Close Rate
The percentage of leads (or quotes) that convert to paying customers. The single most important sales metric for a service business.
Also known as: Conversion Rate, Win Rate
The percentage of leads (or quotes) that convert to paying customers. The single most important sales metric for a service business.
Also known as: Conversion Rate, Win Rate
Close rate is the percentage of leads — or quotes — that convert to paying customers. For service businesses, two close rates matter:
These are different numbers and they tell you different things.
Close rate is one of the few metrics that directly multiplies revenue. Going from a 20% close rate to a 30% close rate at the same lead volume is a 50% revenue increase with zero additional marketing spend.
It’s also one of the easiest metrics to improve, because most service businesses have several common close-rate killers they can fix in weeks, not months.
Typical close rates by industry in 2026:
| Industry | Lead-to-customer | Quote-to-job |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing (emergency) | 30–50% | 60–80% |
| HVAC service | 25–40% | 50–70% |
| HVAC install | 15–30% | 30–50% |
| Cleaning (residential) | 20–35% | 70–90% |
| Roofing | 10–20% | 30–50% |
| Pest control | 25–40% | 60–80% |
| Handyman | 30–50% | 70–90% |
Higher-ticket services (roofing installs, HVAC replacements) have lower close rates because customers shop around more. Lower-ticket emergency services have high close rates because customers want it fixed today.
The top five drivers, in rough order of impact:
Track:
Then:
Most service business owners are surprised to find their lead-to-customer close rate is in the single digits (because they’re losing leads before quoting). Almost always, the biggest gains come from improving speed to lead, not from getting better at quoting.
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