Santa Monica, CA
This established rideshare car rental business provides vehicles to Uber and Lyft drivers on a short-term, flexible basis. With 110 vehicles in the fleet, the company has developed a strong recurring...
$1,200,000
Cash Flow: $615,000
San Diego, CA
Established Management Company in place! Perfect for Hands off operator! Located in Little Italy in San Diego! One of a kind busy location with Hotels, Condos and tourists! We have an incredible...
$699,000
Cash Flow: $425,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Orange County, CA
Rare opportunity to own two(2) High Gross, High Net, Mexican Restaurants with Real Estate(Land & Building) centrally located in County of Orange. Please note, that these well established businesses...
$9,000,000
Cash Flow: $1,297,505
SBA LOAN ELIGIBLE
Sacramento County, CA
The business was founded in 2024 in Sacramento, California, with the objective of providing reliable freight transportation services across the United States. The company was established to operate as...
$150,000
Cash Flow: $59,174
Los Angeles, CA
Shot of Art is not your typical art studio—it's an immersive, high-energy fusion of creativity and entertainment. Founded by visionary entrepreneurs Ilya and Nadia Kuzmin, Shot of Art offers a...
$430,000
Cash Flow: $158,000
Los Angeles County, CA
This business offers a comprehensive range of personal and corporate promotional product servicing corporate loyal customers. For nearly 40 years, Steel Threads has grown into a strong, reputable...
$489,000
Cash Flow: $85,320
California
This profitable and long-established Western wear retailer has been serving loyal customers for decades, offering authentic apparel, boots, hats, and accessories. With repeat business, community...
$800,000
Van Nuys, CA
This is an OPPORTUNITY that you don't want to miss out on. The BODY SHOP is..... TURNKEY and Fully Equipped....Including a PERMITTED SPRAY BOOTH. Highly respected in the COMMUNITY. Known for QUALITY...
$475,000
Cash Flow: $194,500
Chino Hills, CA
Located in the heart of Chino Hills, this well-known Cantonese restaurant presents a rare opportunity to acquire a fully built-out, high-capacity dining establishment in one of the most desirable and...
$250,000
Torrance, CA
Step into a turnkey Mexican restaurant opportunity that delivers immediate cash flow and lifestyle freedom in one of Torrance's most visible locations. This established community favorite generates...
$199,999
Cash Flow: $75,000
Available in California
We are the largest Take 'N' Bake Pizza franchise, offering simple operations and award winning pizza!
$125,000
Los Angeles County, CA
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a 13 year established online tattoo supply (Tattoo Kit, Tattoo Ink, Tattoo Machines, Tattoo Accessories etc.) business with consistent Amazon sales across the...
$100,000
San Diego County, CA
Landscape Maintenance Business for sale, offering services to apartment complexes, business centers, and residential rental properties. The company has a strong, loyal client base with several...
$249,000
Cash Flow: $125,917
$239,000
Azusa, CA
Oceanside, CA
We have grown this venture into a highly profitable operation, surpassing $1 million in total sales and securing a six-figure profit in 2022, 2023, & 2025 We’ve established exclusive vendor contracts...
$375,000
Cash Flow: $250,000
Orange County, CA
This is an opportunity to acquire a modern Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant franchise operating in Orange County, one of Southern California’s most desirable and affluent markets. Established in...
$875,000
Cash Flow: $28,846
Annie L Adjchavanich
Secret HQ, Inc.
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Secret HQ, Inc is boutique California real estate brokerage specializing in second generation restaurant and bar business opportunities (ABC Type 41, 47, 48). Pizza, donut/dessert, bakery, ice cream, coffee, juice, boba and cafe spaces are our specialty. Beauty, wellness, nail salons, hair salons, spa businesses.
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Ventura, CA
Premium 6-Bed RCFE in Ventura, California Rare opportunity to acquire a PREMIUM 6-bed Residential Care Facility for the Elderly in Ventura, California. Facilities of this caliber rarely come to...
$1,850,000
Sacramento County, CA
This yogurt shop opened in 2015 under previous ownership. The current owner purchased the business in 2017. Since then, the owner has made modifications such as offering 3rd party delivery, adding new...
$375,000
Cash Flow: $105,999
Los Angeles County, CA
ESTABLISHED CONCRETE & MASONRY COMPANY FOR SALE This profitable concrete and masonry company, established in 1994, presents an exceptional opportunity for an experienced operator or investor seeking...
$850,000
Cash Flow: $350,000
SBA LOAN ELIGIBLE
Orange County, CA
This well-established business is known for specializing in hardwood flooring of all types; Installing hardwood floors and stair systems, primarily in high-end homes throughout coastal cities in and...
$425,000
Cash Flow: $177,752
San Diego, CA
Excellent opportunity to own a fully built-out juice bar in the highly desirable Convoy District. This prime location offers strong foot traffic, great street visibility, and ample parking for...
$125,000
Available in California
Slice House by Tony Gemignani - - A World Champion Pizza Maker's Franchise
$250,000
Santa Cruz, CA
Founded in 2010, this highly regarded paddleboard and foil sports retailer is one of the original stand-up paddleboards (SUP) shops in North America and has operated successfully from the same prime...
$197,000
Cash Flow: $154,500
California
SBA Approved & Absentee Run American Full-Service Restaurant Franchise in NorCal - SC2256 This casual American full-service restaurant chain is a Northern California C Corporation and has been in...
$690,000
Cash Flow: $250,000
$99,000
Santa Clara County, CA
Sacramento, CA
Well-established pet grooming salon with multiple consecutive years recognized by Yelp as a “Customer Favorite,” and officially honored last year as one of Sacramento’s Most Popular Pet Stores. The...
$229,000
Cash Flow: $150,000
Elk Grove, CA
This successful online supplement store operates around a fundamental truth: people prioritize their health and treat their wellness as essential spending. During market downturns, health-focused...
$117,000
Cash Flow: $698,245
Westminster, CA
REALEST is proud to present an exceptional opportunity to acquire a long standing Chinese / Vietnamese restaurant in Westminster known for its comforting home style cooking and loyal patron base of...
$895,000
Cash Flow: $620,000
Pasadena, CA
Over 12 concrete plants that produce specialty mixes such as Rapid Set Concrete that sets in 1 hour for DOT highway and airport projects, onsite location concrete production such as islands, mountain...
$4,500,000
Los Angeles, CA
High-End Business Networking Club - Established Chapter for Sale. This is your opportunity to step into ownership of an established chapter of CEO Life, a premier business networking, education,...
$1,000,000
EBITDA: $576,992
San Francisco, CA
This established Bay Area remodeling company has been serving residential and light-commercial clients for over 20 years, earning a strong reputation for quality craftsmanship, reliability, and...
$965,000
San Diego, CA
HOT NIGHTCLUB FOR SALE – A+ PRIME LOCATION – GASLAMP DISTRICT, SAN DIEGO This is your chance to own one of San Diego’s most electrifying nightlife venues, located in the heart of the iconic Gaslamp...
$1,400,000
Cash Flow: $500,000
Available in California
With Average Unit Volumes over $1.1M, life is sweet as a Sloan's franchisee. Since 1999, Sloan’s has operated under a singular mission: Providing the sweetest and most unique dessert experience to our customers. Over the past 20+ years, Sloan’s has continued to design and refine our image and products to create the best possible memories for the young and the young at heart.
$180,000
Los Angeles, CA
Wound Care Practice. The practice has the PTAN numbers and is ready for operations....
$240,000
Glendale, CA
Home health care business. Licensed, accredited, and has an active PTAN number....
$220,000
$200,000
Antelope, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Home Health Care. Licensed, accredited, and has an active PTAN number....
$220,000
Truckee, CA
3 Tahoe Area laundromats in South Lake Tahoe, Ca, Carnelian Bay, Ca, and Truckee, Ca. under one brand. Extensive wash and fold for customers. Newer machines and remodels. Ample parking. Long-term...
$4,500,000
Cash Flow: $550,000
Available Nationwide
Starting your own business. The American dream. The opportunities are endless. And with Mac Tools – you’ll have a built-in support network to help make your dream a reality. With a Mac Tools franchise, we provide everything you need to get on the right path.
$20,000
San Luis Obispo County, CA
This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a well-established and profitable B2B service provider located in northern San Luis Obispo County. The business is widely recognized for its exceptional...
$150,000
Long Beach, CA
Transforming Great Destinations is a leading intermodal trucking company located in Long Beach, CA specializing in the drayage and transport of ocean containers from major West Coast ports to...
$15,000,000
Santa Monica, CA
Franklin’s Popcorn is a 23-year-old e-commerce popcorn brand generating over $1.3M in annual revenue through Amazon and Shopify. The business sells popcorn consumables, popcorn equipment, and popcorn...
$495,000
Cash Flow: $142,632
Los Angeles, CA
This well-established coin laundromat is located in a densely populated residential neighborhood in Los Angeles, providing a steady and consistent customer base. The business operates in a...
$495,000
Cash Flow: $110,000
Pleasanton, CA
The Outstanding Operators program highlights brands that are getting creative with their off-premises approach. TMAD made the list by investing early in tech, digital ordering, and customer experience...
$1,200,000
Patrick Totah
Restaurant Realty Company
Serving San Francisco County, CA
Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related commercial buildings with local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Restaurant Realty’s brokers and agents are well versed in conducting deals with independent restaurant owners, landlords, buyers, and lessees of businesses and real estate, as well as larger ownership groups and buyers of multi-unit operations, franchises and chains. Restaurant Realty’s current brokers and agents have had great success completing transactions with over 3,400 clients, selling/leasing over 1,700 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, nearly 80 related commercial buildings sold, representing over 3.5 Million square feet of commercial space leased and over 8,000 valuations completed.
Santa Rosa, CA
Sonoma County Roofing Contractor (Santa Rosa Area) — Established 1989 — $2.1M+ Revenue — ~$382+K Net/SDE — Priced to Sell Rare opportunity to acquire a long-standing C-39 roofing contractor serving...
$894,000
Cash Flow: $382,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Hemet, CA
Great opportunity to own an short hours, major busy street location, high visibility, Discount and Liquidation business with Real Estate(Land & Building). Location on a major busy street, ensures...
$800,000
$350,000
Ontario, CA
Los Angeles, CA
A licensed, ready-to-operate business with your choice of clientele....
$220,000
Alameda County, CA
Sign fabrication, sales and installation. Given the rapid expansion of the East Bay area, I was looking to be involved in a business that would be able to capitalize on the extensive growth. With new...
$274,000
Cash Flow: $20,000
Available in California
Own a global bubble tea franchise with a compact footprint, streamlined operations, and strong repeat customer demand.
$150,000
Riverside County, CA
Established in 2003, this profitable promotional products and marketing services business presents an outstanding opportunity for an entrepreneur seeking a turnkey operation with proven success....
$149,000
Cash Flow: $60,000
Morgan Hill, CA
Sto N Sho, USA manufactured product, is a specialized, quick-release front license plate bracket designed for luxury, performance, modern muscle cars and off-road vehicles. It allows you to comply...
$4,500,000
Cash Flow: $729,467
Los Angeles County, CA
This is a premium LA beauty business! This established hair removal business operates two high-traffic locations in premium neighborhoods in the Greater Los Angeles area. Offering clean, gentle, and...
$1,275,000
Cash Flow: $285,981
San Diego County, CA
This opportunity represents the acquisition of a well-established, multi-territory in-home care franchise operating in a highly desirable Southern California coastal market. Founded in the mid-2010s,...
$7,400,000
Cash Flow: $1,720,000
Spring Valley, CA
Stir It Up Coffeehouse & Cafe presents an exceptional acquisition opportunity in Spring Valley's thriving Casa de Oro community. This established, profitable cafe generates $300,000 in annual revenue...
$99,999
Los Angeles County, CA
Strategic price adjustment due to seller time constraints – a rare opportunity to acquire a highly profitable, premium hair salon located in the vibrant San Gabriel Valley, a local favorite known for...
$75,000
Cash Flow: $205,026
Los Angeles County, CA
Turnkey, full-service marketing firm with a proven track record and a roster of long-standing clients across a wide range of industries. Strategy-driven firm, developing high-level communications that...
$1,470,000
EBITDA: $376,318
Los Angeles County, CA
This Southern California-based vocational training institute specializes in accelerated training certification programs and continuing education. With nearly two decades of successful operation and...
$1,000,000
Cash Flow: $440,438
San Diego County, CA
A leading window tinting provider in San Diego, this business has been delivering top-tier residential, commercial, and automotive film solutions since 1997. Known for its professionalism and...
$979,723
Cash Flow: $387,385
Available in California
Altitude Trampoline Park is the premier family entertainment destination, bringing active family fun to the global communities it serves. As one of the world's largest family entertainment franchises, the brand has grown to more than 85 locations open or in development across 29 states and four countries.
$400,000
California is a huge state with a lot of money, so it's naturally a popular destination for businesses. The major industries in California include technology, agriculture, and entertainment, but the private business for sale market spans the gamut of sectors.
If you're looking to buy (or sell) a business in California, it helps to have some context on the market. We have aggregated and summarized the most current listings data to provide a basic overview of the business for sale market in California.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses for Sale |
~5,500 |
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Median Asking Price |
$360,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$630,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$150,000 |
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Profit Margin |
23% |
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Earnings Multiple |
2.5 |
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Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Major Metro Areas
More than 80% of all businesses for sale in the state are in the following six metro areas:
How many businesses are listed for sale in California?
There are around 5,400 businesses for sale in California, with listings across various metro areas and statewide.
What types of businesses are for sale?
The marketplace in California is diverse, with all types of businesses in play.
What is the average asking price for these businesses?
The median asking price for businesses listed for sale in California is $360,000.
What is the average revenue of these businesses?
The median reported revenue for these businesses is $630,000.
What is the average seller discretionary earnings?
The median reported earnings, often referred to as Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE), is $150,000.
What are the average valuation multiples?
Typically, businesses are being listed with an earnings multiple of 2.5 and a revenue multiple of 0.6 when referring to the asking price.
Which cities in California have the most businesses listed for sale?
The cities with the highest number of listings are Los Angeles (approx. 480), San Diego (approx. 250), San Francisco (approx. 220), Sacramento (approx. 140), San Jose (approx. 120), Oakland (approx. 80), Long Beach (approx. 80), Anaheim (approx. 60), and Riverside (approx. 60).
How can California business owners sell their own businesses?
Most business owners will retain an experienced business broker, who will typically charge a 10-15% success fee. Some business owners choose to list their business for sale directly and take on the entire process on their own. This can be a complex and challenging task, requiring an understanding of the market, great marketing skills, and even better negotiating skills.
