Burlingame, CA
$350,000

Burlingame, CA
$350,000

Orange County, CA
$89,000

San Diego, CA
$195,000

Cotati, CA
$350,000
San Diego County, CA
$450,000
Stanislaus County, CA
$325,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$329,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Huntington Beach, CA
$3,250,000
Napa, CA
$150,000
San Francisco, CA
$195,000
San Diego County, CA
$385,000
San Mateo, CA
$238,000
Sacramento County, CA
$125,000
San Diego, CA
$169,000
Seal Beach, CA
$115,000
Orange County, CA
$569,000
Umang Kathrani
Alliance Bay Realty
Serving Alameda County, CA
Business Broker for East Bay Area
Glendale, CA
$67,000
Brea, CA
$599,000
Sacramento County, CA
$249,000
Jurupa Valley, CA
$1,250,000
Milpitas, CA
$150,000
El Dorado County, CA
$150,000
Chula Vista, CA
$850,000
Sacramento, CA
$225,000
San Francisco, CA
$120,000
San Jose, CA
$255,000
Sacramento, CA
$1,700,000
Sacramento, CA
$298,000
Sunnyvale, CA
$148,000
Solano County, CA
$65,000
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
San Mateo County, CA
$750,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$75,000
California
$1,900,000
Millbrae, CA
$250,000
Rocklin, CA
$100,000
Campbell, CA
$699,000
Ramona, CA
$140,000
San Jose, CA
$165,000
Colton, CA
$200,000
Riverside, CA
$70,000
West Covina, CA
$150,000
Valencia, CA
$275,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$389,000
Arthur Huang
Pinnacle Real Estate Group
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Buena Park, CA
$399,000
Corona, CA
$69,000
San Diego, CA
$249,999
West Covina, CA
$160,000
Santa Monica, CA
$250,000
Sacramento County, CA
$219,000
Food and restaurant businesses are among the most common businesses bought and sold on BizBuySell. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, it is helpful to have some context on the local market. To provide that context, we have analyzed restaurant for sale listings in California and aggregated financial data to help you compare and evaluate individual restaurant businesses.
Market Snapshot
| 
		 Number of Businesses Analyzed  | 
	
		 1,825  | 
| 
		 Median Asking Price  | 
	
		 $282,000  | 
| 
		 Median Reported Revenue  | 
	
		 $660,000  | 
| 
		 Median Reported Earnings  | 
	
		 $120,000  | 
| 
		 Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings.  | 
|
California Restaurant Valuation Multiples
| 
		 Range  | 
	
		 Revenue  | 
	
		 Earnings (SDE)  | 
| 
		 Lower Quartile  | 
	
		 0.29  | 
	
		 1.91  | 
| 
		 Median  | 
	
		 0.42  | 
	
		 2.50  | 
| 
		 Upper Quartile  | 
	
		 0.60  | 
	
		 3.33  | 
| 
		 Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price.  | 
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Read the Report:
Restaurant Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a restaurant in California?
The median asking price for restaurants in California is $282,000. However, prices can range significantly higher or lower depending on location, size, type, and the financial health of the business.
How much do restaurant owners earn?
The median reported discretionary earnings for restaurant businesses listed for sale in California is $120,000. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant, location, management efficiency, and market demand.
How are restaurants in California valued?
Most business owners (and buyers) will start by applying earnings and revenue multiples to the businesses reported financials. This way buyers and sellers can gauge the value of a restaurant business relative to its peers in the market.
Based on our most recent analysis of California restaurant business listings, revenue multiples range from 0.29 to 0.60, with the median at 0.42. Earnings multiples range from 1.91 to 3.33, with the median at 2.50. This means restaurants in California are valued, on average, around 0.42 times annual revenue, and/or 2.50 times annual owner earnings.
On average, businesses sell for about 80-90% of asking price, so valuation multiples based on active listings tend to be higher than closed sale multiples.
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