Tampa, FL
$99,000
Tampa, FL
$99,000
Providence County, RI
$145,000
Vancouver Island, BC
$1,499,000
Baldwin County, AL
$199,000
Washington County, PA
$120,000
Akron, OH
$479,000
Bristol County, MA
$350,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Frankfort, IL
Cash Flow: $170,895
Saint Louis, MO
$195,000
Jackson, MS
$550,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$150,000
Fayetteville, OK
$213,900
Memphis, NC
$160,000
Lake Ozark, MO
$175,000
New Orleans, LA
$53,000
Cleveland, OH
$232,900
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Serving Davidson County, TN
Founded in 2014, Nashville Business Brokers has quickly become the top, expert business brokerage in the Southeast, listing, marketing and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in assets. Our advisors have many decades of experience from a variety of different backgrounds, including corporate mergers and acquisitions, sales, marketing, real estate, medical industry and law, to name a few. Our team has serviced the Tennessee and surrounding markets for over 10 years. We can confidently say, we sell more businesses than anyone in the market each year. We have a large buyer data base of qualified buyers for all industries. Our reach and network on the local, regional and national level is unmatched. We love what we do, which makes it easy for us to help buyers and sellers maximize their return, so they can begin the next phase of whatever comes next.
Silver Spring, MD
$450,000
New York County, NY
$2,450,000
Cincinnati, OH
$162,500
Mclean County, IL
$2,950,000
Available Nationwide
$35,000
Dallas, TX
$45,000
Louisiana
$98,000
Fort Worth, KY
$187,900
Albuquerque, MI
$92,900
Monmouth County, NJ
$125,000
Kentucky
$1,750,000
Jackson County, OR
$75,000
Easton, MA
$67,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$100,000
Huntsville, AL
$150,000
Howard County, MD
$385,000
Stamford, PA
$178,900
Las Vegas, NV
$499,000
Available Nationwide
$150,000
Hartford, OH
$409,900
Cuyahoga County, OH
$599,000
Oklahoma City, OK
$429,900
Raleigh, IN
$168,900
Kissimmee, FL
$120,000
Kent County, DE
$250,000
Mishawaka, IN
$219,000
South Bend, IN
$219,000
Charles
Action Realty Task Holdings, LLC.
Serving Orange County, CA
Indianapolis, IN
$219,000
Available in Multiple Locations
$65,000
Charlotte, NC
$150,000
Salt Lake City, UT
$149,995
Tonawanda, NY
$299,000
Somerset County, NJ
$1,650,000
Knoxville, OH
$384,900
Saint Louis, MO
$149,999
Provo, MA
$150,000
Eugene, OR
$200,000
Aurora, CO
$149,900
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
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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