ROL 05-2026

Rollins is the dominant pure-play compounder in global pest control — a structurally necessary, recession-resistant service business that has grown revenue for 24 consecutive years and delivered ROIC of 23–31% for 12 consecutive years, without a single year of ROIC below 21% even through COVID-19. The investment thesis rests on three mutually reinforcing pillars: (1) a Wide Moat rooted in switching costs — commercial customers cannot switch providers without triggering compliance risk, and residential customers renew habitually at annual price increases of 3–4% above CPI without meaningful churn; (2) a proven M&A flywheel that converts a fragmented industry of 34,000+ U.S. operators into compounding route density and FCF, completing 30–45 bolt-on acquisitions annually at disciplined multiples with zero reported impairments; and (3) a capital-light business model with minimal reinvestment needs, generating FCF of $678M in FY2025 on $3.76B of revenue. Under the Neutral scenario, Rollins compounds revenue at 8.2% over 10 years and FCF from $678M to $1.56B, anchored by management's own organic growth guidance of 7–8% and a structural tailwind from climate-driven pest season extension in its core Sun Belt markets. At a 30% Margin of Safety and a 22× FCF exit multiple, the setup offers a durable, high-conviction entry into a business that is difficult to compete against, impossible to disrupt digitally in its core commercial segment, and biologically guaranteed in its demand.