Cleaning Services Business Brokers
Commercial janitorial with contracted accounts is one of the most stable Main Street categories. Residential-only cleaning trades at meaningfully lower multiples.
Commercial janitorial businesses with signed multi-year contracts see steady buyer demand from ABM-style consolidators and regional platforms. Residential-only cleaning businesses (both maid-service and specialty) trade at lower multiples but sell quickly to self-funded searchers.
1 vetted brokers on the platform specialize in Cleaning Services sales, including featured operators like Sukhrobjon (Rob) Ismoilov (Main Street Wealth M&A Advisors). Each carries the credentials — CBI, state licensure where required, IBBA membership — and a documented deal history that a serious Cleaning Services owner should expect to see before signing an engagement.
What's your cleaning services business worth?
Real Main Street benchmarks. Numbers update as you type — no signup, no wait.
Profit + owner comp + owner add-backs
Signed multi-year commercial contracts are the biggest lever.
Who's buying
Active Cleaning Services platforms & buyer types
If you're preparing a cleaning services exit, these are the buyer pools you should be measuring your business against.
Rollup platforms
- • ABM Industries (commercial)
- • Vanguard Cleaning Systems (franchise)
- • Coverall (franchise)
- • Merry Maids (residential franchise-adjacent)
Buyer archetypes
- • National commercial janitorial platforms
- • Franchise systems
- • Self-funded searchers (residential books)
- • Regional multi-service platforms
What buyers underwrite
Key metrics in cleaning services valuations
Contract revenue percentage
Percent of revenue on signed multi-year contracts. This is the single largest driver of multiple.
Customer retention rate
Annual customer retention. Commercial janitorial best-in-class is 90%+.
Labor cost as % of revenue
Wage inflation is the biggest margin pressure in the category.
Specialists
1 broker specializes in Cleaning Services
Every broker holds a CBI credential and has closed cleaning services transactions in the last 24 months.
Shared specialties in this pool
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By state
Cleaning Services brokers by state
Frequently asked
Cleaning Services sale FAQ
How is my cleaning business valued?
Commercial vs residential cleaning — how do valuations differ?
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