Business Valuation Multiples
The following guide provides sources for valuation multiples derived from business sales transaction
data for a wide range of industries. Each entry listed below includes the name of the source or publisher,
a brief description of the resource and its primary features, and notes any information that is available
free online.
Select from the following resources:
BIZCOMPS® Small Business Sales Transaction Database
Database includes over 12,000 small business sales with 20 searchable fields of information in each record.
Primary focus is on small businesses priced at less than $1 million. Provides price/revenue and price/seller's
discretionary earnings multiples. Available in print, CD-ROM, or online versions.
Small Business Valuation Formula Multiples
Report provides small business valuation formula multiples for more than 200 industries. Valuation multiples
are derived from market transactions as reported by BIZCOMPS®, with the primary focus on small companies
priced at less than $1 million. Valuation multiple range presented in the report represents the midrange
of the reported transactions for each industry.
BizBuySell Valuation Reports
Reports provide asking prices for current businesses for sale and recently sold businesses in 50 industries,
with data provided including asking price, gross income, and cash flow data.
IBA Market Database
Online database contains sales transaction data for over 35,000 sales of closely held businesses in more
than 780 SIC codes, with data provided including price/revenue and price/earnings multiples.
Done Deals Online
Online database contains transaction details for more than 7,200 private and public mid-market companies
sold for purchase prices between $1 million and $1 billion, with approximately 79% of the selling companies
being privately owned. Valuation measures include equity, revenue, earnings, cash flow, and EBITDA multiples.
Pratt's Stats® Database
Online database provides comparable sale information on private company sales ranging in deal price from
under $1 million to over $16.6 billion. Includes over 12,000 transactions in 730 SIC codes and 870 NAICS
codes, with up to up to 88 fields of financial and transactional details. Valuation measures include revenue,
gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, discretionary earnings, and book value multiples.
Public Stats™ Database
Online database provides comparable sales information on public company sales ranging in deal price from
under $2 million to $114 billion. Includes over 2,300 transactions in 390 SIC Codes and 450 NAICS Codes,
with up to 64 fields of financial and transactional data. Valuation measures include revenue, gross profit,
EBIT, EBITDA, and book value multiples.
ValuSource Mid-Market Comps
Database contains almost 7,000 comparable sales for private and public mid-market companies over the prior
10 years. Business sale price ranges from $1 million to $250 million, with 50% being under $10 million.
Valuation measures include equity, revenue, earnings, cash flow, and EBITDA multiples.
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