Hillsborough County, FL
$200,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$200,000
Sarasota, FL
$75,000
$22,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Las Vegas, NV
$10,099,000
Tucson, AZ
$90,000
Colorado
$275,000
San Miguel County, CO
$370,000
The Woodlands, TX
$100,000
Sherman, TX
$498,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$425,000
Nantucket County, MA
$729,000
Charleston County, SC
$285,000
Queens, NY
$515,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$81,600
Brooklyn, NY
$450,000
Grainger County, TN
$975,000
Cecil Sabu
Allure Real Estate
Serving Cook County, IL
ALLURE Real Estate Chicago-based brokerage providing full-service residential and commercial representation across the City of Chicago and nearby counties. The firm’s roster includes both residential agents and commercial specialists with an active pipeline of listings and closings. Chicago REA Group, led by Managing Broker Cecil Sabu, operates within the ALLURE umbrella and focuses on commercial and residential real estate throughout Chicago and the surrounding counties, pairing neighborhood-level execution with experience across multiple asset classes. Clopton Commercial Realty Group (platform led by Jake Clopton) complements this local footprint with nationwide commercial brokerage coverage and related capital-markets and adjacent services, giving clients both local expertise and national reach in one relationship.
New Jersey
$1,800,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$300,000
Missouri
$475,000
Omaha, NE
$299,000
Florida
$4,300,000
Phoenix, AZ
$399,000
Tampa, FL
$99,636
Los Angeles, CA
$400,000
Richmond, VA
$198,000
Oklahoma County, OK
$2,175,000
Wayne County, MI
$249,000
Georgia
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $557,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$79,000
Culpeper County, VA
$220,320
Birmingham, MS
$197,000
San Diego, GA
$220,000
Henderson, OR
$215,000
$3,250,000
Sacramento, CA
$2,208,000
Queens, NY
$435,000
Gregory County, SD
$1,350,000
Texas
$2,000,000
Broward County, FL
$1,200,000
Mesa, AZ
$1,250,000
Galveston, TX
$825,000
Mississippi
$2,760,000
Aurora, OR
$499,500
Davenport, FL
$230,000
Tommy Alligood
Transworld Business Advisors of Eastern NC
Serving Pitt County, NC
Transworld Business Advisors is the world leader in the marketing and sales of businesses, franchises and commercial real estate. Whether you represent an acquisition-minded corporation, or are personally interested in owning your own company, Transworld offers the professional services that successfully bring buyers and sellers together. When a company owner needs to sell their business, they can’t just stick a for sale sign in the window. They need the assistance of a business broker to locate and vet potential buyers. On the other side, buyers rely on the broker to help facilitate the process of evaluating potential businesses and franchises for sale. A Transworld Business Advisor is the solution for both scenarios. Transworld Business Advisors focuses on three core concepts: business brokerage, franchise consulting, and franchise development. Transworld Business Advisors is the largest and fastest growing Business Brokerage and M&A firm in the world: * 40th year in business * 10,000 businesses sold * 750+ advisors worldwide * 250+ offices worldwide * Over 400,000 pre-qualified and unique buyer list in our database
Wayne County, MI
$249,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $634,000
Virginia
$4,900,000
Illinois
$1,700,000
Minnesota
$700,000
Iowa
$615,000
Acquisitions of service business are on the rise, and it’s easy to see why. Service businesses provide niche professional support to customers and cover a wide range of industries. The benefits of owning a service business include operational flexibility, high profitability, low overhead costs, minimal inventory and supplies, and the possibility of generating multiple revenue streams. One of the primary advantages of buying an existing service business is that it comes with established credibility in the market.
For those in the market to buy or sell a service business, it’s crucial to gain an understanding of how the market values these businesses, and what average financial performance looks like. To that end, we have aggregated listings data to surface current valuation multiples and typical financials of service businesses.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
5,359 |
Median Asking Price |
$312,338 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$525,724 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$152,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Service Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.43 |
1.50 |
Median |
0.72 |
2.43 |
Upper Quartile |
1.08 |
3.44 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Service Business Valuation Multiples & Financial Benchmarks
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FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a service business?
Prices vary depending on sales volume and financial performance, but the median asking price for a service business in the U.S. is approximately $312,338.
How much do service business owners earn?
These businesses vary in sales volume, but service business owners report median annual sales of $525,724 and annual owner earnings of $152,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a service business?
Valuing a service business involves considering several factors, including annual revenue, profit, owner earnings, growth (or decline) trends, and historical stability. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples of service businesses range from 0.43 to 1.08, with the median at 0.72. Earnings multiples range from 1.50 to 3.44, with the median at 2.43. These values indicate that a typical service business may sell for around 0.72 times its annual revenue, and 2.43 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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