Residential Plumbing Contractors
Licensed plumbers serving homeowners with repairs and replacements.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Plumbing (Residential) (2.7.11), the segment that Residential Plumbing Contractors sits within. They are not figures for Residential Plumbing Contractors on its own.
Sized under construction: the residential plumbing trade falls under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing/Heating/AC Contractors), tracked in Industrials (Construction & Engineering), not separately here. Septic services (562991), a separate rural niche that isn't plumbing, are excluded.
Business model & economics
Revenue model
Service and repair calls plus replacement and new-construction jobs
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Moderate
- EBITDA margin
- 12–22%
- Capex intensity
- Low
recurring service and emergency demand
Characteristics
- A flagship home-services roll-up trade alongside HVAC and electrical.
- Recurring service, emergency, and high-ticket replacement demand.
- The trade's revenue is booked under construction codes, not consumer services.
- Recession-resilient because homeowners must fix plumbing failures.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
- PE-backed plumbing platforms
- Multi-trade home-services consolidators
- Regional roll-ups
What’s driving deals
- Aggressive roll-up of local plumbing contractors.
- Recurring service and emergency-driven demand.
- Multi-trade platform cross-sell with HVAC and electrical.
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