San Diego County, CA
$1,425,000
San Diego County, CA
$1,425,000
Bullitt County, KY
$1,125,000
Las Vegas, NV
$145,000
Minnesota
$60,000
Calaveras County, CA
$195,000
San Antonio, TX
$295,000
Minnesota
$550,000
Wicomico County, MD
$199,000
Bartlett, IL
$299,000
Cleveland, OH
$250,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
St Pete, FL
$50,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$189,000
Miami, FL
$700,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$1,520,000
Orange County, FL
$99,999
James Shin, MBA, CBI
Serving Kitsap County, WA
Established in 1994, First Choice Business Brokers has grown to become one of the largest organizations in the U.S. specializing in business sales. We have listed and managed the sale of over $12.5 Billion. You deserve an experienced, certified, and licensed professional who specializes in business sales.
Union County, NC
$280,000
Scottsdale, AZ
$390,000
Kauai County, HI
$800,000
Elmore County, ID
$159,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$65,000
Phoenix, PA
$315,000
Centre County, PA
$350,000
Garland, TX
$55,980
Surrey, BC
$860,000
Orange County, FL
$930,000
Virginia
$750,000
Nashville, TN
$158,900
Sarasota County, FL
$2,300,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$4,300,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
St Thomas
$29,700
Boston, MA
$149,900
Hyattsville, MD
$295,000
Knoxville, TN
$149,899
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Suffolk County, NY
$650,000
Davenport, FL
$149,900
Suffolk County, NY
$599,900
Clermont, FL
$60,000
Athens, CT
$524,999
Phoenix, AZ
$336,000
Jackson, NJ
$295,000
Clearwater, FL
$170,000
Christopher Rollins
Catapult Solutions Group Inc
Serving Monroe County, NY
Planning to buy or exit a business is a process. The length of time to complete a transaction is directly related a firm's ability to understand circumstances driving the decision to buy or sell. With over 25 years of experience, Catapult Solutions Group provides comprehensive sale, divestiture, acquisition. purchase advisory and intermediary services. Our primary focus is privately held, mid-market companies and multi-unit franchise businesses. We specialize in confidential representation and engagements with strategic and financial buyers and sellers.
Sanford, FL
$95,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
Irvine, MN
$524,999
Minneapolis, IN
$525,000
Arkansas
$270,000
Savannah, GA
$250,000
Brevard County, FL
$65,000
Buffalo, NY
$234,999
Boston, MA
$90,000
Blair County, PA
$550,000
Philadelphia, PA
$94,000
Available Nationwide
$45,000
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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