What ELIS does

Elis S.A. is a French publicly listed company (Euronext Paris: ELIS; HQ Puteaux, France) that operates as a European leader in circular textile and hygiene services, providing rental, laundering, maintenance, and end-of-life recycling of professional clothing and textile articles for B2B customers. Its seven service categories — Flat Linen, Workwear, Washroom, Floor Protection, Care Homes, Pest Control, and Cleanroom contamination control — are delivered through approximately 440 production sites and 480 distribution centers across 28-31 countries, serving healthcare (hospitals, nursing homes, primary care, childcare), hospitality (hotels, restaurants, catering, FCRs), industry (food manufacturing, heavy/light industry, logistics), and trade & services customers. The customer base exceeds 400,000 clients globally, with no publicly named anchor accounts.

The business model is subscription-based and recurring: Elis retains ownership of textile assets and provides rental, laundering, repair, and replacement on multi-year B2B contracts, with monthly billing and quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. No upfront customer capital investment is required for washroom solutions, reinforcing the asset-light-to-customer, capital-heavy-to-Elis positioning. Revenue is generated through three primary streams — flat linen and workwear rental, specialized services (washroom, pest control, cleanroom, floor protection, care home laundry) — with all streams classified as subscription/recurring. Customer relationships are deepened through cross-selling of multiple service categories to the same enterprise.

Elis grows primarily through bolt-on M&A: approximately 10 acquisitions were completed in 2025 contributing roughly €80 million in incremental revenue, including Wonway (Malaysia, 2024, Southeast Asia entry), Moderna Holding BV (Netherlands, ~€50M), Wäscherei Bodensee (Switzerland, ~€27M), Bugadería Neutral (Spain, €12M), Groupe JP Muller (France, €7M), Oxwash (UK carbon-neutral technology, 2025), Adrett (Germany, €12M, 2026), RS10 (Spain, €5.5M, 2026), and Wäscher Perle (Switzerland, 2026). A planned OCL Laundry Services acquisition in Ireland was abandoned in June 2026 after Irish CCPC regulatory review. Disclosed 2025 revenue was €4.80 billion (+4.9% YoY) at a 35.4% EBITDA margin, with Q1 2026 revenue of €1.18 billion (+4.3% reported, +3.1% organic). The company holds EcoVadis Platinum (92/100, top 1% globally), a consecutive CDP A-list climate rating, and a UN Global Compact France board seat. Operating geography excludes Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro, and Ukraine.

Name

ELIS

Legal name

Elis S.A.

Website

https://elis.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Elis S.A. is a French publicly listed provider of textile rental and maintenance services, serving over 400,000 B2B customers across healthcare, hospitality, industry, and trade sectors via subscription-based contracts through 440+ production sites in 28-31 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Rental and Maintenance Services: Elis provides rental and maintenance services for linen, work clothes, and hygiene equipment. Revenue is generated through recurring service contracts with businesses across healthcare, hospitality, industry, and trade services sectors.
2. Flat Linen and Workwear: Rental and laundry services for flat linen and workwear to hospitality and healthcare sectors, providing access to high-quality, clean textiles through a complete solution offering.
3. Specialized Services: Additional services including washroom facilities, pest control, cleanroom contamination control, floor protection mats, and care home laundry services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ELIS provides rental and maintenance services for flat linen, workwear, washroom hygiene solutions, cleanroom garments, floor protection mats, pest control, and care home laundry to B2B customers. Services are delivered through recurring subscription contracts covering bed/bath/table linen, industry-specific workwear, washroom dispensers, reusable cleanroom garments, logo and anti-fatigue floor mats, and SMART pest control systems across healthcare, hospitality, industry, and trade sectors in 28+ countries.

Product overview

Elis is a global leader in circular services offering a comprehensive portfolio of rental and maintenance solutions for textiles and hygiene. The company's core offerings include Flat Linen, Workwear, Washroom, Floor Protection, Care Homes, Pest Control, and Cleanroom services. Elis operates through a network of production sites and service centres, providing businesses with rental, laundry, and maintenance services that prioritize sustainability through circular economy principles—eco design, using and reusing products, repairing, and end-of-life recycling. The company serves sectors including accommodation/hospitality, healthcare, industry, and trade & services across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elis Cleanroom: Leader in reusable garments, cleaning systems and related contamination control solutions
• Elis Pest Control
• Elis Connect Linen

Products and services

• Flat Linen Rental and Laundry Rental and industrial laundering of bed, bath, and table linen for hospitality (hotels, restaurants, catering, cruise/ferry/airline) and healthcare (hospitals, nursing homes) operators, delivered on a recurring service contract.
• Workwear Rental and Laundry Rental, laundering, maintenance, and delivery of industry-specific workwear for food manufacturing, food service, light industry, heavy industry, and logistics customers, including protective clothing for trade services.
• Washroom Solutions Rental, installation, replenishment, and maintenance of washroom hygiene products and dispensers for businesses, with no upfront investment required from customers.
• Cleanroom Garment and Contamination Control Services Reusable garments, cleaning systems, and contamination control solutions for customers operating cleanroom environments across pharmaceuticals, electronics, and other controlled production settings.
• Floor Protection Mats Rental and weekly servicing of logo, standard, anti-fatigue, and outdoor scraper mats to maintain optimum absorption rates and floor safety at customer sites.
• Care Homes Laundry Service Specialized laundry service tailored to Irish Care Homes and Nursing Homes, suitable for residents' specific handling and hygiene requirements.
• Pest Control (SMART Pest Control Solution) Recurring pest monitoring and control service for businesses, branded as the SMART Pest Control Solution under Elis Pest Control.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92/100 EcoVadis score, top 1% of 150,000 companies assessed globally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UN Global Compact - Network FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElis joined the Board of UN Global Compact Network France. As a signatory since 2006, Elis strengthens its involvement in the initiative's largest local network with over 2,300 members across France. Appointment recognizes Elis's two-decade commitment to UN Principles on human rights, labor rights, environment, and anti-corruption.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CWS International: CWS is one of Europe's largest providers of textile and hygiene rental services with a multi-country footprint. It is a direct competitor to Elis, especially in German-speaking and Nordic markets, offering matching flat linen, workwear, washroom and mat services.
• Alsco (Linen & Uniform Rental): Alsco is a global leader in uniform and linen rental with operations across the Americas, Europe and Asia. It directly competes with Elis on workwear and flat linen rental, especially in industrial, hospitality and healthcare accounts where both firms serve overlapping B2B customers.
• Lindström Group: Lindström is a Finnish family-owned textile rental company operating across Europe and Asia with workwear, cleanroom garments and mat services. It closely mirrors Elis's core operating model of recurring textile rental to industrial and hospitality customers.
• Bardusch AG: Bardusch is a German-based family-run textile rental and laundry services group operating across multiple European countries. It is a direct competitor to Elis in the German-speaking market, providing reusable workwear and cleanroom garments.
• Vestis Corporation: Vestis is a US-listed pure-play uniform and workplace supplies rental company spun out of Aramark in 2023. It is the most direct publicly traded competitor to Elis, operating the same subscription-based B2B uniform rental model in the North American market.
• UniFirst Corporation: UniFirst is a publicly traded North American uniform rental and laundering company. It overlaps with Elis in uniform/workwear rental, route-based service and B2B industrial accounts, though it operates primarily in the US and Canada.

Broad incumbents

• Rentokil Initial: Rentokil Initial is a UK-listed global hygiene and pest-control conglomerate. After acquiring the Initial Group (which included textile and washroom services), it competes with Elis on washroom and pest control offerings in Europe though it has exited pure-play textile rental.
• Sodexo Group: Sodexo is a French-listed global food services and facilities management company with partial overlap through its linen, laundry and facilities services to healthcare and corporate clients. Competes with Elis on integrated facility service contracts but is a much broader incumbent.

Emerging players

• ImageFIRST Healthcare Laundry Specialists: ImageFIRST is a US-focused healthcare linen and laundry rental specialist serving hospitals and outpatient clinics. It is comparable to Elis's healthcare linen segment, though it operates as a regional US player rather than a pan-European consolidator.

Regional players

• Salon Services (Salonwear) / Helvetas Service Plus: Smaller regional providers of textile and workwear rental across European markets (e.g., family-owned local laundries and uniform rental firms). These are typical tuck-in acquisition targets for Elis, comparable in service scope but serving single-country or sub-national geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ElisGroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/Elis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elis_2

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors14 records

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M&A36 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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