Reading, PA
$2,100,000
Reading, PA
$2,100,000
Crestwood, KY
Shreveport, LA
St Thomas, Usvi
$395,000
Passaic County, NJ
$549,900
San Francisco, CA
$1,595,000
Los Angeles, CA
$14,000,000
Los Angeles, CA
$7,500,000
Leander, TX
$1,295,000
Coolville, OH
$320,000
Philadelphia, PA
$399,999
Picton, ON
$699,000
Ocala, FL
$24,500
Ocala, FL
$750,000
Ocala, FL
$1,200,000
Kingston, NY
$995,000
Julieanna Wakileh
Liberty Business Advisors
Serving Contra Costa County, CA
"At Liberty Business Advisors we provide expert advisory and brokerage services to business owners and buyers. With offices conveniently located throughout California we have successfully represented over 2,000 business owners and completed more than $1.5 Billion of sales transactions since our founding in 2003. Liberty Business Advisors is a multi-cultural company with 15 different languages spoken among our team of Brokers and Associates. Most importantly, we all speak one common language, the language of business. Our recent merger with Century 21 Real Estate Alliance has greatly expanded our market reach by creating an expansive referral network that now includes over 40 residential resale offices and 1,800 active agents. This vast experience and expansive market presence enables us to provide invaluable information and insight to business owners, buyers and investors while assisting them with every aspect of selling or buying a business or Income Property. If you are contemplating selling or buying a business, we will help you make it happen. Our company philosophy at Liberty Business Advisors is to always place the needs of our clients first. Not only do we emphasize honesty and integrity in all our dealings, we make them absolutely imperative."
Newport, NH
$849,000
Lizella, GA
$770,000
Oakland County, MI
$2,700,000
Greentree, PA
$6,500,000
Mckeesport, PA
$1,300,000
Phillips, WI
$100,000
Mount Vernon, KY
$4,599,000
Hialeah, FL
$2,000,000
Orland, CA
$15,000,000
Minnesota
$260,000
Bc Interior, BC
$2,780,000
Pleasant Valley, NY
Pleasant Valley, NY
Haines City, FL
$18,000,000
Temple City, CA
West Seneca, NY
Village Of Pinecrest, FL
$3,700,000
San Jacinto County, TX
Bronx, NY
$3,500,000
Escondido, CA
$399,999
Burlington County, NJ
$1,850,000
Montgomery County, TX
Polk County, TX
Houston, TX
Denton County, TX
$1,450,000
St Thomas
$4,000,000
Uinta County, WY
$3,500,000
Saint Louis, MO
$285,000
Lawrence Moore
GAI: Gibson and Associates, Inc.
Serving Escambia County, FL
Founded in 1992 with headquarters in Pensacola, Florida, GAI is a licensed Florida and Alabama Business Brokerage firm working with privately held, family and corporate businesses with the objective to help the owners achieve their financial goals. GAI serves the Gulf Coast regions of Pensacola, Destin, Panama City, Gulf Shores, Destin, and more. Pensacola Business Broker & Destin Business Broker, GAI is a specialist in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of privately held, smaller to mid-market businesses providing a wide range of services which include business valuation, corporate growth plans, succession and exit planning.
Virginia
$450,000
$75,000
$60,000
$15,000
$200,000
$100,000
The building and construction industry is diverse. It involves large companies that take care of all the work from breaking ground to putting on the final coat of paint. It also encompasses smaller companies that specialize in a particular area such as HVAC, concrete, or plumbing.
If you’re looking to buy or sell a construction business, it helps to have some context on pricing and valuation of these companies in the business for sale market. To that end, we have aggregated listing data to surface key financial benchmarks and valuation multiple ranges. This information can provide context for evaluating construction businesses for sale and help guide owners toward valuing their own business.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,946 |
Median Asking Price |
$647,500 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$1,200,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$280,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Construction Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.33 |
1.76 |
Median |
0.55 |
2.68 |
Upper Quartile |
0.87 |
3.53 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Building & Construction Business Valuation Metrics and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a construction business?
Prices vary depending on sales volume and financial performance, but the median asking price for a construction business in the U.S. is approximately $647,500.
How much do building and construction company owners earn?
On average, construction company owners report median annual sales of $1,200,000 and annual owner earnings of $280,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a building and construction business?
Valuing a building and construction business involves considering several factors, including annual sales volume, profit, 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 in the building and construction industry typically range from 0.33 to 0.87, with the median at 0.55. Earnings multiples range from 1.76 to 3.53, with the median at 2.68. These values suggest the average construction company may sell for around 0.55 times its annual revenue, and 2.68 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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