Durham, NC
$17,490
Durham, NC
$17,490

Bristol County, MA
$70,000

Lake County, IL
$95,000
Los Angeles, CA
$299,899
Perry, OH
$160,000
Washington County, WI
$140,000
Orange County, CA
$275,000
Reno, NV
$1,600,000
Long Beach, CA
$50,000
Irvine, CA
$250,000
Available Nationwide
$65,000
Savannah, GA
$100,000
Saint Petersburg, FL
$299,900
$199,000
York County, SC
$159,900
Norfolk County, MA
$765,000
Stephen Hargrove
KW Commercial Oklahoma
Serving Oklahoma County, OK
Do you own a business with positive cash flow? Are you thinking about selling? Hiring a “licensed” commercial real estate agent that specializes in your industry is always a smart thing to do. Call us today for a free consultation. We’ll explain the process and answer any questions you may have. Topics you might want to discuss are listed below. • What is the process? • When is the right time to sell? • How much is my business worth? • How will my business be marketed? • Can I do a 1031 exchange on my property? • How much does a business evaluation cost? • Will banks give buyers a loan to purchase my business? • How much is my property worth? (Ask us for a free broker price opinion)
Newark, DE
$240,000
Salem, OR
$350,000
Wyoming
$550,000
Gainesville, FL
$280,000
Raleigh, NC
$889,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
Grand Rapids, MI
$350,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$100,000
$65,000
Owings Mills, MD
Frisco, TX
$350,000
Broward County, FL
$169,000
Pinellas County, FL
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $36,621
Big Bear City, CA
$260,000
Maricopa County, AZ
$195,000
Seminole County, FL
$82,500
Brooklyn, NY
$149,900
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Fort Myers, FL
$299,899
Clay County, MO
$89,900
$115,000
Sacramento County, CA
$1,100,000
Florida
$4,000,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$150,000
Cincinnati, OH
$220,000
New York, NY
$289,000
$3,750,000
Barnstable County, MA
$500,000
Lee County, FL
$300,000
Laurance Milov
Preschool Business Solutions
Serving Pinellas County, FL
With over 25 years of hands-on preschool ownership and management experience—and hundreds of successful transactions—Preschool Business Solutions helps Florida’s preschool owners and professionals navigate ownership transitions with confidence. We work closely with private, nonprofit, and faith-based programs to ensure every step is handled with care and precision.
Franklin, NH
$40,000
Las Vegas, NV
$249,000
$120,000
Cincinnati, OH
Chicago, IL
$890,000
Pennsylvania
$420,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
Duluth, GA
$344,900
Bakersfield, CA
$419,000
Pensacola, FL
$145,000
Medina County, OH
$145,000
Tampa, FL
$350,000
Austin, TX
$448,999
SBA LOAN ELIGIBLE
Miami-Dade County, FL
$395,000
Greensboro, NC
$280,000
Oxnard, CA
$450,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
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
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
636 |
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Median Asking Price |
$250,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$499,348 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$152,000 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Cleaning Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.31 |
1.15 |
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Median |
0.67 |
2.10 |
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Upper Quartile |
1.09 |
3.00 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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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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