Dallas, TX
$6,500,000
Dallas, TX
$6,500,000
North Salt Lake, UT
$64,995
California
Cash Flow: $516,000
$58,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Hawaii County, HI
$2,600,000
Paradise, TX
Forestville, MD
$75,000
Ada County, ID
$280,000
Washington
Cash Flow: $183,000
Washington
Cash Flow: $848,000
Nacogdoches County, TX
$200,000
Helena, MT
$125,000
$200,000
New York, NY
Illinois
$9,000,000
$3,500,000
Bruce Felt
Griffiths, Dreher & Evans, PS, CPAs
Serving Spokane County, WA
Established in 1992. Our Investment Advisory Firm of CPAs specializes in helping owners exit their business or make leaving financially optional. Free Initial Consultation. www.grifco.com We have a wealth of information on valuation, exit planning and business sales.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$3,200,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$695,000
Wyoming
$1,999,990
South Carolina
$1,720,000
Miami, FL
$235,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
California
Cash Flow: $1,109,010
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Ventura County, CA
$224,000
$625,000
Montana
Illinois
$4,500,000
Huntington Beach, CA
Cash Flow: $453,268
Clayton County, IA
$125,000
Tampa, FL
$130,000
Wrightstown, WI
$85,000
Tulsa, OK
$406,900
Jacksonville, FL
$149,999
Nashville, TN
$99,999
Phoenix, AZ
$1,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Buffalo, NY
$1,600,000
$4,500,000
North Las Vegas, NV
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Corpus Christi, TX
$1,185,000
California
Cash Flow: $1,109,010
Lanham, MD
$195,000
Kentucky
$2,100,000
Miami, FL
$1,100,000
Erie County, NY
$150,000
North Fort Myers, FL
$125,000
$6,000,000
Carol Shin
Aria Business Advisors
Serving New York County, NY
We make business acquisition simple. Our experienced team of sell-side business brokers offers in-house valuation, legal, and consultation services for middle-market businesses. Aria is unique in that we provide a full suite of services in house that save our clients time and money up front. The Aria team brings decades of experience delivering results and closing high-ticket deals, and as experienced business owners ourselves, we know every business transaction is unique – let us do all the heavy lifting.
Spring, TX
$395,000
Des Moines, IA
$350,000
$40,000
Oakland, CA
Cypress, TX
$395,000
Annapolis, MD
$159,000
Illinois
$195,000
Springtown, TX
$400,000
Honolulu County, HI
$275,000
North Carolina
$4,300,001
Rutland County, VT
$350,000
Companies that "make something" are always in demand, and U.S. manufacturing is growing, despite the decades long march towards offshore production. Some of the most popular categories include:
The manufacturing sector is resilient, and less affected by broader market trends. Asking prices and valuations have been steady through the pandemic years and continually command an average valuation multiple of 3 times seller earnings.
Whether you are considering buying or selling a manufacturing business, having some context is important for evaluating individual businesses relative to the market. To that end, we have aggregated business for sale listing data of manufacturing businesses, and surface key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,194 |
Median Asking Price |
$628,317 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$213,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
Median |
0.75 |
3.12 |
Upper Quartile |
1.10 |
4.23 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Manufacturing Business Valuation Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a manufacturing business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a manufacturing business is $628,317.
How much do manufacturing business owners earn?
Manufacturing business owners report median annual sales of $939,301 and annual owner earnings of $213,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a manufacturing business?
Valuing a manufacturing business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. 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 among manufacturing businesses listed for sale range from 0.50 to 1.10, with the median at 0.75. Earnings multiples range from 2.40 to 4.23, with the median at 3.12. These values suggest a typical manufacturing business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.75 times its annual revenue, and 3.12 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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