Nashville, TN
$158,900
Nashville, TN
$158,900
Sarasota County, FL
$2,300,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$4,300,000
St Thomas
$29,700
Boston, MA
$149,900
Hyattsville, MD
$295,000
Knoxville, TN
$149,899
Suffolk County, NY
$650,000
Davenport, FL
$149,900
Suffolk County, NY
$599,900
Available in Multiple Locations
$75,000
Clermont, FL
$60,000
New Haven, CT
$524,999
$125,000
Virginia
Phoenix, AZ
$336,000
Jackson, NJ
$295,000
Tom Morse
Transworld Business Advisors of Eastern NC
Serving Carteret County, NC
Transworld Business Advisors is the world leader in the marketing and sales of businesses, franchises and commercial real estate. Whether you represent an acquisition-minded corporation, or are personally interested in owning your own company, Transworld offers the professional services that successfully bring buyers and sellers together. When a company owner needs to sell their business, they can’t just stick a for sale sign in the window. They need the assistance of a business broker to locate and vet potential buyers. On the other side, buyers rely on the broker to help facilitate the process of evaluating potential businesses and franchises for sale. A Transworld Business Advisor is the solution for both scenarios. Transworld Business Advisors focuses on three core concepts: business brokerage, franchise consulting, and franchise development. Transworld Business Advisors is the largest and fastest growing Business Brokerage and M&A firm in the world: * 40th year in business * 10,000 businesses sold * 750+ advisors worldwide * 250+ offices worldwide * Over 400,000 pre-qualified and unique buyer list in our database
Clearwater, FL
$170,000
Sanford, FL
$95,000
Irvine, MN
$524,999
Minneapolis, IN
$525,000
Arkansas
$270,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$97,500
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
Topeka, KS
$185,000
Baltimore, MD
$234,999
Queens, NY
$2,500,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$170,000
Suffolk County, NY
$375,000
Davis County, UT
$175,000
Wayne County, MI
$52,500
Available in Multiple Locations
$50,000
Michigan
$52,500
Fort Worth, PA
$150,900
Tulsa, NY
$404,900
Apple Valley, MN
$475,000
Maricopa County, AZ
$50,000
Ohio
$174,951
Michigan
$184,950
Dean A. Koutroumanis, D.B.A., M.B.A.
Re/Max Elite Realty Commercial
Serving Pinellas County, FL
Clermont, FL
$1,600,000
Westchester County, NY
$249,900
Available in Multiple Locations
$150,000
Fairfax, IN
$405,000
Freeport, NY
$75,000
Pinellas County, FL
$150,000
Kansas City, MO
$235,000
Portland, OR
$87,000
Denver, CO
$90,000
Broward County, FL
$120,000
Pasco County, FL
$50,000
Silver Lake, CA
$229,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$200,000
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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