2.7.6.3Vertical
Home Security Monitoring Companies
Central station alarm monitoring providers for residential customers.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Home Security & Automation (2.7.6), the segment that Home Security Monitoring Companies sits within — not Home Security Monitoring Companies on its own.
- Market size
- ~$34B
- Growth
- ~6.9%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~11,000
FragmentationConsolidatingEstimate
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 561621 (Security Systems Services) + 561622 (Locksmiths).
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Recurring monitoring subscriptions plus installation
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- High
- EBITDA margin
- Strong on recurring monitoring revenue
- Capex intensity
- Moderate
monitoring subscriptions are an annuity
Characteristics
- Recurring monitoring fees are the core value driver.
- Customer-account portfolios drive consolidation value.
- DIY and smart-home models reshaped the lower end.
M&A deal context
Deal activityModerate
Who’s acquiring
- National security/monitoring operators
- Account-portfolio consolidators
- Smart-home & DIY platforms
What’s driving deals
- Acquisition of recurring monitoring accounts.
- Smart-home and DIY reshaping the market.
- Subscription-annuity economics attracting buyers.
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