STOC Advisory | U.S. Pest Control Market Report 2026

Disclaimer

This report has been prepared by STOC Advisory, LLC for informational and discussion purposes only. It is based on proprietary research, data analysis, third-party sources believed to be reliable, and data available as of the date of preparation. While reasonable care has been taken in its preparation, STOC Advisory makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, or future reliability of any data, estimates, assumptions, or conclusions contained herein.

The views and findings in this report are intended to support strategic evaluation and do not constitute investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other professional advice, nor a recommendation to pursue or decline any transaction or course of action. Forward-looking statements and market views are inherently subject to uncertainty and may be affected by changes in market conditions, competitive dynamics, regulatory developments, data quality, and other factors beyond STOC Advisory’s control.

This report pairs external industry research with STOC Advisory’s location-level analysis. The proprietary analysis supports market selection and target research; it does not replace company-level financial, legal, or operational diligence, and it is not a complete legal-entity census of the industry. Recipients are expected to apply independent judgment and conduct their own diligence. This work may not be published, reproduced, or distributed without the explicit written permission of STOC Advisory.

Individual independent acquisition targets remain anonymized in this report. Institutional buyers and platforms, including public strategic chains, PE-backed platforms, family-owned or private consolidators, and franchise / licensed networks, are named where supported by public sources. Named institutional groups are labeled Verified or Reported based on source status. All 45 named platform, chain, and franchise groups are linked to public sources. Ownership of individual independent targets is not verified; records with unresolved ownership are excluded from ownership shares. Ownership categories and location counts are used as consolidation context throughout, and distances are straight-line miles rather than drive time or service-territory overlap.

Any regulatory discussion is intended as a strategic screening overlay only and does not constitute legal advice; state-specific pesticide-applicator licensing, insurance, employment, and transaction counsel should be consulted before any acquisition, entity structuring, licensing, or compliance decision.

Contents

Table of Contents

Part I: Thesis and Priority Markets

Executive Summary

The independent share of the market, where it sits, and what to do with it

Priority Consolidation Markets

The largest state pools, their ownership levels, and the 29 priority metros inside them

Current Platform and Sponsor Landscape

Who is buying, how concentrated ownership is, and which sponsors back the platforms

Part II: Market and Geography

National Supply Map

Where independent supply concentrates, and where networks have not yet reached

State Opportunity Table

Every state ranked, independent vs consolidated

Part III: The Independent Opportunity

Independent Operator Base

Scale, specialty exposure, and public-profile visibility

Service-Line Signals

Specialty ownership concentration and the operator-level data behind it

Part IV: Execution and Reference

STOC Execution Framework

Mandate-specific market selection, enrichment, outreach, and pipeline execution

Methodology Appendix

Scope, definitions, denominators, and ownership verification

Named Ownership Appendix

Every named platform and sponsor, with source-verified ownership status

13-14

Deep Dive Appendix

Supplementary market-density, public-profile, and data-coverage indicators

Key Contacts at STOC Advisory

Corporate development and market intelligence contacts

All location counts, rankings, runway figures, and maps: STOC Advisory proprietary dataset, July 2026. Named ownership cross-checked against public sources as of August 2026.

Executive Summary

84.8% of U.S. Pest Control Locations Are Still Independent

16,910 independent locations, 45 named buyer groups, and the runway between them in every state and metro.

The STOC View

STOC classified 19,935 pest control locations by ownership. 3,025 (15.2%) sit inside 45 platforms, chains, and franchise networks, and the five largest groups hold 48.5% of that footprint. The other 16,910 locations (84.8%) are independent. Even the largest state markets stay open: California is 92.4% independent, Texas 87.2%, Florida 84.9%. In a $29.7B industry where 74% of revenue is recurring, entry comes down to two numbers in each market: the independent share, and who owns the rest. Both numbers follow market by market.

16,910

Independent Locations

84.8% of all classified locations, run by 13,794 operators, most with a single location

Priority Markets

22 metros where buyer groups operate plus 7 they have barely entered, each with 100+ independents

Named Buyer Groups

They own 3,025 locations (15.2%); every group tied to a public source

Market Implications

Underwrite runway state by state

Georgia's 594 independent locations sit in a market that is already 24.0% consolidated; California's is at 7.6%. The map on page 7 and the state table on page 8 show that split for every market.

Start calls with the 1,449 multi-location independents

They run 4,565 locations, the multi-location pool an add-on program works first; segmentation follows on page 9.

Know the incumbents before you enter

Dallas-Fort Worth holds 20 of the 45 named buyer groups; San Antonio holds 2. The full buyer landscape with sponsors and sources starts on page 6.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary pest control location dataset (all location, ownership, and runway figures). Industry size and recurring-revenue mix: IBISWorld Pest Control in the US, March 2026, used as context only. Scope, methodology, and limitations are detailed in the Methodology appendix.

Priority Consolidation Markets

Four States Hold a Third of the Independent Base

California is 92.4% independent; Georgia is 24.0% consolidated. The 29 priority metros are mapped on page 7.

Part I: Thesis and Priority Markets

California, Florida, Texas, and New York together hold 5,931 independent locations, 35% of the national base. Of the four, only Florida and Texas are meaningfully consolidated, at 15.1% and 12.8% of locations.

1,968

California Independents

92.4% independent; the largest and most open state pool

1,752

Florida Independents

84.9% independent; the highest consolidated share of the four states shown

1,403

Texas Independents

87.2% independent; buyer presence concentrated in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston

808

New York Independents

92.2% independent; home to the largest single-metro pool in the country

Open at scale

California (92.4% independent), New York (92.2%), and Arizona (89.4%) hold deep pools with incumbents below 11% of locations. Entry runs through acquiring an anchor independent before competing platforms arrive.

Consolidating now

Georgia (76.0%), North Carolina (76.5%), and Tennessee (78.7%) are 21% to 24% consolidated. Buyers in these states are competing for the remaining independents.

Across the largest states, 29 metros clear 100 independent locations each. Twenty-two already have ten or more buyer groups present (New York, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, Atlanta); seven are under 10% consolidated (Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento). The map on page 7 and the state table on page 8 carry the full detail.

Priority Market Profiles

The 22 are proven but contested; the seven hold comparable supply with little incumbent presence. Check local demand and buyer competition before committing; classification thresholds are in the Methodology appendix.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary state and CBSA market analysis. Independent share = independent locations as a share of classified locations in the geography.

Current Platform and Sponsor Landscape

Five Groups Hold Nearly Half of the Consolidated Footprint

The institutional buyers active in pest control today, with parent, sponsor / owner, and source status shown

Part I: Thesis and Priority Markets

Of 19,935 classified locations, 3,025 (15.2%) sit inside 45 named buyer groups, and the five largest control 48.5% of that consolidated footprint. The rest, 16,910 locations (84.8%), remain independent. Each named group is linked below or in the Named Ownership Appendix to a public source, providing a traceable view of incumbent ownership across the observed market.

3,025

Consolidated Locations

15.2% of classified locations

Named Buyer Groups

All 45 linked to public sources

48.5%

Top Five Groups' Share

1,468 of 3,025 consolidated locations

732

Largest Single Group

Rollins Inc. (public)

Ownership of All Classified Locations (19,935)

84.8%

Franchise / Licensed Network 4.7%

Public Strategic Chain 4.3%

PE-Backed Platform 3.2%

Family / Private 2.7%

Founder Network 0.2%

Independent Locations 84.8%

Largest Institutional Platforms and Their Sponsors (public and PE-backed; full 45 in appendix)

Parent / Network	Sponsor / Owner	Category	Obs. Loc.	Source
Rollins Inc. (Orkin)	Public, NYSE: ROL	Public	732	Rollins IR
Rentokil / Terminix	Public, LSE/NYSE: RTO	Public	130	Rentokil PR
Aptive Environmental	Citation Capital	PE-Backed	221	PCT Magazine
Greenix Pest Control	Gridiron Capital	PE-Backed	82	Gridiron Capital
Anticimex USA	EQT AB	PE-Backed	76	EQT portfolio
Hawx Pest Control	PCM Growth	PE-Backed	68	PR Newswire
PestCo Holdings	Thompson Street Capital	PE-Backed	62	Thompson Street
Certus Pest Control	Imperial Capital / Liberty Mutual	PE-Backed	30	Imperial Capital

Observed location counts are STOC location records, not total company branches. The five largest groups (1,468 locations) include franchise and family consolidators listed in the appendix. Family-owned consolidators (Massey, Arrow, Cook’s, Truly Nolen) and franchise systems (Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Squad, Mosquito Authority) are named with sources in the Named Ownership Appendix. Active buyers with little observed footprint, such as Senske Services (GTCR), are shown separately below.

Market Implication: Consolidation is uneven by category. Three public chains hold 864 locations, with Rollins alone at 732 (24.2% of the consolidated footprint); PE-backed platforms span 17 observed groups; franchise systems are led by the mosquito brands. Existing buyer concentration is an important counterweight to raw independent count when comparing markets.

Selected Active Acquirers and Footprint Status (the 45 named groups are the observed universe, not the full buyer set)

Acquirer	Sponsor / Parent	Activity	In Observed Universe
Rollins / Orkin	Public (NYSE: ROL)	Active strategic acquirer; acquired Fox Pest Control for $350M in 2023	In observed universe
Anticimex	EQT AB	Global roll-up with 76 STOC-observed U.S. locations; acquisition-led under EQT	In observed universe
Senske Services	GTCR	GTCR investment supporting growth of a lawn care and pest-control platform	Not in observed universe
Certus Pest Control	Imperial Capital / Liberty Mutual	New capital to accelerate acquisitions in existing and new markets (2024)	In observed universe
AXN Growth Partners	Shore Capital Partners	2023 platform built on ACTION Termite and Pest Control; anchor for Shore's roll-up	In observed universe
Rockit Pest	Halle Capital	Southeast roll-up; acquired Home Pest Control (2024)	In observed universe

Sourced in the Named Ownership Appendix. Senske Services (GTCR) is an active roll-up with little observed STOC footprint, so it is not counted in the 45.

Source. STOC Advisory location-level analysis base (ownership composition); named-platform ownership cross-checked against public sources listed in the Named Ownership Appendix, August 2026.

National Supply Map

Independent Supply Is Nationally Distributed, With the Largest Pools in Major Regional Metros

State fill shows each state’s independent location count; green bubbles size independent supply at the metro level. Company names and pins are intentionally excluded.

Select a state:

Independent Locations by State1,000+500 to 999250 to 499100 to 249Fewer than 100 Bubble size = independent locations per metro

Largest Metro Independent Pool

New York metro, 920 independent locations at 88.4% independent; the metro spans NY, NJ, and PA, so it exceeds the New York state count on the next page.

Largest Low-Consolidation Metro Pools

Los Angeles (592 independents) and San Diego (201) both sit above 92% independent.

State-Level Supply Extends Beyond Individual Metro Pools

California 1,968 independents (92.4%), Florida 1,752 (84.9%), Texas 1,403 (87.2%); every state is ranked on the next page.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary state and CBSA analysis. State fill bands: fewer than 100, 100 to 249, 250 to 499, 500 to 999, and 1,000+. No company-level pins or labels. Map rendering: Leaflet; basemap tiles © CARTO, © OpenStreetMap contributors; state boundaries from PublicaMundi MappingAPI.

State Opportunity Table

Independent Supply and Runway by State

Every state with classified records plus the District of Columbia, independent vs consolidated on a shared scale

	State	Independent	Consolidated	Consol. Share	Runway
1	California	1,968	163	7.6%	92.4%
2	Florida	1,752	311	15.1%	84.9%
3	Texas	1,403	206	12.8%	87.2%
4	New York	808	68	7.8%	92.2%
5	Georgia	594	188	24.0%	76.0%
6	North Carolina	566	174	23.5%	76.5%
7	New Jersey	542	132	19.6%	80.4%
8	Ohio	524	102	16.3%	83.7%
9	Arizona	499	59	10.6%	89.4%
10	Pennsylvania	491	101	17.1%	82.9%
11	South Carolina	456	116	20.3%	79.7%
12	Tennessee	448	121	21.3%	78.7%
13	Illinois	419	117	21.8%	78.2%
14	Michigan	417	76	15.4%	84.6%
15	Virginia	408	93	18.6%	81.4%
16	Missouri	338	43	11.3%	88.7%
17	Oklahoma	328	37	10.1%	89.9%
18	Massachusetts	326	55	14.4%	85.6%
19	Washington	326	56	14.7%	85.3%
20	Indiana	307	68	18.1%	81.9%
21	Alabama	301	88	22.6%	77.4%
22	Maryland	294	62	17.4%	82.6%
23	Wisconsin	271	59	17.9%	82.1%
24	Oregon	267	31	10.4%	89.6%
25	Utah	257	37	12.6%	87.4%
26	Colorado	228	48	17.4%	82.6%
27	Idaho	201	23	10.3%	89.7%
28	Kansas	181	34	15.8%	84.2%
29	Louisiana	181	52	22.3%	77.7%
30	Arkansas	173	18	9.4%	90.6%
31	Kentucky	163	37	18.5%	81.5%
32	Mississippi	156	31	16.6%	83.4%
33	Iowa	152	30	16.5%	83.5%
34	Minnesota	147	40	21.4%	78.6%
35	Nevada	146	17	10.4%	89.6%
36	Connecticut	144	28	16.3%	83.7%
37	Nebraska	97	16	14.2%	85.8%
38	New Mexico	96	15	13.5%	86.5%
39	Maine	92	8	8.0%	92.0%
40	New Hampshire	77	14	15.4%	84.6%
41	West Virginia	60	9	13.0%	87.0%
42	Hawaii	57	4	6.6%	93.4%
43	Montana	48	5	9.4%	90.6%
44	Delaware	41	11	21.2%	78.8%
45	Rhode Island	40	6	13.0%	87.0%
46	South Dakota	31	9	22.5%	77.5%
47	District of Columbia	29	0	0.0%	100.0%
48	North Dakota	24	3	11.1%	88.9%
49	Vermont	19	2	9.5%	90.5%
50	Wyoming	17	2	10.5%	89.5%
	U.S. total	16,910	3,025	15.2%	84.8%

Denominator: 19,935 classified locations. Consolidated = locations inside the 45 named buyer groups. Runway = independent share of classified locations in the state. Alaska has no classified records and is not shown.

Key Read: Georgia and North Carolina, both top-ten pools, are already 24.0% and 23.5% consolidated, while California and New York hold above 92% runway. The split widens below the state level: within Texas, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston each hold 20 of the 45 named buyer groups while San Antonio holds 2 at 94.7% runway.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary state and CBSA analysis; state totals reconcile to 16,910 independent and 3,025 consolidated locations.

Independent Operator Base

The Independent Base Separates Into Three Distinct Operator Segments

Multi-location operators, specialty and high-visibility single locations, and limited-visibility single locations

Part III: The Independent Opportunity

STOC’s 16,910 independent locations are organized into 13,794 operators, grouped from public listings rather than verified legal entities. Multi-location operators show existing operating scale. Specialty and high-visibility single locations carry stronger public signals. The remaining single-location pool carries limited public signals.

16,910

Independent Locations

Across three operator segments

4,565

Locations in Multi-Location Operators

1,449 operators with 2+ sites

4,015

Specialty / High-Visibility

Single-location operators

8,330

Limited-Visibility

Single-location operators with limited public signals

Independent Base by Operator Segment (16,910 locations)

The Three Operator Segments

Multi-location operators

Independent locations associated with operators that run two or more sites (1,449 operators).

2,067 in operators with 4+ locations; 2,498 in operators with 2 to 3 locations.

4,565

27.0% of universe

Specialty and high-visibility single locations

Single-location operators with an explicit specialty signal or stronger public-profile visibility.

3,013 specialty-visible single locations; 1,002 high-visibility single locations (100+ reviews, 4.5+ rating).

4,015

23.7% of universe

Limited-visibility single-location operators

Single-location operators without a strong specialty or public-profile signal.

5,883 with usable public-profile data; 2,447 with limited digital presence.

8,330

49.3% of universe

Market Implication: Multi-location operators are the first calls for a scaled add-on program. Specialty and high-visibility single locations screen directly against a mandate; the limited-visibility pool needs enrichment before outreach.

Source. STOC Advisory operator-segment analysis. Segments group independent locations by operator scale, specialty signal, and public-profile coverage; each independent location appears in exactly one segment. Review and digital-presence detail is in the Deep Dive Appendix.

Service-Line Signals

Mosquito Is Already Consolidated; Termite and Wildlife Are Still Independent

Specialty ownership read from scraped, per-location signals rather than industry survey estimates

Part III: The Independent Opportunity

Every location in the dataset was scraped and classified individually: 19,993 locations, 19,759 tied to an owned website domain, each carrying visible service signals. Mosquito consolidated through franchise systems: 839 of 1,490 tracked mosquito locations (56%) belong to named buyer groups, and the three largest franchise systems in the observed universe, Mosquito Joe, Mosquito Authority, and Mosquito Squad, are mosquito brands. Termite and wildlife remain 93% and 95% independent, large pools of independents adjacent to core pest service. A buyer can build a specialty target list from these fields without reading 16,910 websites.

56%

Mosquito Consolidated

839 of 1,490 tracked mosquito locations belong to named buyer groups

93%

Termite Independent

1,731 of 1,864 tracked termite locations

95%

Wildlife Independent

761 of 797 tracked wildlife locations

19,993

Locations Scraped

Signals captured per location, July 2026

Specialty Signals, Independent vs. Consolidated

Service Signal	Total	Independent	Consolidated
Mosquito	1,490	651	839
Termite	1,864	1,731	133
Lawn / turf	948	711	237
Wildlife	797	761	36
Bed bug	394	394	0
Rodent	381	374	7
Fumigation	41	41	0

Explicit website / category signals. A location can carry more than one signal, so columns do not sum.

What the Scrape Captures on Every Location

Captured	Coverage and Use
Review volume and rating	15,182 independents with review data; 3,706 carry 100+ reviews; median rating 5.0. A read on local brand strength before any call.
Digital contact coverage	6,958 independents carry complete contact coverage, 5,689 near-complete, 4,263 limited. Orders outreach by who can be reached now.
Category adjacency	500 independents also list lawn care, 132 home inspection, 58 wildlife rescue. Cross-sell surface visible before first contact.
Commercial orientation	273 independents flagged commercially oriented, a B2B and compliance-revenue screen inside a residential-heavy universe.
Operator scale and proximity	16,910 locations resolved into 13,794 operators (1,449 multi-location); median distance to the nearest competitor runs 0.77 mi urban to 3.96 mi rural.

Team size, fleet size, and estimated revenue band are being added to the dataset.

Specialty Consolidation Profile

A buyer entering mosquito is bidding against established franchise systems; a buyer adding termite or wildlife capability is choosing from a mostly independent field. Screen for specialty mix before the letter of intent; signals reflect visible positioning and should be confirmed in diligence.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary service-line signal and per-location scrape analysis, July 2026. Counts reference the base stated with each figure: scraped locations (19,993), ownership-classified locations (19,935), or independents (16,910).

STOC Execution Framework

From Market Intelligence to a Mandate-Specific Acquisition Pipeline

Market selection, decision-maker enrichment, outreach execution, and pipeline tracking aligned to acquisition criteria

Part IV: Execution

STOC applies the market intelligence through a mandate-specific corporate development workflow. Priority markets, operator segments, enrichment criteria, and outreach are aligned to each acquisition mandate. Public-profile visibility informs research prioritization; owner and direct-contact data are added during enrichment, and market feedback is captured through outreach and pipeline tracking.

Priority Markets

22 with active buyers plus 7 low-consolidation

4,565

Locations in Multi-Location Operators

Across 1,449 operators

6,958

Strong Digital Presence

Digital research readiness

Operator Segments

Multi-location, specialty / high-visibility, limited-visibility

STOC Sourcing OS

Sourcing OS is the fund-level infrastructure behind STOC’s Corporate Development Support offering. It brings market mapping, target segmentation, decision-maker enrichment, outreach execution, and pipeline tracking into one system.

Execution Sequence

Confirm priority markets

Compare metros on independent count, consolidated share, and buyer-group count, then organize the 29 priority markets into dedicated sourcing projects.

Build the target universe by segment

Load the independent universe and organize it into the three operator segments, then into focused target lists by geography, operator size, and specialty for each market thesis.

Enrich owners and decision-makers

The dataset carries public-profile visibility, not owner names or direct contacts. Add owners, LinkedIn profiles, work emails, and phone numbers, prioritizing stronger public signals while allocating limited-visibility operators to additional research.

Execute market-specific outreach

Launch specialty- and market-specific campaigns from the prioritized lists, tailored by geography, service line, operator size, and acquisition strategy.

Track responses and pipeline

Capture activity, responses, interest, and pipeline stage in one system; interested targets route to follow-up and feedback returns to the database.

Refine market and segmentation criteria

Use campaign performance and market feedback to refine market selection, enrichment rules, and operator segmentation across the portfolio.

Mandate-Specific Application

STOC can turn this analysis into prioritized target lists, enriched decision-makers, targeted outreach, and tracked pipeline for your acquisition criteria.

Discuss Your Mandate

Source. STOC Advisory Sourcing OS and Corporate Development Support framework applied to the proprietary operator universe. The sequence is tailored to each fund’s acquisition criteria.

Methodology Appendix

Methodology, Definitions, and Verification Framework

The methodology distinguishes independent supply, platform and network activity, CBSA market classifications, ownership verification, and supporting geographic screens. The definitions below establish the denominator, scope, and interpretation used for each analytical component.

Topic	Methodology note
Exhibit denominators	Each exhibit uses the denominator stated on the page. Ownership comparisons use the 19,935 records with an identified ownership type. Supply and ZIP analyses use included observed records. Distance analyses use records with usable coordinates.
Independent locations and operators	Kept separate from platform / chain / network context so independent supply depth is evaluated on its own. Individual independent operators are anonymized throughout.
Ownership verification framework	Named institutional groups (public chains, PE-backed platforms, family / private consolidators, franchise networks, and the founder-owned network) are classified from public sources and marked Verified (primary source: sponsor, company, press release, or SEC filing) or Reported (credible secondary source such as trade press). Each named group carries a source link and source date where available, plus a verification status; all rows were last cross-checked in August 2026. Ownership of individual independent operators is not verified; they are anonymized and excluded from named claims.
Observed vs. known universe	The 45 named groups reflect STOC’s observed-location universe, not a complete buyer census. Active acquirers with little or no observed footprint (for example Senske Services, backed by GTCR) are tracked on a separate watchlist and are not counted in the 45.
Observed operator groups	National operator-group totals use the source-provided operator-size field. The operator-group identifier is not available for geographic reporting, so distinct operator-group counts are not reported by state or CBSA. Metro-level Buyer Groups counts refer to the 45 named parent / network groups, which are reported geographically.
Operator segments	The independent base is grouped into three mutually exclusive operator segments by operator scale, specialty signal, and public-profile coverage; each independent location appears in exactly one segment.
Established Add-On Markets	CBSAs with at least 100 independent locations, at least 10% network share, and at least 10 observed parent companies or networks. The five market groups are assigned sequentially: Established Add-On (100+ independents, 10%+ network share, 10+ parent groups); Large Independent / Low Network (100+ independents, share below 10%); High Network Presence (50+ independents, share 20%+); Mid-Sized Independent (remaining 50+); Smaller Observed (all others). 22 + 7 = 29 priority metros.
Provider-density and proximity	Straight-line proximity between observed provider locations, used as a market-screening lens. It does not measure customer routes, drive times, technician territories, or integration economics.
Visible supply-gap signal	Higher-population ZIPs containing only one or two observed provider locations. Validation candidates, not confirmed unmet-demand or zero-provider markets. ZIP population is a local density proxy supplied in the source dataset.
Visible service-line signals	Termite, mosquito, wildlife, rodent, and bed bug indicators reflect visible profile and category signals rather than confirmed service revenue mix.
Digital-presence tiers	Source-provided relative classifications indicating public-profile coverage. They support research prioritization and do not represent owner or direct-contact availability, revenue, quality, or willingness to sell.
Runway metric	Runway = independent share of classified locations in a geography (100% minus network share). Consolidated and network are used interchangeably for locations inside the 45 named platform, chain, and franchise groups. It measures ownership headroom only; it does not measure demand, pricing, or operator quality.
State and metro tables	State rows use all classified records with a state assignment and reconcile to 16,910 independent and 3,025 network locations. Metro rows use CBSA-coded records; totals are whole-metro counts, multi-state metros appear under each member state, and 152 classified records without a metro code appear in state totals only.
Interactive exhibits	The web edition of this report provides state-level metro breakdowns from the National Supply Map and column sorting on the State Opportunity Table. The printed edition presents all exhibits at the state level.
Geography treatment	State and regional views use records with state assignments; CBSA views use CBSA-coded records; ZIP screens use ZIP-coded records. Four regions are used: Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. Distances are great-circle miles.

Source dates. Proprietary pest control location dataset: July 2026. Named-platform ownership: cross-checked against public sources as of August 2026 (see Named Ownership Appendix). Industry context: Gwyneth Feroleto, Pest Control in the US, IBISWorld, March 2026, NAICS 56171, used for industry size and recurring-revenue context only. External figures are never combined with proprietary location counts.

Basis and limits. All rankings, supply clusters, market classifications, operator segments, and supply-gap signals are derived from the proprietary pest control location dataset. Ownership classifications for all 45 named institutional groups are supported by cited public sources as of August 2026. Independent-operator ownership is not individually verified and is anonymized. The analysis is not a complete legal-entity census and does not establish revenue mix, customer mix, operating performance, or transaction readiness. Recipients should apply independent judgment and conduct their own diligence.

Named Ownership Appendix

Observed Parent / Network Crosswalk: Institutional and Private Groups

Public, PE-backed, family / private, and founder-owned groups with source status shown

Parent / Network	Sponsor / Owner	Category	Obs. Loc.	Source	Source Date	Status
Rollins Inc. (Orkin)	Public, NYSE: ROL	Public	732	Rollins IR	Aug 2026	Verified
Rentokil / Terminix	Public, LSE/NYSE: RTO	Public	130	Rentokil PR	Oct 2022	Verified
Ecolab Pest Elimination	Public, NYSE: ECL	Public	2	Ecolab	Aug 2026	Verified
Aptive Environmental	Citation Capital	PE-Backed	221	PCT Magazine	Sep 2024	Reported
Greenix Pest Control	Gridiron Capital	PE-Backed	82	Gridiron Capital	2025	Verified
Anticimex USA	EQT AB	PE-Backed	76	EQT portfolio	2026	Verified
Hawx Pest Control	PCM Growth	PE-Backed	68	PR Newswire	Jul 2021	Verified
PestCo Holdings	Thompson Street Capital	PE-Backed	62	Thompson Street	2026	Verified
Lookout Pest Control	Percheron Capital	PE-Backed	31	Percheron Capital	2023	Verified
Certus Pest Control	Imperial Capital / Liberty Mutual	PE-Backed	30	Imperial Capital	2024	Verified
Alta Pest Control	Trivest Partners	PE-Backed	17	Trivest Partners	2024	Verified
PestNow (Entomo Brands)	CenterOak Partners	PE-Backed	13	CenterOak Partners	2023	Verified
AXN Growth Partners	Shore Capital Partners	PE-Backed	11	Shore Capital	2023	Verified
Aruza Pest Control	Concentric Equity Partners	PE-Backed	11	PR Newswire	2022	Verified
Barefoot Mosquito & Pest	Incline Equity Partners	PE-Backed	11	Incline Equity	2023	Verified
Rumble Pest Solutions	Dubin Clark	PE-Backed	5	Business Wire	2025	Verified
Super Home Services	Dubin Clark	PE-Backed	3	PMP Magazine	2022	Reported
Rockit Pest	Halle Capital	PE-Backed	2	Business Wire	2021	Verified
LawnPRO Partners	HCI Equity Partners	PE-Backed	1	PR Newswire	2024	Verified
Massey Services	Massey family	Family / Private	166	Massey Services	2026	Verified
Arrow Exterminators	Thomas family	Family / Private	153	Arrow (fact sheet)	2026	Verified
Cook's Pest Control	Cook family	Family / Private	68	Cook's Pest Control	2026	Reported
Truly Nolen (corporate)	Nolen family	Family / Private	65	Truly Nolen	2026	Verified
Moxie Pest Control	Founder-owned (Jason Walton)	Family / Private	39	PCT Magazine	2024	Reported
Home Paramount Pest Control	Tilley family	Family / Private	16	Home Paramount	2026	Verified
Dodson Pest Control	Dodson family	Family / Private	9	Dodson Bros.	2026	Verified
Rose Pest Solutions	Ives family (Bio-Serv)	Family / Private	9	Rose Pest Solutions	2026	Verified
ABC Home & Commercial	Jenkins family	Family / Private	4	PCT Magazine	2024	Reported
Sprague Pest Solutions	Treleven family	Family / Private	4	Sprague Pest	2026	Verified
All-American Pest Control	Richardson family	Family / Private	4	All-American	2026	Verified
Adam's Pest Control	Leyse family	Family / Private	2	Adam's Pest Control	2026	Verified
EcoShield (Shield Co)	Founder-owned (Doug Cardon)	Founder Network	34	The Shield Co	2026	Reported

Status. Verified = primary source; Reported = credible secondary source. Counts are observed location records, not company branches.

Named Ownership Appendix

Observed Parent / Network Crosswalk: Franchise Networks and Additional Ownership

Franchise / licensed networks plus additional observed ownership coverage

Observed Ownership Category Summary

3 / 864

Public

Groups / locations

17 / 645

PE-Backed

Groups / locations

12 / 539

Family / Private

Groups / locations

12 / 943

Franchise

Groups / locations

1 / 34

Founder Network

Groups / locations

Parent / Network	Sponsor / Owner	Category	Obs. Loc.	Source	Source Date	Status
Mosquito Joe	Neighborly	Franchise	183	Neighborly	2026	Verified
Mosquito Authority	Main Line Brands	Franchise	166	Main Line Brands	2026	Verified
Mosquito Squad	Authority Brands	Franchise	154	Authority Brands	2026	Verified
Mosquito Hero	Weed Man (Turf Holdings)	Franchise	103	PR Newswire	2021	Verified
Mosquito Shield	Five Star Franchising	Franchise	99	PR Newswire	2022	Verified
Mosquito Hunters	Happinest Brands	Franchise	83	1851 Franchise	2022	Reported
Pestmaster	Threshold Brands (Riverside)	Franchise	46	PMP Magazine	2021	Reported
MosquitoNix	Franworth	Franchise	35	MosquitoNix	2026	Reported
Pest Authority	Main Line Brands	Franchise	30	Main Line Brands	2026	Verified
Truly Nolen Franchise	Nolen family (franchisor)	Franchise	27	Truly Nolen	2026	Verified
Terminix Licensed Operator	Rentokil Terminix	Franchise	16	Rentokil PR	2022	Reported
Wildlife X Team	Independent franchisor	Franchise	1	Wildlife X Team	2026	Verified
ProGuard Pest Solutions	Trivest Partners	PE-Backed	1	CT Acquisitions	Jun 2026	Reported

Status. Verified = primary source; Reported = credible secondary source. Source dates reflect cited source or transaction dates; all rows last cross-checked August 2026. Counts are observed location records, not company branches.

Deep Dive Appendix

Supplementary Market and Data Indicators

Provider density, public-profile coverage, and dataset completeness across the observed universe

These supplementary exhibits provide additional context on provider density, local supply visibility, review coverage, digital presence, and dataset completeness.

Proximity by Market Density (geocoded = 19,751)

Density Type	Loc.	Closest (mi)	Other ≤10	None ≤10
Urban / dense ZIP	2,711	0.77	41	0.1%
Suburban	8,433	0.96	28	1.6%
Exurban / small metro	4,865	1.36	17	5.2%
Rural / low-density	3,742	3.96	4	19.5%

Median straight-line distance to the next visible provider. Rural records sit a median 3.96 miles out; 19.5% have no neighbor within 10 miles, against 0.1% urban.

Review Visibility (independents)

Median reviews per location	27
Locations with 100+ reviews	3,706 (21.9%)
Median rating	5.0
Missing review data	1,728

Digital-Presence Coverage (independents)

Strong

41.1%

Moderate

33.6%

Limited

25.2%

Source-provided tiers: 6,958 strong, 5,689 moderate, 4,263 limited (16,910 total).

Supply-Gap Screen

High-population, low-observed-supply ZIPs are retained as diligence candidates in the supporting dataset. ZIP population is a density proxy and does not establish unmet demand, so local validation is required before drawing a market-level conclusion.

Universe Coverage

Of 19,993 observed locations, 19,843 carry usable coordinates (19,751 with an ownership type for distance analysis), 19,841 have a CBSA assignment, 18,599 have ZIP population data across 9,201 ZIPs, and 18,068 have review data. Each exhibit states the base it uses.

Source. STOC Advisory proprietary provider-density, ZIP-level supply, review, and digital-presence analysis. Distances are great-circle miles; supply-gap ZIPs are high-population ZIPs with limited observed supply.

From Market Intelligence
to a Sequenced Sourcing Plan.

STOC Advisory builds and executes acquisition pipelines for platforms investing in or expanding within the U.S. pest control services market.

This analysis covers 16,910 independent location records grouped into 13,794 operators. STOC can apply the market, operator-scale, specialty, review, and digital-presence filters in this report to develop a mandate-specific sourcing plan. Public-profile visibility supports research planning; the dataset does not contain owner names or direct contacts, and does not indicate receptiveness, intent, or transaction readiness.

Key Contacts at STOC Advisory

Lucius Burch

Vice President, Business Development · Nashville, TN

lburch@stocadvisory.com | (615) 516-2362

Please direct requests for report analysis, dataset interpretation, methodology, and market intelligence outputs to:

Srushti Kulkarni

Market Research Analyst · Baltimore, MD

skulkarni@stocadvisory.com | (585) 981-0926

Discuss pest control acquisition coverage

STOC can enrich the prioritized target universe with owner and direct-contact data, then execute and track targeted outreach through Sourcing OS.
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