Monterey County, CA
Perfect for sole proprietor/owner operator, and/or an add-on for an existing business complimentary to this one! Seasonal business, run your own schedule. This is a great opportunity to grow a...

Monterey County, CA
Perfect for sole proprietor/owner operator, and/or an add-on for an existing business complimentary to this one! Seasonal business, run your own schedule. This is a great opportunity to grow a...
$249,000
Cash Flow: $116,961
California
Here is a unique acquisition opportunity within the rapidly growing Building Service Contractor (BSC) industry that utilizes a Vendor Managed Platform. This highly profitable business generated...
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,700,000

San Diego County, CA
Unlock a wealth of opportunity with this turnkey law practice, expertly specializing in employment and labor law. Consistent revenue generation and strong profits. Accounts Receivable and pending...
$850,000
Cash Flow: $1,020,936

San Luis Obispo County, CA
This is a fantastic opportunity to acquire a well-established and profitable B2B service provider located in San Luis Obispo County. The business is widely recognized for its exceptional reputation...
$160,000
Contra Costa County, CA
Are you ready to own a thriving home efficiency business in a high-demand industry? This is a well-established insulation installation business that is highly profitable and runs extremely smoothly....
$150,000
Cash Flow: $299,000
Contra Costa County, CA
This is a "A" rated pool business that has 25 commercial pool accounts. Well established, decades of business with exceptional experience in service, repairs, replacement of equipment, filter cleaning...
$275,000
Cash Flow: $150,000
Los Angeles, CA
Founded in 2011, the Company is a niche consulting and advisory firm serving in cell therapy, gene and gene-modified cell therapies, other regenerative medicines, tissue engineering, and cell-based...
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,144,000
Irvine, CA
This pharmaceutical company has developed and patented a universal tumor-targeting drug-delivery platform that can improve the safety and efficacy of many existing chemo treatments, with the ability...
$20,000,000
Monterey County, CA
This is a rare chance to acquire a well-established, highly profitable B2B service provider with over 50 years of success and a stellar local reputation. Specializing in print, marketing, and design...
$1,295,000
Cash Flow: $353,000
Murrieta, CA
Mission’s Tortilla Route for sale in the Murrieta, California region for $300,000! Currently generating $856,650 in yearly sales and nets $121,134. Distributorship and territory are purchased through...
$300,000
Cash Flow: $121,134
Available in California
JOIN OUR TOP-RANKED EDUCATION FRANCHISE. Take advantage of the limited-time $19,000 Discounted Franchisee Initial Fee (valued at $36K) for new franchise owners!
$110,000
California
Highly Profitable Cannabis, Hemp Testing Laboratory in CA *** Business is under Contract *** Industry: Regulated Laboratory Services – Cannabis Compliance & R&D Testing Location: Southern California...
$7,450,000
Cash Flow: $1,740,541
Los Angeles, CA
Mission’s Tortilla Route for sale in the Santa Clarita, California region for $85,000! Currently generating $419,886 in yearly sales and nets $56,980. Distributorship and territory are purchased...
$85,000
Cash Flow: $56,980
$175,000
Kern County, CA
California
The business provides specialty appliance and related products to homeowners and contractors. The company sells a range of manufacturer lines, and its revenues are generated from installing specialty...
$495,000
Cash Flow: $269,175
Sacramento County, CA
The owner is semi-absentee from the business and day-to-day operations. Owner does not perform body piercing procedures and has a Full-Time Manager. This body piercing studio is highly rated on Yelp,...
$550,000
Cash Flow: $185,000
Harmohan Rathour
RE/MAX Golden Empire
Serving Kern County, CA
Experience In Action. When you work with a RE/MAX Commercial Practioner, you're partnering with a global network of 3,300+ commercial real estate professionals backed by the number 1 name in real estate. Practitioners have the knowledge, experience, and network to help you reach your investing goals.
Woodland, CA
Here's your opportunity to join the dynamic staffing and recruiting industry as the franchise owner of a well-established, well-known staffing brand in growing Yolo County! The current owner has...
$289,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
California
Auto Repair & SMOG Shop w/Real Estate in CA - SC2166 Financial Information Asking Price: $749,000 Cash Flow: $70,000 Gross Revenue: $450,000 Down Payment: $749,000 This Northern California based auto...
$749,000
Cash Flow: $70,000
Placerville, CA
You could own the taste of Legit. Texas. Barbecue in Placerville, CA. The Multi-unit owner-operator is downsizing and Restaurant is offered for sale with immediate operational opportunity—great...
$50,000
San Francisco, CA
7 ATM Locations in the San Francisco, CA area - all high-end Hotels, one shopping mall - making $12,000/yr NET (outside of Gas and time) for sale for $20,898 Buyer must join ACFN ATM franchise...
$20,898
Cash Flow: $12,000
Escondido, CA
Established Coin Laundromat Asset Sale - Escondido, CA This fully equipped coin laundromat represents an exceptional opportunity to acquire a complete laundry operation at a significantly reduced...
$80,000
Available in California
ARE YOU A PEOPLE PERSON? We need professionals who have experience building and leading a team of people.
$50,000
Studio City, CA
Turnkey Hospice Agency Asset Sale - Studio City, California This fully licensed and accredited hospice agency represents an exceptional turnkey opportunity in the growing healthcare sector. Located in...
$420,000
Brentwood, CA
Selling a fully equipped 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 carpet cleaning van paired with premium, nearly new professional equipment, including a 2022 Sapphire Scientific 370SS truckmount with only...
$44,900
$170,000
Orange County, CA
Van Nuys, CA
Top essential pool service route. Great route. 60 accounts $7,500.00 monthly recurring income, plus EXTRA billings for filters and other related maintenance. Well established accounts. Training and...
$90,000
Los Angeles, CA
Asking Price: $200,000 (Furniture and Accessories valued at over $500,000) Are you ready to own an exciting and lucrative business in the heart of the Los Angeles real estate market? This established...
$200,000
San Mateo, CA
Established restaurant and catering service asset sale opportunity in San Mateo, California. This turnkey operation was founded in 2020 and is strategically positioned in a high-traffic area with...
$100,000
Fullerton, CA
At A1 Machining and Welding we specialize in Aluminum welding, Stainless Steel welding, and Steel Welding welding. We also provide welding on Cast aluminum, Cast Iron and Steel, Brass, Copper, and...
$88,000
Paso Robles, CA
Turn-key 1971 Land Yacht Airstream. Fully renovated & remodeled into a mobile bar for beer, wine, cocktail or coffee service. This is the perfect trailer for event catering. Complete with a VIP lounge...
$59,900
Turlock, CA
DECORATIVE GIANT ARTIFICIAL TREES - ASSET SALE Established in 1997, this specialized event rental asset portfolio features an impressive collection of giant artificial trees measuring 12-16 feet tall...
$50,000
Los Angeles, CA
Established in 2022, this thriving commercial kitchen and catering operation presents an exceptional opportunity in the heart of Valley Village. With $890,000 in annual revenue and $183,000 in...
$275,000
Available Nationwide
GarageExperts® is the dominant leader in the garage renovation and commercial epoxy and polyaspartic flooring industry which is part of the $538 billion home improvement market. For over 15 years, we have been helping residential, commercial, and industrial customers transform their spaces with epoxy and polyaspartic floor coatings, custom-built cabinets, and slatwall organizational systems. The home improvement and commercial market is expected to be a $620 billion industry by the year 2025, leading to endless possibilities for our garage organization and two-component commercial floor coating company. Learn more about becoming a garage floor franchise today.
$65,000
Santa Ana, CA
Laundromat located in the heart of Santa Ana, CA. with state of the art Continental Girbau equipment, and over 4k active loyalty card members, adding 906 loyalty card members with balances in the last...
$695,000
Indio, CA
--> Great Opportunity for an Unopened Franchise Territory with Pink's Window Services - One of the Fastest Growing Home Service Franchise Concepts Out There! Save big on this one vs. new! --> Pink's...
$25,000
$200,000
Orange County, CA
Irvine, CA
Various sizes Commercial Kitchens in Irvine. Catering , Meal Prep, Ghost and commisary kitchens.Irvine,freeway access 5 year lease with (3) 5 year options. Commercial Kitchen fully built out and...
$3,000
Sacramento, CA
--> Asset sale for three large franchise territories across the Sacramento, CA market area for a super popular and fast growing non-traditional cleaning services company - Pinks Window Cleaning! You...
$99,500
Available in California
Enjoy an Average Territory Gross Revenue of $717,860 and invest in a multi-stream business.
$75,000
Tustin, CA
This location has business and resident area and in and out is easy. The building and all machines are it loos good for them. 4 Wash bays and 1 auto car wash 4 Vacuum Monthly gross is $45,000 per...
$4,100,000
Los Angeles, CA
Prime mixed-use investment featuring four 1-bedroom residential units above two strong commercial storefronts. Each apartment includes its own garage, offering secure parking and the valuable...
$989,999
Portola, CA
FOR SALE OR LEASE Building is currently leased until November 30th and Seller will consider a new tenant. Located in core commercial area of Portola, CA. on Highway 70 with great visibility and daily...
$290,000
Sacramento County, CA
We are pleased to offer this Commercial Kitchen Property centrally located and ideally set up for catering and commissary use. The site benefits from its close proximity to Downtown Sacramento, and...
$799,000
Modern Dumpster Rental is the solution for new home construction, home remodels, commercial and industrial construction projects. Our junk/waste removal services are friendly, professional and...
$40,000
John Ovrom
EXIT CONSULTING GROUP
Serving San Diego County, CA
Exit Consulting Group, Inc. (ECG) is a premier exit strategies management firm built upon the experience of professionals who have sharpened their skills by starting, growing, managing, and selling multiple companies of their own. We give profitable businesses the ability to build comprehensive strategies to navigate upcoming transitions successfully. As the transaction advisor, we specialize in developing roadmaps for businesses either going through or anticipating a transition, helping with everything from setting up for generational success, exit strategies, partner disputes, developing value adding strategies, selling and more. Working hand-in-hand with our clients, we define what success looks like and then establish a plan of action to achieve those results. Depending on the business and ideal timetable, those results range. We work to help owners successfully exit their business in a way that the organization still thrives, drive value to the business to increase sale revenues, mitigate disunity between key stakeholders to identify clear path moving forward, manage the transaction of the sale and more.
Inception Lighting—Your Gateway to a Six-Figure, Year-Round Business Join Inception Lighting, a leader in commercial and residential permanent lighting applications, and become part of an industry...
$749
FRANCHISE for the EB1c Green Card $395,00 FRANCHISE. A great opportunity to join the Green Movement in Lawn care. All equipment is electric so the customers are very happy with the reduction in noise...
$395,000
$42,000,000
California
Turnkey Pressure Washing & Solar Panel Cleaning Business – LA Area – Profitable & Growing! Step into a profitable, turnkey pressure washing and solar panel cleaning business with no overhead! Perfect...
$55,000
Are you ready to own a business that combines innovative technology with exceptional customer service in a thriving market? This franchise offers a unique cleaning process that stands out from...
$30,000
Available in California
Want To Be Your Own Boss? Join PlumbingPro, a very lucrative and disruptive service franchise with an Executive Business Model
$100,000
In 2015, Farmer’s Insurance ran a Superbowl commercial highlighting the dangers of clogged dryer vents. Overnight, a little known service industry boomed as million of people realized they had never...
$89,000
Established three years ago, Abode and Bugserv have been dedicated to providing efficient and effective home maintenance and pest control solutions to thousands of satisfied customers. Our commitment...
$12,500
All of the value in this opportunity is in the revenue generation, sales, marketing, and software. We provide a revenue stream from day 1, and a system that builds a recurring revenue client base over...
$39,000
"STOP PUTTING IT OFF - BE YOUR OWN BOSS!" You can be your own boss for an initial capital of only $249. We are way more reasonable than our competition! Their starting cost is from $5000 to $50,000!...
$249
Orange County, CA
$5,890,000
Anaheim, CA
$3,700,000
San Diego County, CA
$2,270,000
Riverside County, CA
$200,000
California
$84,900
Available in California
$100,000
For those in the market to buy or sell a service business in California, 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 California service businesses.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
423 |
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Median Asking Price |
$322,500 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$400,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$136,896 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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California Service Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.52 |
1.76 |
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Median |
0.80 |
2.58 |
|
Upper Quartile |
1.18 |
3.47 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Service Business Valuation Multiples & Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a service business in California?
Prices vary depending on sales volume and financial performance, but the median asking price for a service business in California is approximately $322,500.
How much do service business owners earn?
These businesses vary in sales volume, but California service business owners report median annual sales of $400,000 and annual owner earnings of $136,896. 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 in California range from 0.52 to 1.18, with the median at 0.80. Earnings multiples range from 1.76 to 3.47, with the median at 2.58. These values indicate that a typical service business in California may sell for around 0.80 times its annual revenue, and 2.58 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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