Santa Clara, CA
$355,000
Santa Clara, CA
$355,000
Cupertino, CA
$700,000
Walnut Creek, CA
$129,000
San Francisco, CA
$110,000
Hayward, CA
$250,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$249,900
Mountain View, CA
$350,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $200,000
Marin County, CA
$290,000
Alameda County, CA
$795,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
San Francisco, CA
$220,000
Fremont, CA
$295,000
$35,000
San Francisco, CA
Alameda County, CA
$351,939
Campbell, CA
$250,000
Dustin Sigall
SD Business Advisors
Serving Napa County, CA
With over 800 businesses sold nationwide since 2007, our team is the largest and most experienced group of Business Advisors in Southern California. We specialize in selling companies across all industries. From main street to lower middle-market M&A transactions. We match qualified buyers with quality businesses while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Redwood City, CA
$175,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$475,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Santa Rosa, CA
$1,849,000
Morgan Hill, CA
$350,000
Berkeley, CA
$124,900
Available Nationwide
$100,000
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Windsor, CA
$2,938,000
$120,000
Alamo, CA
Alameda County, CA
$299,000
Santa Clara, CA
$500,000
San Francisco, CA
$199,000
Sonoma County, CA
$240,000
Santa Clara County, CA
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $36,000
San Francisco County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $768,246
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,000
Available in California
$150,000
Hayward, CA
$250,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$99,000
$450,000
San Francisco, CA
Pacifica, CA
$297,000
Solano County, CA
$300,000
Available Nationwide
$80,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$244,000
San Francisco, CA
$248,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Vacaville, CA
$8,171,877
San Jose, CA
$198,000
Vallejo, CA
$329,000
Juan-Carlos Bustillos
Exit Realty Keystone
Serving Alameda County, CA
I speak Spanish
Alameda County, CA
$500,000
Berkeley, CA
$200,000
$488,000
San Jose, CA
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Solano County, CA
$4,800,000
Marin County, CA
$188,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
San Jose, CA
$465,000
Alameda County, CA
$160,000
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Palo Alto, CA
$199,000
San Francisco County, CA
$249,900
San Jose, CA
$500,000
San Jose, CA
$250,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$3,598,000
Sunnyvale, CA
$380,000
Available Nationwide
$50,000
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its vibrant business community and entrepreneurial spirit. As a result, there are always businesses for sale in the area for interested buyers. If you're considering buying (or selling) a business in the San Francisco Bay Area, it helps to become acquainted with the local business for sale market.
Market Snapshot
We have aggregated and analyzed data from business for sale listings throughout the bay in order to provide some context around the number and types of businesses that are selling, and the financials associated with these listings.
Number of Businesses for Sale |
~1,180 |
Median Asking Price |
$420,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$700,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$160,000 |
Profit Margin |
23% |
Earnings Multiple |
2.6 |
Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
How many businesses are currently for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area?
There are over 1,100 businesses listed for sale in the Bay Area. It's worth noting that some of these listings may be 'blindly' listed and might require broader state-based searches to uncover.
What types of businesses are most commonly for sale in the Bay Area?
The market is quite diverse; the majority of available businesses fall into the following categories:
In which counties are most of these businesses for sale located?
The majority of the businesses are distributed among the following counties:
Which cities in the Bay Area have the most businesses for sale?
The most active cities with businesses on the market are:
What is the median asking price for these businesses?
A: The median asking price for businesses in the SF Bay Area is currently around $420,000.
Can you provide information about the average financial metrics for these businesses?
Based on the listings, the median reported revenue is approximately $700,000, with median reported earnings around $160,000, yielding an average profit margin of 23%. The median earnings multiple for asking price is 2.6, and the revenue multiple is 0.6.
How do business owners typically proceed with selling their businesses in the Bay Area?
Most business owners opt to work with a business broker to facilitate the sale process. However, some business owners choose to list and manage the sale independently, navigating the process on their own.