Glendale, CA
ACHC accredited Surpasses 36 month medicare Rule. Location: Situated in Glendale Ca. Geographic Coverage: Ventura County, Los Angeles County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino...
Businesses in California For Sale
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Hospice for Sale- ready to bill (no patients)
$300,000
Hotworx Infrared Fitness Studio
Sacramento County, CA
This Studio is located in a prime shopping center in the Sacramento metro area. 10 Sauna Studio with amazing income potential. There are over 600 Hotworx studio's in the network with over 100 of them...
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$465,499
Cash Flow: $95,000
Plumbing & Backflow Contractor w/Established Clientele-Good Income
Santa Barbara County, CA
Established in 1994, this plumbing company has proudly served Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties for more than three decades. They specialize in backflow testing, repair, installation, and...
$499,000
Cash Flow: $201,537
Kitchen, Bathroom and Flooring Company - Seller Financing Available
Los Angeles County, CA
Great opportunity to own a successful, well established, Kitchen, Bathroom and Flooring Company that has been in business for about fifteen(15) years. Most of it’s Kitchen, Bathroom and Flooring...
$600,000
Cash Flow: $223,566
B2C Niche Professional Services
San Francisco County, CA
For over 25 years this Company has thrived as the oldest and most trusted brand in its niche industry, providing a highly successful solution to upscale Clientele. With over two decades of strong...
Cash Flow: $1,100,000
Turn-Key Podcast Studio Rental Business
Los Angeles County, CA
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a fully equipped, turn-key podcast and content production studio located in Los Angeles, California. Designed for today’s booming creator economy, the business...
$69,420
Cash Flow: $22,750
Door & Window Supplier w Exclusive Manufacturer Relationships
Los Angeles County, CA
Profitable and established direct-to-consumer door and window supply company with strong industry relationships and a loyal customer base. The business specializes in providing homeowners with...
$1,200,000
Cash Flow: $550,000
Turnkey Bar w/Type 48 + 77 License
Sonoma, CA
Property Overview: An exceptional opportunity to acquire a fully licensed, established bar in the heart of Sonoma, CA. This freestanding venue features a rare Type 48 license (no food requirement) and...
$425,000
Technology Retail/Repair Business in Coastal Northern California
California
Transworld Business Advisors of Fremont DRE# 02194963 presents: An independently owned and well-established technology retail/repair and services business in a highly desirable coastal Northern...
$785,000
Cash Flow: $314,241
Thriving Restoration & Mitigation Business - $610K SDE
San Diego, CA
Purchaser must hold an active California Class B Contractor’s License, either individually or through their LLC. Rare opportunity to acquire a high-margin, turnkey restoration and emergency mitigation...
$989,000
Cash Flow: $610,235
FranchisePoolwerx
Available Nationwide
Multiple revenue streams with franchisees averaging over $762,000 in gross profit yearly. With a proven business model and successful track record, we’re excited to offer you a range of franchise opportunities.
$50,000
See More FranchisesYou Buy We Fry
Suisun City, CA
Business for Sale: You Buy, We Fry Established: 2024 | Profitable from Day One | Turnkey Operation Now’s your chance to own a one-of-a-kind, fast-growing food business! You Buy, We Fry is a unique...
$125,000
Cash Flow: $468,000
Pizza NY style Great location Busy easy operation Turnkey
El Segundo, CA
Established NY style Pizza since 2001, New Pizza oven, all equipment in good condition, Type 1 Hood Walk in box, front counter display, free training, recipes, logo all equipment included owner...
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$285,000
Electric Bike Touring Luxury E BIKES Rentals at Hotels & Resorts
$25,000
Newport Beach, CA
Tailor Shop in Anaheim Hills
Anaheim, CA
A thriving Tailoring business founded three decades ago, boasting a loyal customer base and a strong reputation in the locality. Presentation of proof of funds is required prior to showings or sharing...
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$199,888
Cash Flow: $118,349
Beautiful and Profitable Hair Salon with High Potential Growth!
San Jose, CA
Indulge your passion for beauty and style by acquiring this prestigious, highly profitable hair salon. The salon sits in a prime location in Santa Clara County, surrounded by upscale boutiques, fine...
$400,000
Ian MacLachlan
Business Team
Serving Santa Clara County, CA
Business Team, a unit of BTI Group, is the Largest Business Brokerage Firm in the Western United States specializing in arranging the purchase and sale of privately owned companies. During our third of a century of existence, we have developed both an unmatched depth of experience (an aggregate of several hundred years!) and a vast network of individual, corporate, and investment group buyers. In addition, our affiliation with the International Business Brokers Association allows us to reach buyers represented by other intermediary firms throughout the world.
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Beautiful Restaurant with Full Bar in Best Area of Cupertino!
Cupertino, CA
Significant Price Reduction! Sellers are retiring and moving out of state. A neighborhood restaurant located in a prime section of Cupertino which serves authentic Italian food in a cozy and casual...
$375,000
Cash Flow: $140,000
Absentee Run Very Nice Salon in Excellent Location!
San Jose, CA
For sale is an excellent location with plenty of parking on a main, high-traffic street with a high demographic population and affluent area. The beautiful, built-out private rooms with very nice and...
$600,000
Cash Flow: $211,000
Long Established Gas Station
Spring Valley, CA
This opportunity only comes every once in a lifetime. Very well-established gas station waiting for new Owner! This fantastic Location off of 94 Hwy is an opportunity for an owner-operator, absentee...
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$5,300,000
Cash Flow: $478,114
Restaurant Business for Sale in City of Oxnard, (Standalone Building)
Oxnard, CA
Seize the rare opportunity to own a well-established and popular full-service restaurant in the heart of Oxnard, featuring a Type 41 ABC license (beer & wine) and operating out of a standalone...
$370,000
Cash Flow: $240,000
Well established Mediterranean restaurant for sale
Los Angeles, CA
**Charming Mediterranean Restaurant for Sale** Step into a beautifully established Mediterranean restaurant offering a warm, inviting atmosphere and a loyal customer base. Located in a high-traffic...
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$59,000
Cash Flow: $97,000
FranchiseMartinizing Cleaners
Available Nationwide
Martinizing is the Most Iconic Name In Dry Cleaning!
$60,000
See More FranchisesEstablished Women’s Bag Brand – Proven DTC w/ Strong Growth Potential
Costa Mesa, CA
Bodomint is a turnkey women’s bag brand with a strong foundation, beautiful assets, and untapped potential — ready for a marketing-savvy entrepreneur, creative founder, or work-from-home parent to...
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$45,000
Established Pet Grooming & Supply Business For Sale in Prime Location
Los Angeles, CA
Serving the community for over 20 years, Biju Pet Spa is a well-established pet grooming & supply store with a loyal clientele base and great street exposure & signage. Don't miss the opportunity to...
$140,000
Design Forward Profitable Wholesale Brand/$519K 24' Rev/173K+ SDE
$190,000
Los Angeles, CA
Turnkey Collision Repair Business & Real Estate
La Mesa, CA
This rare opportunity presents a fully operational, turnkey collision repair business operating since 1985. Located in La Mesa, CA (San Diego County), this established operation combines proven...
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$1,200,000
TurnKey Oceanside Taco Truck Gem
Oceanside, CA
Nooni's Taco Shop presents an exceptional turnkey food truck opportunity in prime Oceanside, California. Established in 2024, this profitable mobile taco operation generates $90,000 in annual revenue...
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$45,000
Urgent Care - Staff Run - Affluent area
Orange County, CA
Urgent Care is a full-service offering on-site pharmacy, x-rays, COVID-19 testing, and more for adults and children in south Orange County . Conveniently located in the south OC for the beach cities...
$5,999,000
Cash Flow: $1,142,329
Franchise Pizza Restaurant Delivery and Carry Out
Fontana, CA
Single pizza restaurant For sale in City of Fontana , Very Busy shopping center this particular Store Opened in 2023 , There are over 8000 more houses are coming in the neighborhood, Sales is...
$325,000
Cash Flow: $102,808
High Revenue Firearms Business: B&M, Ecommerce + Warehouse
San Diego County, CA
Full Details and financials available with executed NDA. Serious interest only please. If you’re only interested in a low offer strictly based of EBITA, this is not the deal for you. Well-Established...
$2,500,000
#3 Franchise in the Country, According to Forbes
Berkeley, CA
SCHOOL OF ROCK FRANCHISE - BERKELEY, CA This established School of Rock franchise represents an exceptional opportunity to own a premier music education business in one of California's most desirable...
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$950,000
Cash Flow: $151,000
Popular Take Out Pizza Franchise, Owner Operator Can Net $165,043!
Fresno, CA
Amazing Location! This is a long established Take Out Pizza Franchise opened in 2007. This store is currently absentee operated. Owner only does paperwork and deposits. This store is ideal for an...
$597,000
Cash Flow: $165,043
FranchisePhilly's Best Cheesesteaks
Available in California
Looking for a franchise opportunity that’s built on passion, tradition, and real Philly grit? Philly’s Best Cheesesteaks is giving entrepreneurs the chance to own a piece of the most authentic Philly cheesesteak shop on the West Coast.
$250,000
See More FranchisesVery Profitable Mature Logistics Trucking Company For Sale in Carson
Gardena, CA
NOTE FOR BUYERS: THIS BUSINESS HAS SEEN AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF INTEREST. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR INTEREST, EXPERIENCE, AND SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE SELLER. PLEASE...
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$999,999
Cash Flow: $500,000
Profitable Shell Branded Gas & Convenience Store in Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
Premier Listing: Shell / Scotty’s Gas and Food in High-Demand Belmont Heights As the proud owner of Shell / Scotty’s Gas and Food, located in the sought-after Belmont Heights area of Long Beach (3601...
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$2,795,000
California Staging Co. - Transform Your Space, Maximize Your Value
$40,000
Oakland, CA
Local, well-established profitable business for sale
Laguna Hills, CA
Opportunities like this don't come around often. Money Mailer of Irvine, part of a leading national print and digital direct marketing firm with over 26 profitable years has decided to retire. This...
$250,000
Franchised Juice Bar - 100% Employee Run - Upscale Pasadena Area
Pasadena, CA
Franchised juice bar a well-established, 100% absentee owned and 100% employee operated, turn key, in very desirable and upscale Pasadena Area, County of Los Angeles. Please note, that this desirable...
$125,000
Cash Flow: $88,460
FranchiseSuperior Fence & Rail
Available in California
FIRST and ONLY fence installation franchise with $2.8M in avg franchisee sales! Territories are going fast with an avg sale of $7,103 by the franchisee.
$50,000
See More FranchisesAmerican Fast Food Restaurant - Short Hours - Seller Financing
Thousand Oaks, CA
American Fast Food Restaurant, well-established, short hours, 100% absentee owned and employee operated, very desirable and upscale Thousand Oaks area. Please note, that this restaurant is located on...
$150,000
Cash Flow: $96,788
Subway Sandwich Franchise Exclusive Listing – Santa Rosa, CA
Santa Rosa, CA
MS Real Estate is pleased to announce the exclusive listing of a Subway® restaurant franchise in Santa Rosa, California.This profitable business opportunity offers an established operation in a prime...
$139,900
Award winning franchise with proven track record of success
Los Angeles, CA
This is an excellent opportunity to purchase this franchise located in San Fernando Valley with over 100 Yelp 5-star reviews. Included in the purchase: exclusive territory with population of 300,000,...
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$41,900
Highly Rated DNA & Drug Testing Franchise
Los Angeles, CA
Step into ownership of a top-tier drug, alcohol, and DNA testing franchise with an impeccable reputation and unlimited growth potential. Fastest Labs of LAX, established in December 2024, is already a...
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$100,000
Very Profitable Restaurant in Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, CA
This beautiful restaurant was set up 2013 and Seller bought it 2018 and has been growing every year since then. It has a combination of American Food and Italian food. It runs 100% by helpers. The...
$800,000
Cash Flow: $226,000
Max One Business - Randall Barondess,CBB DRE #01712956 -RE/MAX ONE
XQB Management Inc, DBA RE/MAX ONE
Serving Ventura County, CA
Max One Business and Commercial Services provides our clients the highest standards of professionalism and knowledge by our staff of Certified agents. We continually educate our agents to ensure our clients are getting the most up to date talent and information available. The Max One team of agents are members in good standing with the International Association of Business Brokers (I.B.B.A.) and the California Association of Business Brokers (C.A.B.B.) All commercial business agents must be part of our association and continually go through rigorous training classes. Max One Business is part of RE/MAX One Commercial and affiliated with RE/MAX Commercial, a world wide network of agents specializing in Commercial brokerage. Each business broker and adviser specialize's in their own area of expertise, however, our cross marketing and staff integrates knowledge and manpower needed to accommodate the overall needs of our clients. In most any business transaction there is a lease, real property acquisition or multiple lease assumptions. We are equipped to handle all real estate and business brokerage needs.
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Bar and Live Music Venue For Sale
Oakland, CA
The acclaimed Elbo Room Jack London bar is for sale. This fully equipped liquor bar and live music venue is located just 2 blocks from the waterfront in historic Jack London Square. It’s a turnkey...
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$225,000
For Sale: Edible Shasta-Butte Magazine
Chico, CA
Are you passionate about local food, farming, and authentic storytelling? Step into the role of publisher for Edible Shasta-Butte, a well-established, community-driven magazine that has been...
$120,000
Real Estate(Land & Building) - Discount and Liquidation Business
$900,000
Riverside County, CA
Boutique Hair and Esthetician Salon
Fresno, CA
Boutique Salon Wonderful location Turn Key Business for Sale Inventory included Beauty products are not included in sale price Salon is completely furnished. Set up to walk in and start business....
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$34,500
Nationally Successful Functional Nutritionist Business - Turnkey
Newport Beach, CA
A well established, nationally successful functional nutrition practice. The sale is turnkey and includes patient database, all supplement inventory, social media accounts, office furniture and...
$330,000
FranchiseKiddie Academy
Available Nationwide
Kiddie Academy® Domestic Franchising is based in Maryland and supports 350+ Academies and counting in 39 states and the District of Columbia.
$250,000
See More FranchisesFlower Shop in Stevenson Ranch
Stevenson Ranch, CA
This is a sale of the Flower Shop in the City of Stevenson Ranch in Santa Clarita Valley. Business is located in Shopping Center with lots of foot and driving traffic and has an excellent exposure....
$155,000
Truly master piece of ownership " Sushi Restaurant"
Thousand Oaks, CA
Once you enter the Restaurant, you'll feel special and classy. Most of the customers are repeat customers from the family generation. The high-quality interior and top-class implementation make it the...
$120,000
**Profitable Luxury Limousine Services Business with 5-Star**
Los Angeles County, CA
Take over a prestigious and fully operational luxury limousine services company, renowned for delivering exceptional experiences to high-end clients. **Why This Business Stands Out:** - **Exclusive...
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$90,000
Earthworks Construction Business
Colfax, CA
For sale is a profitable earthworks business. Scope of work and services offer include but are not limited to: Excavation Grading Trenching Land clearing Concrete removal Asphalt removal Gravel...
5
$249,000
Established Home Inspection Business
San Diego, CA
For Sale: Established Home Inspection Business Looking to sell an established home inspection business based in San Diego County and servicing surrounding areas. Our company has a solid reputation and...
$160,000
Integrative Family Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Family Medicine Office offering range of services from primary care with some PPO insurance to cash procedures such as prolotherapy, PRP joint injections, PRP microneedling, LDA for allergy; IV...
$150,000
SportsTech Video Platform
San Diego, CA
TLDR: - Doubletake is selling its online assets. - We received investment from an Uber co-founder to grow our platform. We spent years building an online platform for athletes to enter college but...
5
$225,000
Profitable Picture Framing Store
Capitola, CA
This business is part of an SBA-approved national franchise that delivers industry leading custom picture framing services. It's the ideal business for someone who has business acumen and a passion...
$110,000
Cash Flow: $40,000
Auto Body Shop for Sale – Turnkey, Fully Equipped, and Established!
Oxnard, CA
Business Description Long-standing, reputable auto body repair shop for sale in Oxnard, ideal for an owner-operator or an automotive business looking to expand. This shop is known for quality...
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$600,000
FranchiseAlloy Personal Training
Available in California
Since 1992, Alloy's personalized training programs cater to the premium 45-65 age group, boasting the highest retention and real results in the $33 billion fitness industry.
$150,000
See More FranchisesBuy or Sell a Business in California
California is a huge state with a lot of money, so it's naturally a popular destination for businesses. The major industries in California include technology, agriculture, and entertainment, but the private business for sale market spans the gamut of sectors.
If you're looking to buy (or sell) a business in California, it helps to have some context on the market. We have aggregated and summarized the most current listings data to provide a basic overview of the business for sale market in California.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses for Sale |
~5,500 |
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Median Asking Price |
$360,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$630,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$150,000 |
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Profit Margin |
23% |
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Earnings Multiple |
2.5 |
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Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Major Metro Areas
More than 80% of all businesses for sale in the state are in the following six metro areas:
- Fresno Metro Area
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- Modesto-Merced Area
- Sacramento Area
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Visalia-Hanford Area
How many businesses are listed for sale in California?
There are around 5,400 businesses for sale in California, with listings across various metro areas and statewide.
What types of businesses are for sale?
The marketplace in California is diverse, with all types of businesses in play.
- Food and Restaurants (approx. 1740)
- Retail (approx. 730)
- Service Businesses (approx. 570)
- Health Care and Fitness (approx. 440)
- Automotive and Boat (approx. 350)
- Manufacturing to Beauty and Personal Care, among others.
What is the average asking price for these businesses?
The median asking price for businesses listed for sale in California is $360,000.
What is the average revenue of these businesses?
The median reported revenue for these businesses is $630,000.
What is the average seller discretionary earnings?
The median reported earnings, often referred to as Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE), is $150,000.
What are the average valuation multiples?
Typically, businesses are being listed with an earnings multiple of 2.5 and a revenue multiple of 0.6 when referring to the asking price.
Which cities in California have the most businesses listed for sale?
The cities with the highest number of listings are Los Angeles (approx. 480), San Diego (approx. 250), San Francisco (approx. 220), Sacramento (approx. 140), San Jose (approx. 120), Oakland (approx. 80), Long Beach (approx. 80), Anaheim (approx. 60), and Riverside (approx. 60).
How can California business owners sell their own businesses?
Most business owners will retain an experienced business broker, who will typically charge a 10-15% success fee. Some business owners choose to list their business for sale directly and take on the entire process on their own. This can be a complex and challenging task, requiring an understanding of the market, great marketing skills, and even better negotiating skills.
