PestBrief — Operators worth knowing

Operator	Owner	Est.	Trucks	Revenue	YoY	Signal
Lone Star Termite & Pest	Family	2004	41	$8.9M	+22.1%	SBA filed
Big Bend Pest Solutions	Family	1998	28	$5.4M	+18.4%	Ownership
Hill Country Exterminating	PE	1989	63	$13.2M	+6.1%	—
Brazos Termite Co	Family	1976	17	$3.1M	−4.2%	Distressed
Gulf Coast Pest Co	Family	2011	22	$4.6M	+34.2%	Hiring +
Permian Basin Pest	Family	2007	19	$3.8M	+11.7%	—

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Coverage · as of 24 May 2026

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Operators tracked

4,218

+412 this quarter

States covered

+3 in Q2 (NC, SC, GA)

M&A signals · 12mo

177

+41% YoY

Sources triangulated

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Movements · this week

Tracked across your 312 Texas operators · saved 6 Apr 2026

Lone Star Termite & Pest TX · $8.9M · 41 trucks

SBA filed Filed $2.4M SBA 7(a) loan on 18 May. Loan purpose: "real estate acquisition." Two new locations in northeast Houston listed on company site.

Big Bend Pest Solutions TX · $5.4M · 28 trucks

Ownership Founder Joel Hidalgo (62) stepped down from CEO on 12 May. COO Lily Park elevated. No outside capital announced — flagged as succession event.

Gulf Coast Pest Co TX · $4.6M · 22 trucks

Hiring + 34 job postings live · 18 above trailing-12 average. Half are field technicians; six are sales. Indeed-tracked since 04 May.

Industry view · this week

The headlines that matter for the category

Rentokil acquires Carolina Pest Co DEAL · $96M

NC-based · est. 1987 · ~$22M revenue · 84 trucks. Founder-owned. Multiple estimated at 4.4× revenue — in line with our 12-month median for $20M+ targets.

EPA tightens Vikane label restrictions REGULATORY · 21 May

Fumigation operators in FL and GA see new buffer-zone requirements. Three tracked operators flagged for revenue exposure > 25% of book.

FieldRoutes Series C — $42M FUNDING · 19 May

ServiceTitan-led raise. Implication for operators: continued downward pressure on operating-system pricing through 2027.

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Ownership & control

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Owner age, tenure, succession
PE sponsor + vintage
Capital structure (debt, equity)
Past ownership transitions

Operations

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Fleet · truck count, fuel mix
Service mix (resi / commercial / termite)
Tech stack (FSM, payments, telematics)
License coverage by state

M&A signals

The leading indicators of a transaction. Surfaced when meaningful change happens, not on a fixed cadence.

SBA / bank loan filings
Ownership-page changes
Hiring spikes, new locations
Distress: layoffs, license lapses

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This week's brief No. 47 · 24 May 2026 Carolina Pest acquisition, EPA Vikane rule, three new ownership signals across Texas.

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