Sell My Pest Control Business
Pest control is the highest-multiple category in Main Street home services. Recurring revenue and route density are the two most-valued signals.
Whether you sell for the top of the range or the bottom is decided months before you go to market. Pest control businesses regularly trade at the top of home-services multiples — 6.0–9.0x EBITDA for anything above $1M EBITDA with recurring revenue over 70%. Rollins/Orkin, Rentokil, and Anticimex remain the most active national acquirers, and a growing set of regional PE-backed platforms compete for the same deals.
What's your pest control business worth?
Real Main Street benchmarks. Numbers update as you type — no signup, no wait.
Profit + owner comp + owner add-backs
Recurring is the DEFINING lever in pest control. Buyers pay 6-9x EBITDA for 70%+ recurring; 3-4x for < 30%.
Live valuation
Pest Control owner-value estimator
The valuation drivers below are the numbers a pest control buyer actually asks about first. Every input is benchmarked against real Main Street peers — see where you land and how each KPI moves your multiple.
What’s your pest control business worth?
Enter the numbers that actually drive pest control valuations. We benchmark each against real Main Street peers and show you where you land.
Prep priorities
Move the multiple before you go to market
A pest control business that shows up well-prepped trades at a materially different price than an unprepped one. These four moves matter most.
Audit and document your customer file: recurring vs one-time, contract dates, service frequency.
Quantify route density with real dispatch data (average stops per tech per day).
Reduce commercial concentration if any single customer is above 10% of revenue.
Prepare a clean add-back schedule — buyers will trust documented add-backs; they discount undocumented ones.
Who buys
Active pest control buyers right now
Named PE platforms, franchisors, and strategic consolidators with active buying programs in pest control. Every listing is drawn from public disclosures and refreshed as deals close.
Rollins (Orkin, HomeTeam, Trutech)
StrategicPublic strategic acquirer. Consistently active on route-heavy tuck-ins.
Rentokil Terminix
StrategicPost-2022 Rentokil/Terminix merger, aggressive integration + tuck-ins.
Anticimex
StrategicDigital-first strategic buyer, larger platforms.
PestCo
PE platformThomas H. Lee-backed roll-up.
SavATree
PE platformCI Capital-backed tree + pest platform, acquires pest add-ons.
Aptive Environmental
StrategicGrowth-stage direct-to-consumer strategic.
Truly Nolen
StrategicFamily-office-backed strategic acquirer.
Arrow Exterminators
StrategicEmployee-owned regional strategic.
Timing intel
Buyers close ahead of the spring / early-summer pest-treatment season so they own the peak-revenue quarter. This is one of the most seasonal M&A categories in home services.
Specialists
Pest Control sell-side specialists
Every broker has closed pest control transactions in the last 24 months.
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People also ask
Common pest control exit questions
What recurring-revenue percentage do pest control buyers pay a premium for?
Top-quartile pest control businesses run 82%+ recurring revenue (P90 is 92%). Move from the P50 (68%) to the P90 and you typically add roughly 3.0x to the multiple.Who are the most active buyers for pest control businesses right now?
Named acquirers with active buying programs include Rollins (Orkin, HomeTeam, Trutech), Rentokil Terminix, Anticimex, PestCo, SavATree. Rollins (Orkin, HomeTeam, Trutech) focuses on nationwide — Public strategic acquirer. Consistently active on route-heavy tuck-ins.When is the best month to close a pest control sale?
Buyers close ahead of the spring / early-summer pest-treatment season so they own the peak-revenue quarter. This is one of the most seasonal M&A categories in home services. Peak close months: February, March, April, May. Softest: November, December.How long does it typically take to sell a pest control business?
Well-prepped Main Street pest control businesses close in 6–9 months from listing. Add 3–6 months up front for financial prep and add-back documentation if books are cash-basis or informally kept.Do I pay anything to be matched to a pest control broker?
The match is free. Brokers on the platform work success-fee-only — a percentage of the transaction, paid at close. You pay nothing until your business sells.What size pest control businesses do the matched brokers work with?
Every broker on the platform specializes in Main Street sales — typically businesses with under $5M in annual revenue. If you're above that range we'll flag it and route you to the right lower-middle-market advisor.
Related industries
Adjacent verticals we cover
Same category, different deal dynamics — every page has its own live valuation tool and buyer intel.
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Frequently asked
Pest Control sale FAQ
Why do pest control businesses sell for higher multiples than other home services?
How is customer retention measured in a pest control sale?
What ruins a pest control deal in diligence?
Ready to prep or go?
Match with a pest control broker who knows Rollins (Orkin, HomeTeam, Trutech) — and every other active buyer.
We match you to specialists with named-buyer relationships across the 8 active pest control acquirers we track — including Rollins (Orkin, HomeTeam, Trutech), Rentokil Terminix, Anticimex. Free, private, 3-minute intake.