily throughout New England, and other states as needed.
Dunedin, FL
$375,000
San Diego, CA
$350,000
Cleveland, OH
$94,000
Rhode Island
$600,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$349,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
Honolulu, HI
Cash Flow: $1,350,000
Deer Park, WA
$85,000
$178,000
Springfield, TN
Cincinnati, OH
$335,000
Saint Louis, MO
$550,000
Raleigh, NC
$89,000
Sarasota, FL
$75,000
Tucson, AZ
$90,000
Gta - West, ON
$260,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$300,000
Available Nationwide
$250,000
Oklahoma County, OK
$2,175,000
Sacramento, CA
$2,208,000
$150,000
Bozeman, MT
Dallas, TX
$59,000
Worcester County, MA
$515,000
Available Nationwide
$150,000
New Orleans, LA
$524,990
Detroit, MA
$524,999
Washtenaw County, MI
$275,000
Michigan
$275,000
Grace Lee
Austin Business Finder LLC
Serving Travis County, TX
Galveston, TX
$300,000
Charleston, SC
$228,900
Louisville, KY
$206,900
Pinellas Park, FL
$1,500,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
Crenshaw, MS
$800,000
Bolivar, MS
$2,760,000
Washington, MS
$2,400,000
Marshall County, IN
$160,000
Shellmound, MS
$150,000
Broomfield County, CO
$900,000
Ohio
$48,384
Santa Clara County, CA
$285,000
Saint Cloud, FL
$75,000
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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