{
  "title": "Buying or Selling a Pest Control Business: Price, Buyers, Steps",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/buying-or-selling-a-pest-control-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-23",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "section": "Sector guide",
  "keyword": "buying or selling a pest control business",
  "short_answer": "Buyers pay for recurring service agreements, dense routes and technicians who stay. IBBA's Q4 2025 Market Pulse puts average closed-deal multiples at 2.0x SDE under $500K, 3.0x at $500K to $1M, 3.1x at $1M to $2M, 4.1x EBITDA at $2M to $5M and 5.5x at $5M to $50M. Those are all-industry figures by deal size. Buyers range from SBA-backed individuals to Rollins, Rentokil and private equity platforms.",
  "facts": {
    "Recurring service agreements": "Monthly or quarterly plans are income the buyer can count on: how many, what each is worth a year, and the renewal rate",
    "Route density": "Many stops close together mean less driving and more jobs per technician per day",
    "Customer retention": "A plan base that loses 10% a year is worth more than one that loses 25%",
    "Technician retention": "Customers follow their technician. A crew with licences in their own names is a reason to pay more",
    "Service mix": "Residential, commercial and termite work carry different margins, contract lengths and risk"
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf",
    "https://acquisitions.com/data/asking-multiples/",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483926000008/rol-20251231.htm",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/930157/000165495422014468/a8151e.htm",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483924000025/R10.htm",
    "https://www.anticimex.com/press-releases/anticimex-acquires-safehaven-pest-control-abby-s-pest-and-termite-services-and-metro-guard/",
    "https://www.torys.com/work/2024/05/e958787f-605d-4266-9037-53f8926e4e1a"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}