Washington, PA
***Inquire for financial performance information*** Step into ownership with this rare opportunity to acquire a well-established Express Employment Professionals staffing franchise in Washington...
Washington, PA
***Inquire for financial performance information*** Step into ownership with this rare opportunity to acquire a well-established Express Employment Professionals staffing franchise in Washington...
$200,000
Nassau County, NY
LISTING ID # 34723 This full service landscape & lawncare business has just come up for sale on the market. They provide lawn services to over 100 residential homes in New York. This business has no...
$250,000
Cash Flow: $120,000
New York
A rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable staffing and employment services business in the NY-NJ market. This franchise territory has huge growth potential and is part of a billion-dollar...
$1,250,000
Cash Flow: $495,000
Dayton, OH
This home care business specializes in providing a wide range of services that allow individuals to age in place or recover from illness with dignity. Clients include seniors, people with...
$299,000
Cash Flow: $278,256
Cincinnati, OH
This home care agency provides trusted services that help individuals remain safe and independent at home. With a foundation built on professionalism and compassion, it stands out in an industry...
$309,000
Cash Flow: $286,490
Nashville, TN
This home care business offers personalized services that meet the needs of seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those recovering from medical conditions. Its programs are designed to help...
$325,000
Cash Flow: $302,959
Albuquerque, NM
This home-based cleaning and restoration service presents a unique opportunity for anyone looking to build a recession-resistant business in the essential services space. The business model is...
$359,000
Cash Flow: $372,569
Clark, NJ
Transforming yards into vibrant, low-maintenance outdoor escapes, this dynamic green industry business offers an outstanding opportunity for someone looking to take the reins of a reputable and...
$149,500
Cash Flow: $192,400
Memphis, TN
This youth soccer business is designed to positively impact kids while offering a proven path for growth in the youth sports industry. Founded on the idea of making soccer fun, engaging, and...
$85,000
Cash Flow: $67,454
Nassau County, NY
This well-established, well-known brand sign franchise has served Nassau County for over 17 years and comes fully equipped with the tools and infrastructure needed for continued success. The business...
$599,000
Cash Flow: $300,500
Available in Multiple Locations
Award-winning franchise. Recession-proof, multi-unit opportunities, low operating costs. Let’s have a conversation.
$350,000
See More FranchisesJacksonville, FL
Business Description Run from anywhere with established processes and growing demand. Profitable Sod Wholesale Brokerage – Low Overhead, Remote, Scalable This is a unique opportunity to acquire a...
$175,000
Cash Flow: $250,000
Staten Island, NY
Great Opportunity to own a well-established bread route! This business can be operated in under 30 hours per week, offering a flexible schedule and strong work-life balance. The route includes...
$60,000
$91,800
Sarasota, FL
Mecklenburg County, NC
Take advantage of this opportunity to own a well-established, reputable dry cleaning business that has been proudly serving the community since 2015. This turnkey operation offers a full range of...
$261,500
Cash Flow: $40,000
Georgia
This is a strong performing network with a top franchise brand which has over 700 locations across the country. This network is operated semi-absentee with ownership rarely stepping foot into a...
$3,000,000
Cash Flow: $867,000
NRP Charlotte
National Restaurant Properties
Serving Mecklenburg County, NC
Hartford County, CT
The owners of a successful B2B service franchise are looking to retire after 18 years of ownership. They are committed to the next owner’s success and will provide training and transition services...
$2,200,000
Cash Flow: $620,000
Katy, TX
Own a business that brings comfort, style, and functionality to homes and businesses across your community. This premium window blinds franchise offers custom solutions for blinds, shades, shutters,...
$180,000
Charlotte, NC
Pepperidge Farm Bread Route – Charlotte, NC – $6,000/Week Sales – High-Growth Area! For Sale: Established Pepperidge Farm Bread Route in the Charlotte, NC area with 9 consistent stops. This is a...
$159,000
Cash Flow: $62,348
Costa Mesa, CA
ESTABLISHED SHOE REPAIR BUSINESS - COSTA MESA This profitable shoe and leather repair business has served the Costa Mesa community since 1971, building an exceptional reputation for quality...
$375,000
Cash Flow: $241,745
Chattanooga, TN
This fast-growing post-construction cleaning company specializes in rough and final cleans for newly built residential homes. Rough cleans remove debris, dust, and construction residue during the...
$525,000
Cash Flow: $147,530
Available Nationwide
Recurring Revenue. Scalable Growth. An Expanding Market. While the flexible office space business model has gone mainstream in the last few years, Intelligent Office has been thinking ahead of the market since 1995. We’ve put our insider’s knowledge to use by making deliberate decisions to identify where the market will be going to help keep our franchisee’s revenue growing. The number of global coworking members has grown 800% since 2015. To capitalize on this rising tide, we actively collaborate with our current franchise owners and their clients to identify unmet needs and opportunity areas that are waiting to be capitalized.
$175,000
See More FranchisesSalt Lake City, UT
This is a unique investment opportunity to acquire a premier, Utah-based window cleaning business. The company offers professional residential services in Salt Lake County. The business is highly...
$87,000
Cash Flow: $40,474
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Nassau County, NY
An exciting opportunity to acquire a well-established residential contracting business along with its real estate property, located on Long Island’s desirable North Shore. The company has maintained...
$2,775,000
Cash Flow: $300,000
$599,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mineola, NY
An exceptional opportunity to acquire a long-standing electrical contracting business with a 60-year track record of success across residential, commercial and industrial sectors. This company is...
$999,000
Cash Flow: $500,000
Tennessee
This is a home-based janitorial services company with a strong and growing presence in the Knoxville metropolitan area, offering professional commercial cleaning solutions to a wide variety of...
$799,000
Cash Flow: $218,669
Suffolk County, NY
Founded in 1985, this business is the unparalleled leader of the interior window covering industry. They have an exclusive brand partnership with a top product distributor. This business has produced...
$1,400,000
Cash Flow: $245,000
Tarrytown, NY
***Inquire for financial performance information*** Here is an exciting opportunity to acquire an established Express Employment Professionals franchise in Tarrytown, NY. Located in a high-demand...
$140,000
New Jersey
This highly profitable state-of-the-art entertainment center has multiple revenue streams and attractions for all ages, from toddlers to senior citizens. This 50,000 SF + one-of-a-kind entertainment...
$10,800,000
Cash Flow: $2,700,000
Menifee, CA
This well-established HVAC company has been serving both residential and commercial clients throughout Los Angeles County for over 16 years. Known for its commitment to quality and health-focused...
$150,000
Cash Flow: $84,109
Montgomery County, PA
This boutique fitness franchise operates in two prime locations within affluent communities, both running smoothly with experienced instructors and staff. The owner enjoys a flexible schedule,...
$450,000
Cash Flow: $170,000
Available in Multiple Locations
Investing in a Craters & Freighters franchise offers a unique opportunity to join a leader in the specialty crating, packaging, and shipping industry. Franchisees benefit from exclusive territories, diverse clientele, comprehensive corporate support, proprietary software, and national account access. Additional perks include purchasing discounts, group cargo insurance, and a robust referral network, ensuring a market advantage. Franchise ownership with Craters & Freighters also includes ongoing benefits such as preferential vendor rates, continuous technical and marketing support, and extended service capabilities. The company’s extensive network allows franchisees to collaborate with fellow owners, enhancing logistical solutions for their customers. This unique business concept not only provides a strategic edge but also ensures that franchise owners are well-equipped to meet the logistics needs of various sectors, thereby dominating the specialty freight industry.
$100,000
See More FranchisesElkridge, MD
This established testing lab is a prime opportunity to own a respected business in a booming, recession-resistant industry. Since 2017, this lab has evolved from drug and DNA testing to offering a...
$150,000
Cash Flow: $46,393
New York, NY
Network of 3 locations, across 60 blocks, in a great residential area of Manhattan. This boutique fitness/wellness model is part of a franchise with over 400 open locations. This is a VERY SIMPLE...
$2,600,000
Cash Flow: $536,000
$250,000
Santa Clara County, CA
Escanaba, MI
A well-respected local business in Escanaba, MI, originally founded in 1989, and located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We provide asbestos abatement work and recently have added a Pest Control...
$2,250,000
EBITDA: $500,000
New York
This is a rare opportunity to purchase an extremely well-established Electrical Contracting Company business along with its real estate property. For 50+ years, this Company has been servicing the...
$2,200,000
Cash Flow: $480,000
Available in Multiple Locations
With an average ticket of $12,538 and $8.4 MILLION in total income, this bathroom transformation franchise is the NEXT BIG THING in franchising.
$100,000
See More FranchisesNew Haven County, CT
Owner must sell! A highly profitable, 100% Absentee family entertainment center is for sale in Connecticut. The potential of this facility is tremendous, as the business is just a few years old and...
$800,000
Cash Flow: $220,000
Belmont, NC
This business is part of a proven franchise system delivering reliable pet waste removal services to residential and commercial clients. Customers enjoy dependable, scheduled cleanings supported by...
$140,000
EBITDA: $27,000
Pennsylvania
Be your own boss! Great starter opportunity in the bread route space! › Weekly Revenue: $16,004 › Listing Ratio: 9:1 › With a well-established client base and efficient delivery system, this...
$142,000
Missouri
Get a jumpstart into logistics industry with bread routes! › Weekly Revenue: $16,024 › Listing Ratio: 6:1 › With a well-established client base and efficient delivery system, this opportunity promises...
$90,000
Tennessee
Get a jumpstart into logistics industry with bread routes! › Weekly Revenue: $16,753 › Listing Ratio: 5:1 › Perfect for first-time business owners, this route offers room for growth. › This bread...
$80,000
Thomas Varga
Kreshmore Group
Serving Cook County, IL
Kreshmore Group (KG), started operations in 2009 through its predecessors and grown to become Chicago’s preeminent restructuring and M&A advisory company. The firm serves myriad niche industries while focusing on lower-middle & mid-market companies within the continental United States. KG assists clients in restructures/turnarounds, workouts, recapitalizations, mergers, acquisitions, preparing companies to sell, senior and subordinated debt structuring, c-suite advisory, outsourced analytics and modeling, and solving complex financial problems with unique solutions. Headquartered in Lemont, Illinois, KG is known within the Chicagoland area as a tenacious and hyper-focused strategic consulting firm. Kreshmore Group consists of a creative, cohesive and diverse team with over 175 years of combined relevant experience.
Ohio
Own a profitable portfolio of mainly dedicated solo runs! › 5 Dedicated Solo Runs › 1 Dedicated Team Run › 2 Unassigned Solo Runs › 9 Trucks › 1 Manager › Dedicated runs offer consistent, reliable...
$2,300,000
Cash Flow: $528,656
Texas
Own a profitable & growing business in a residential area! › 35-55 Routes › 57 Trucks › 6 Managers › Efficient operation with a full time manager in place to run the daily operation. › Clean,...
$1,750,000
Cash Flow: $1,939,939
$550,000
Charleston County, SC
Charlotte, NC
Business Description: This fast-growing, tech-enabled marketing agency delivers high-performing direct mail and digital advertising campaigns for small businesses, franchises, and national brands....
$699,000
Cash Flow: $248,276
Sterling Heights, MI
Fibrenew Franchise Resale – An Unique Opportunity Step into a business built on craftsmanship, creativity, and community. This Fibrenew franchise is more than just a business—it’s a lifestyle with...
$89,000
Available in Multiple Locations
Join a top-rated restoration brand with high demand and easy scalability in the fire, mold, and water damage industry!
$100,000
See More FranchisesMemphis, TN
If you prefer a proven business over starting from scratch, this resale offers the perfect opportunity. With established systems in place, a potential customer base, and a defined territory, you can...
$80,000
Jackson, WY
Rare opportunity to own one of only two laundromats within a 45-minute drive of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, serving over 3 million annual tourists. This turnkey, passive investment has been successfully...
$1,900,000
EBITDA: $320,000
Collier County, FL
Established in Naples, Florida this well-respected air conditioning company has built a reputation for reliability, quality workmanship, and exceptional customer service. With several years of...
$525,000
Cash Flow: $292,593
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...
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,100,000
Columbus, OH
Enter a booming industry focused on energy efficiency, sustainability, and smart construction. This turnkey spray foam insulation franchise provides residential, commercial, and new-build clients with...
$625,000
Fernley, NV
Mission Foods Route For Sale Fernley NV $110,000 #Ownaroute #Buyaroute #Distributor #Distributorship #IndependentDistributor #MissionRoute #MissionFoodsRoute #Mission #Flatbread #TortillaChips #Wraps...
$110,000
Cash Flow: $97,178
West Richland, WA
The Yakima franchise started in 2015 and covers Yakima, Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco, Washington. The foundation here has been built, and there's room to grow inside the territory with expansion...
$500,000
Cash Flow: $75,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Lawton, OK
Prime Commercial Space for Sale in Lawton, OK! Seize the opportunity to own this versatile commercial building located in the heart of Lawton, Oklahoma! Key Features: • All Equipment Included:...
$415,000
Maine
Located in a bustling city in Maine, this thriving, community-focused business is a rare opportunity for a new owner to step into a well-established, high-demand operation with strong brand...
$550,000
Cash Flow: $144,000
Available in Multiple Locations
With over 25 years of experience and 100+ locations across the United States, DoodyCalls offers the perfect opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to start a rewarding business in the pet industry!
$50,000
See More FranchisesAcquisitions 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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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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