Bonney Lake, WA
$100,000
Bonney Lake, WA
$100,000
Roessleville, NY
$949,000
Pinellas County, FL
$90,360
Bexar County, TX
$73,200
Runnemede, NJ
$350,000
Burlington, NJ
$200,000
Bensalem, PA
$200,000
Columbus, GA
$24,900
Westchester County, NY
$295,000
Ventura County, CA
$62,400
W Baton Rouge County, LA
$531,000
Orange County, CA
$52,000
Sacramento County, CA
$48,000
St. Augustine, FL
$16,000
New York
$675,000
Bellmawr, NJ
$350,000
Ken pokorny
Murphy Business Sales
Serving Collin County, TX
I am part of the largest and most successful business brokerage firm in North America specializing in the buying and selling of businesses, franchises, and commercial real estate. Murphy Business Sales closed sales transactions over $400M last year with the average size of $1.2M. We also have an elite M&A team that focuses in the middle market area (Revenues $20M- $100M+ ). Our offices are conveniently located throughout the United States and Canada. We have unsurpassed access to buyers and sellers nationwide. We are #1 in Business Sales because we create deal teams and bring in any and all resources in our system to achieve the client's objectives. Our proven process and system provide our clients with the means to achieve their goals successfully. We provide complete, thorough, and professional experience as we guide our clients through the maze of financial, legal and business activities to enter or exit a business. We spend a considerable amount of time and focus to assess and understand the client's personal, professional and financial life goals whenever we engage in business transactions. We have access to a vast wealth of professionals to assist in the business valuation assessment and exit planning process, as the situation requires.
Philadelphia, PA
$350,000
Suffern, NY
$200,000
Oakland, NJ
$200,000
Paramus, NJ
$400,000
New City, NY
$400,000
North Dakota
$1,150,000
Sacramento County, CA
$84,000
Michigan
$1,200,000
Missouri
$400,000
Scottsdale, AZ
$110,000
Burlington, NJ
$250,000
Kernersville, NC
$1,160,000
Merced County, CA
$27,600
Charlotte, NC
$165,000
Lake County, CA
$408,000
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$275,000
Maryland
$4,900,000
Tennessee
$72,000
Alabama
$85,000
Rockwood, TN
$78,000
Mississippi
$72,000
Kentucky
$194,000
Florida
$85,000
Danbury, CT
$63,000
Satellite Beach, FL
$102,480
Monroe County, FL
$779,000
Kerr County, TX
$127,200
San Diego County, CA
$110,400
Mark Duncan
Prescott Commercial Real Estate
Serving Yavapai County, AZ
New Haven County, CT
$50,000
New Haven County, CT
$50,000
Nassau County, NY
$49,000
Chambers County, TX
$40,200
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$358,000
DeKalb County, GA
$65,400
Business routes fall into many categories, but the most listed for sale on BizBuySell are pool service routes, delivery routes (FedEx and Amazon are the most common), ATM routes, and food delivery routes.
If you are looking to buy or sell a business route, you will need to understand how these businesses are expected to perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated and analyzed business routes for sale listing data to uncover average financials, and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Business Route Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report: Route Business Valuation Multiples & Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a business route?
Prices vary depending on the scale and profitability, but the median asking price for a business route in the U.S. is approximately $171,900.
How much do business route owners earn?
Business routes vary in scale, but owners report median annual sales of $533,260 and annual owner earnings of $104,050. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a business route?
Valuing a business route involves considering several factors, including locations served, annual sales, profit, and growth (or decline) trends. 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 business routes listed for sale range from 0.28 to 0.82, with the median at 0.63. Earnings multiples range from 1.02 to 3.20, with the median at 1.84. These values suggest the average business route in the U.S. may sell for around 0.63 times its annual revenue, and 1.84 times its annual owner's earnings.
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