Why Private Equity Is Buying Home Services Companies in 2026: The Recurring-Revenue Roll-Up Math
Why Private Equity Is Buying Home Services Companies in 2026: The Recurring-Revenue Roll-Up Math 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. […]
How PE Roll-Ups Unlock Value in Home Services
How PE Roll-Ups Create Value in Home Services A home services roll-up is the simplest reason private equity has poured tens of billions of dollars into HVAC, plumbing, electrical, pest control, pool service, fire protection, and landscaping over the past five years. The model is mechanical: buy a sub-$5 million EBITDA platform at 6 to […]