Landscaping Businesses for Sale
317 landscaping businesses are for sale on 73 broker websites that DealLedger reads directly, with 31 new in the last 30 days, a median asking price of $495K and a median of 2.7× cash flow.
200 most recently listed of 317
“broker ↗” opens the listing on the broker’s own website. DealLedger never stands between you and the seller’s broker.
What sets the price of a landscaping business
Recurring maintenance contracts are what buyers pay for. A book of weekly mowing and maintenance accounts, especially commercial ones under contract, is worth more than the same revenue from one-off installation projects.
Equipment is a large part of the deal. Buyers look at the age and condition of trucks, trailers and mowers and price in what will need replacing soon.
Labor and seasonality are the main risks. Crews that come back every season, and snow removal or year-round work in colder climates, make earnings steadier and the business easier to finance.
What to check before you make an offer
Revenue split between maintenance contracts, installation projects and snow or seasonal work, for at least three years.
Customer concentration and contract terms for commercial accounts, including whether they can be assigned.
An equipment list with ages, titles and liens, and how crews are hired, paid and classified.
Common questions
How are landscaping businesses valued?
As a multiple of seller’s discretionary earnings, higher for recurring maintenance contracts and lower for project-based installation work. Equipment value and condition are considered alongside earnings.
Can I buy a lawn care business with an SBA loan?
Yes. Lenders want verified earnings, and they will look at equipment as collateral and at how dependent the business is on the seller.
Where do these landscaping listings come from?
Directly from business broker websites. DealLedger records when each listing first appears and when it comes down, so days on market reflect what we have actually observed, and every listing links straight to the broker.
Landscaping Businesses by state
- Florida 42
Other business types
- Restaurants 6,087
- Retail Businesses 2,846
- Healthcare Businesses 1,767
- Technology & Online Businesses 1,504
- Automotive Businesses 1,153
- Construction Companies 956
- Manufacturing Companies 798
- Delivery Routes 516
- Cleaning Businesses 347
- Amusement & Entertainment Businesses 323
- HVAC Companies 309
- Electrical Contractors 173
- Plumbing Companies 163
- Laundromats 155
- Vending Routes 130
- Roofing Companies 103
- Dry Cleaners 80
- Pool Service Businesses 43
- Junk Removal Businesses 34
DealLedger reads the public listings pages of business brokers directly and records when each listing first appears and when it comes down. Days on market count from the first day we saw the listing; “by” means the listing was already up when we started reading that broker’s site, so it has been listed at least that long. Price ÷ cash flow is the asking price divided by the seller’s stated cash flow (SDE), where both are published. All data is public domain (CC0). Full methodology.