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Commercial cleaning business valuation multiples
Commercial janitorial and cleaning services for office buildings, medical facilities, schools, and other commercial properties.
What the recorded transactions show
463
recorded transactions in the broader sector
1.1x
median EV/Revenue, n=114
10x
median EV/EBITDA, n=49
The archive has no Commercial Cleaning category of its own. These figures are for the broader Business Services sector it sits within, September 2014 to July 2026, and they describe how that sector trades, not what a business like yours would fetch. The deals behind the EBITDA median had a median value of $169M, larger than most owner-operated businesses. Who buys in Business Services
The recorded deals price above the indicative estimate on EBITDA (median 10x, n=49, against 4x to 4.5x), and above the indicative estimate on revenue (median 1.1x, n=114, against 0.8x to 1x). The two sources measure different businesses: the estimate is for a business of this kind, the recorded deals are the larger companies in the broader sector. Neither is a valuation of yours.
Indicative estimate for Commercial Cleaning
From 2 internal estimates, not from recorded transactions.
EV / EBITDA
EV / Revenue
Indicative range reconciled from 2 internal estimates, reviewed 2026-08-06. Not derived from a verified transaction sample. See Methodology. Methodology
How much is my commercial cleaning business worth?
Apply the indicative estimate to your earnings: EBITDA if the business has a management team, revenue if it does not yet make a profit. The calculator below does exactly that with that estimate, and shows the range, not a single figure. It is a benchmark, not a valuation.
Step one
What does the business do, and how big is it?
Indicative estimate for Commercial Cleaning: 4x to 4.5x EBITDA, not a transaction median. n=2 internal estimates · as of 2026-08-06
What moves the multiple
Contract Length & Stability
Multi-year contracts with automatic renewals
Specialty Cleaning Services
Medical, cleanroom, or post-construction cleaning
Staff Management Systems
Training programs and low turnover
Insurance & Bonding
Comprehensive insurance and bonding coverage
Geographic Concentration
Efficient routing and service delivery
Metrics buyers ask for
- ·Contract Retention Rate
- ·Square Footage Served
- ·Quality Inspection Scores
- ·Staff Turnover Rate
- ·Revenue Per Employee
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