Dry Cleaners: Sale Price, Multiples and Time to Sell

Updated October 13, 2026

Dry Cleaners sold for a median of $275,000 in 2025, at an average of 2.20 times cash flow, after a median of 189 days on the market. The figures cover 141 sales reported to the BizBuySell marketplace in the Service Businesses category.

$275,000Median sale price, 2025
2.20xAverage cash flow multiple, 2025
189Median days on market, 2025
141Reported closed sales, 2025

Dry Cleaners: closed-sale metrics, full-year 2025

National figures from transactions reported to BizBuySell during 2025.

MetricDry Cleaners, full-year 2025
Reported closed sales141
Median sale price$275,000
Median asking price$277,500
Sale price to asking (average)0.94
Median revenue$394,147
Revenue multiple (average)0.77
Median cash flow$142,092
Cash flow multiple (average)2.20
Median days on market189

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.

How Dry Cleaners compare within Service Businesses

  • Dry Cleaners ranks 5th of the 17 sub-sectors in the Service Businesses category by reported sales: 141 of the category's 1,248.
  • Its median sale price of $275,000 is the 8th highest of the 9 Service Businesses sub-sectors that have at least 20 reported sales and are not "Other" groups.
  • Its average cash flow multiple of 2.20x is the lowest of those 9.
  • Its median of 189 days on the market is the longest of those 9.

Rankings are computed from the source table. See the limits section for the method.

The table lists the most frequently reported Service Businesses sub-sectors that have at least 20 reported sales, including this one.

Sub-sectorReported salesMedian sale priceMedian cash flowCash flow multipleMedian days on market
Landscaping and Yard Service Businesses211$480,000$201,3922.56173
Laundromats and Coin Laundry Businesses169$287,000$77,1044.12138
Cleaning Businesses154$325,000$135,0172.30153
Dry Cleaners141$275,000$142,0922.20189
Property Management Businesses59$452,000$175,0002.72129
Waste Management and Recycling Businesses43$500,000$161,2993.20178
Architecture and Engineering Firms34$825,000$451,4502.82182
Pest Control Businesses28$237,500$100,6952.35108

Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.

Median sale price, full-year 2025

Median sale price, full-year 2025Architecture & E… $825,000; Waste Management… $500,000; Landscaping & Ya… $480,000; Property Managem… $452,000; Cleaning $325,000; Laundromats & Co… $287,000; Dry Cleaners $275,000; Pest Control $237,500Architecture & E…$825,000Waste Management…$500,000Landscaping & Ya…$480,000Property Managem…$452,000Cleaning$325,000Laundromats & Co…$287,000Dry Cleaners$275,000Pest Control$237,500
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025. This sub-sector is the darker bar.

Average cash flow multiple, full-year 2025

Average cash flow multiple, full-year 2025Laundromats & Co… 4.12x; Waste Management… 3.20x; Architecture & E… 2.82x; Property Managem… 2.72x; Landscaping & Ya… 2.56x; Pest Control 2.35x; Cleaning 2.30x; Dry Cleaners 2.20xLaundromats & Co…4.12xWaste Management…3.20xArchitecture & E…2.82xProperty Managem…2.72xLandscaping & Ya…2.56xPest Control2.35xCleaning2.30xDry Cleaners2.20x
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025. This sub-sector is the darker bar.

Median days on market, full-year 2025

Median days on market, full-year 2025Dry Cleaners 189 days; Architecture & E… 182 days; Waste Management… 178 days; Landscaping & Ya… 173 days; Cleaning 153 days; Laundromats & Co… 138 days; Property Managem… 129 days; Pest Control 108 daysDry Cleaners189 daysArchitecture & E…182 daysWaste Management…178 daysLandscaping & Ya…173 daysCleaning153 daysLaundromats & Co…138 daysProperty Managem…129 daysPest Control108 days
Source: BizBuySell, FY 2025. This sub-sector is the darker bar.

About this data and its limits

  • All figures come from one provider, the BizBuySell marketplace. Sales made by brokers who do not report there, and private sales, are not included.
  • These are national figures for full-year 2025, not broken out by state or metro area. For place-based figures, see our small business sales data by state.
  • Medians and averages describe the group of reported sales, not any one business. Price depends on a business's own cash flow, growth, owner dependence, and terms.
  • Computed here, not quoted: the rankings above and the share of the category, found by comparing this sub-sector's figures with the other sub-sectors in the same table (17 in the Service Businesses category).
  • Sector and sub-sector grouping follows BizBuySell's classification. Other BizBuySell reports may group businesses differently or cover other periods.

To see what drives these numbers for your own business, read our valuation guides or browse industries. Back to Service Businesses.

Frequently asked questions

What did Dry Cleaners sell for in 2025?

The median sale price was $275,000 across 141 reported sales in full-year 2025, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables. The median asking price for the same sales was $277,500.

What multiple of cash flow do Dry Cleaners sell for?

Reported sales averaged 2.20 times cash flow in full-year 2025, with a median cash flow of $142,092, according to BizBuySell. Revenue multiples averaged 0.77. What any one business is worth depends on its own financials.

How long does it take to sell Dry Cleaners?

The median time on the market for reported sales was 189 days in full-year 2025, according to BizBuySell. That is the longest of 9 comparable Service Businesses sub-sectors.

Do Dry Cleaners sell for less than the asking price?

BizBuySell reports an average sale price of 0.94 of asking for these sales in full-year 2025 (1.00 would mean sales closed at asking). The median asking price was $277,500 and the median sale price was $275,000.

How many Dry Cleaners were sold in 2025?

BizBuySell's data tables show 141 reported sales in full-year 2025. That counts only sales reported to that marketplace, not every sale in the country.

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