Laundromat brokerage · Chicagoland
What's my laundromat worth?
Laundromats are valued on owner cash flow, but the multiple a buyer pays depends on three things: how long your lease runs, how old your machines are, and what you spend on rent and utilities. The calculator below checks your store against national industry benchmarks and works out a value range. A second tab helps buyers test whether a store's numbers can carry an SBA loan.
Sources: BizBuySell-reported sales 2021–2025 (n=855); CLA 2024 Laundry Industry Survey, 377 owner responses.
Monthly revenue
Monthly expenses
Lease & equipment
The listing
Financing
Default rate = October 2026 SBA 7(a) variable cap for $250K–$350K loans (Prime 7% + 4.5%). Loans over $350K cap at 10%.
What buyers look at first
Five things that make or break a laundromat sale
1. The lease
Buyers and SBA lenders want the lease, including options, to run at least as long as the loan, usually 10 years. Extending your lease before you list is often the single biggest lever on price.
2. Machine age
Commercial washers last roughly 10–15 years. A store that needs a re-tool soon sells at a discount equal to part of that cost; recently upgraded equipment supports a higher multiple.
3. Utilities
Water, sewer and gas are the cost buyers can verify from bills. Utility bills also back up revenue, since water use tracks the number of wash cycles.
4. Rent
In the 2026 CLA data the least profitable stores spent about 32% of gross on rent; the most profitable held it near 18%.
5. Verifiable revenue
Card readers, app payments and wash-dry-fold invoices make revenue easy to prove. Coin-only stores often get valued on what the tax return shows.
The building
If you own the real estate, we can sell it with the business or keep it as your income property with a new long lease to the buyer, which also raises the business value. Value any business →
Laundromat FAQ
Questions laundromat owners and buyers ask
How are laundromats valued?
Mostly as a multiple of Seller's Discretionary Earnings (owner cash flow before debt and the owner's pay). Laundromats sold and reported to BizBuySell from 2021 to 2025 had a median of 3.5× SDE, with the middle half between 2.72× and 4.50×. Lease length and machine age decide where a store lands in that range.
What are normal laundromat expenses?
In the CLA's 2024 Laundry Industry Survey, the median store spent about 18% of gross revenue on rent, 20% on utilities, and (for stores with staff) 20% on payroll. Median operating profit before debt and owner pay was about 27%.
Can I get an SBA loan to buy a laundromat?
Yes, laundromats are commonly financed with SBA 7(a) loans, typically with around 10% down. Lenders look for debt-service coverage of about 1.25× after a reasonable owner salary, and a lease that runs at least as long as the loan.
How do buyers verify laundromat revenue?
By tying tax returns to bank deposits, card-reader and app reports, wash-dry-fold invoices, and water and gas bills. The cleaner that paper trail, the closer the price gets to what the store really earns.
Do you sell laundromats confidentially?
Yes. We market stores without their name or address, and buyers sign a confidentiality agreement and show proof of funds before they visit or see financials.
Thinking about selling, or buying your first store?
We'll review the lease, utilities and revenue proof and tell you what a lender will actually finance. Confidential and free.
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