Gary Rollins Net Worth

Gary Rollins has an estimated net worth of $5.6 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Gary Rollins profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $4.3 billion in 2019.

Gary Rollins is an American business executive best known for his long run at Rollins Inc., a pest control company in North America. Before retiring, he served as chief executive officer of Rollins Inc. and led Orkin as CEO until July 2009. He has been chairman since February 2004. He also serves on the board of RPC, Inc. His career is tied closely to Orkin, the well-known brand Rollins bought decades earlier and kept growing.

His wealth comes from Rollins Inc., the publicly traded company behind Orkin. The business traces back to his father Wayne Rollins and uncle John Rollins, who built an early fortune in regional radio stations and bought Orkin for $62 million in 1964. Gary Rollins later ran the company with his brother, Randall Rollins, until Randall's death in 2020. Forbes put Gary Rollins at $5.6 billion on its real-time billionaires tracker on October 20, 2026.

How Gary Rollins built his fortune

Rollins made his money through pest control. He rose through Orkin and Rollins Inc., later serving as CEO of Orkin until July 2009 and CEO of Rollins Inc. from July 2001. Today he is executive chairman emeritus of Rollins Inc., which posted $3.8 billion in 2025 sales. Forbes says it is the biggest pest control company by revenues in North America, making the family stake in the business the main source of his wealth.

The company story started before Gary Rollins took charge. Wayne Rollins and John Rollins first made money with regional radio stations, then bought Orkin for $62 million in 1964. The Orkin name goes back even further to Otto Orkin, who was selling poison door-to-door in 1901 at age 14. Gary Rollins later helped oversee the company for years, and the family still owns about 35% of the publicly traded business.

What happened to his Forbes net worth

Forbes' estimates for Gary Rollins moved around over time. It listed him at $4.3 billion in 2019, then $3.6 billion in 2020. After that, the estimate climbed to $5.2 billion in 2021 and $5.3 billion in 2022 and 2023. Forbes then raised the figure to $6.4 billion in 2024 and $6.9 billion in 2025 before reaching $7.9 billion in 2026 on the World's Billionaires List.

A big reason those figures matter is his large ownership in Rollins Inc. Forbes notes that the family has sold $2.6 billion of Rollins stock since 2023, while still holding about 35% of the company. That means his wealth is closely tied to the value of a public business and the family's stake in it. Forbes' real-time tracker later showed $5.6 billion in October 2026, separate from the annual list.