Maricopa County, AZ
$350,000

Maricopa County, AZ
$350,000

Monroe County, NY
$125,000
Huntsville, AL
$329,900

West Fairview, PA
$50,000
Chattanooga, TN
$187,900
New York
$1,600,000
Charleston, SC
$91,500
Dunedin, FL
$375,000
Charlotte, NC
$290,000
Greenville, SC
$90,000
Available Nationwide
$100,000
Bradenton, FL
$390,000
Myrtle Beach, SC
$299,890
$125,000
Virginia
Toledo, OH
$236,900
Raleigh, NC
$158,900
Tyler Evans
So-Cal Business Brokers
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Seller Representation Only! We represent sellers, not buyers, and have been doing it for over 30 years and have an outstanding 90+% Success Rate! We encourage you to spend time on our website ( www.so-calbusinessbrokers.com ) as it is our means of sharing a lot of vital information that can help you avoid mistakes and maximize your transaction. At a minimum, view and understand The Best Possible Transaction and The Sales Process and you will know more than 90% of the people who want to sell their businesses and a lot more than most business brokers. We concentrate our coverage in Southern California with a major emphasis on Orange County, San Diego County and Los Angeles County and we do not charge an ‘up-front’ fee. Many in this industry charge for valuations, industry reviews, ‘packaging’, expenses, etc. and our sole compensation is a Success Fee that is paid when your transaction closes —- in essence, we only get paid when you get paid and if we can’t sell your business at a price and upon terms acceptable to you, then you do not owe us a dime!
Escambia County, FL
$199,000
Saint Petersburg, FL
$299,899
Orlando, FL
$99,000
Fort Myers, FL
$299,899
Roseville, CA
$185,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Mobile, AL
$239,000
Birmingham, AL
$161,900
$65,000
Fort Worth, TX
Richmond, VA
$227,900
Ann Arbor, MI
$289,900
Bend, OR
$205,000
Virginia Beach, VA
$134,900
Clark County, NV
$40,000
Myrtle Beach, SC
$299,899
Chandler, AZ
$299,900
Available Nationwide
$45,000
Medina County, TX
$170,000
Carlsbad, CA
$380,000
$75,000
Philadelphia, PA
Sarasota, FL
$369,000
Brooklyn, NY
$149,900
Available in Multiple Locations
$100,000
Schenectady County, NY
$60,000
Maricopa County, AZ
$25,000
Hollywood, FL
$175,000
Salt Lake City, UT
$175,000
Providence, RI
$175,000
Tony Sabatino
Hanna CRE
Serving Albany County, NY
Hanna Commercial provides full-service commercial real estate solutions—covering sales, leasing, investments, advisory, development consulting, and marketing—backed by data-driven market insight and national exposure.
Pittsburgh, PA
$175,000
Atlanta, GA
$175,000
$65,000
Boise, ID
Kansas City, MO
$175,000
Louisville, KY
$175,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Boston, MA
$175,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$175,000
Columbus, OH
$175,000
Philadelphia, PA
$175,000
Southlake, TX
$99,000
San Diego, CA
$99,000
New York
$289,000
Tennessee
$1,199,000
Huntsville, KY
$284,900
Available Nationwide
$250,000
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 |
|
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) |
|
Lower Quartile |
0.31 |
1.15 |
|
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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