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Why Private Equity Is Buying Home Services Companies in 2026: The Recurring-Revenue Roll-Up Math

Why private equity is buying home services companies

Private equity is buying home services companies in 2026 because the sector combines everything sponsors want: recurring service-agreement revenue (35-50% at platform scale), wildly fragmented markets (30,000+ US operators in HVAC alone), high margins on maintenance work, and immediate multiple arbitrage. Buy platforms at 7-9x EBITDA, bolt on add-ons at 4-6x, compress the blended multiple. […]