Brevard County, FL
$2,200,000
Brevard County, FL
$2,200,000

Wayne County, MI
$549,000

Kalamazoo, MI
$190,000

Dallas, TX
$125,000
Myrtle Beach, SC
$1,750,000
Bangor, ME
$250,000
Garrard County, KY
$600,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Holbrook, AZ
$2,300,000
Jacksonville, FL
$750,000
Florida
$3,500,000
Orange County, FL
$249,900
Louisiana
$6,750,000
Island County, WA
$1,100,000
Linn County, OR
$650,000
Fort Worth, TX
$249,990
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $12,411,000
Ryan Clark - CM&AA, CEPA
Veld Mergers & Acquisitions
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
We strive to help our clients realize their unique definition of success. To achieve this, our team provides a comprehensive service offering aimed at supporting lower middle market business owners at nearly all stages of their company’s lifecycle. Our team has supported over 2,000 clients since 2002 and completed more than 1,150 transactions. This experience, coupled with our history as founders, owners and operators ourselves provides our team with an unparalleled practical knowledge base and real world perspective that is aligned with our clients. When we provide mergers & acquisitions advisory services, explore capital sourcing and deployment options, evaluate valuation drivers or structure a realistic exit plan, we do so knowing that our clients rely on us to help manage what may be their largest asset and the culmination of years of extraordinary efforts. If our client has an interim leadership need, we approach the assignment as if it were our business, reputation, investment and our future retirement at stake – because ultimately it is. The value we provide and the quality of our efforts will make or break a successful engagement. In doing so we are not only able to capitalize on each of our management experiences, but we are also able to draw from best practices learned from working with thousands of clients across all industry sectors. As a result our perspective is broad and our resource base is vast. Our full service approach supports the notion that your business is more than just a transaction to you and us, it’s our business too. Your success translates into our success, just as we shoulder the burden of any failure. As a result we consider ourselves to not only be our client’s solutions advisor, but also their partner.
Panama City, FL
$200,000
Hampton, VA
$550,000
Santa Rosa Beach, FL
$1,200,000
Illinois
$1,200,000
Massachusetts
$199,000
Scottsdale, AZ
$6,000,000
New Hampshire
$795,000
Dallas County, TX
$650,000
Berkeley County, SC
$3,499,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $817,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Reading, PA
$819,900
Charleston, SC
$678,000
Orlando, FL
$199,000
Lake County, FL
$149,999
New River, AZ
$1,100,000
Tampa, FL
$625,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Charlotte, NC
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $133,662
Fairfax County, VA
$1,400,000
Thousand Oaks, CA
$229,899
Kane County, IL
$598,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Essex County, MA
$1,625,000
Anne Arundel County, MD
$295,000
Texas
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $2,006,922
Dallas, TX
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $8,511,623
Indiana
$900,000
New Orleans, LA
$479,000
Tulsa, NJ
$490,000
Cedar Rapids, IA
$699,899
Dennis Hayes
WCI Business Sales
Serving Maricopa County, AZ
WCI is Arizona’s oldest business brokerage firm at 57 years. In that time, we have sold and closed > 5,000 privately held, Arizona based businesses. Like most start-ups, the firm had very humble beginnings until ultimately hard work and reputation supplied sufficient traction to scale up our size. As a firm, we are “generalists” able and willing to sell most anything with reliable earnings and credible financials. Some of our agents have specialties with an extra depth of industry specific knowledge.
Broward County, FL
$110,000
Vermont
$1,000
Greenville County, SC
$165,000
Raleigh, NC
$699,899
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Florida
$7,750,000
Austin, TX
$250,000
The building and construction industry is diverse. It involves large companies that take care of all the work from breaking ground to putting on the final coat of paint. It also encompasses smaller companies that specialize in a particular area such as HVAC, concrete, or plumbing.
If you’re looking to buy or sell a construction business, it helps to have some context on pricing and valuation of these companies in the business for sale market. To that end, we have aggregated listing data to surface key financial benchmarks and valuation multiple ranges. This information can provide context for evaluating construction businesses for sale and help guide owners toward valuing their own business.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,946 |
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Median Asking Price |
$647,500 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$1,200,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$280,000 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Construction Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.33 |
1.76 |
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Median |
0.55 |
2.68 |
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Upper Quartile |
0.87 |
3.53 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Read the Report:
Building & Construction Business Valuation Metrics and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a construction business?
Prices vary depending on sales volume and financial performance, but the median asking price for a construction business in the U.S. is approximately $647,500.
How much do building and construction company owners earn?
On average, construction company owners report median annual sales of $1,200,000 and annual owner earnings of $280,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a building and construction business?
Valuing a building and construction business involves considering several factors, including annual sales volume, profit, 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 in the building and construction industry typically range from 0.33 to 0.87, with the median at 0.55. Earnings multiples range from 1.76 to 3.53, with the median at 2.68. These values suggest the average construction company may sell for around 0.55 times its annual revenue, and 2.68 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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