Most property maintenance businesses in Canada change hands at a multiple of their normalized earnings, typically EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), adjusted for owner add-backs. The multiple itself depends on your size, location, growth trajectory, and how much the business depends on you, the owner.
Property maintenance and facilities companies are valued on recurring service contracts, client retention, and supervisors who manage crews. Multi-year facilities contracts, low churn, and a management layer running day-to-day work lift value; month-to-month accounts, owner-led operations, and client concentration weigh it down.
Pushes the number up
- Multi-year facilities and maintenance contracts
- Low customer churn and high renewals
- Supervisors who manage crews day to day
- A diversified client base across properties
Pulls the number down
- Month-to-month or easily cancelled accounts
- Owner manages clients and scheduling directly
- Concentration in a few large accounts
- High field-staff turnover
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Get My InsightsProperty maintenance and facilities companies are valued as a multiple of normalized EBITDA. Contract length, churn, management depth, and client diversity all move the number. Clariva shows the benchmark range for your size and province.
Higher for companies with multi-year contracts, low churn, and supervisors running crews; lower for owner-led operations with month-to-month accounts. Enter your numbers to see your range.
Yes. Multi-year facilities contracts make revenue recurring and predictable, which buyers reward over easily cancelled accounts.
No. The estimate is for benchmarking and context only, and does not replace a formal business valuation. For a transaction, work with an M&A advisor or a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).
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