Pool Route Valuation Calculator
Estimate what a pool-service route is worth — MRR times a factor-driven 6–12× multiple, with a low–high range and per-account and months-of-revenue cross-checks. No login.
How this is calculated
Route value is monthly recurring service revenue (MRR) times a quality multiple. MRR is pools × average monthly billing (or the MRR you type directly) — recurring service revenue only; one-off repairs and retail are excluded so the base isn't inflated.
MRR = accounts × avg billing/account (or typed MRR)
multiple = 8.0 (base)
± retention tier (−1.5 … +2.0; the dominant lever)
± autopay coverage (+0.5 if ≥80%, −0.5 if <30%)
± contract coverage(+0.5 if ≥80%, +0.25 if ≥40%)
± route density (+0.5 tight, −0.5 sprawled)
± owner-dependence (−0.5 owner-run, +0.5 techs-run)
multiple = clamp(multiple, 6, 12) ← hard ceiling 12
value = MRR × multiple
range = MRR × (multiple ± 0.5), clamped to [6, 12]The factor ladder is the difference between this and a flat-10× black box: it explains why the multiple landed where it did. Retention is the largest lever — a strong 85–90% book earns more than the bottom of the average band.
Two independent cross-checks sanity the number: a per-account band of $800–$2,000 per pool (PoolFounder), and a deal-structure band where a buyer typically pays around 12 months of revenue while a seller nets around 10 (Skimmer). These are alternative lenses, not competing valuations.
The math clamps the multiple at 12×. Premium routes can occasionally fetch more, but that's broker- and market-dependent and is deliberately kept out of the ladder. Most-cited range is 6–12× of monthly recurring service revenue (PoolDial, PoolFounder, Skimmer).