Fresno, CA
$95,000
Fresno, CA
$95,000
Bakersfield, CA
$15,000
Orange County, CA
$240,000
Berkeley, CA
$200,000
Riverside, CA
$225,000
Huntington Beach, CA
$350,000
Torrance, CA
$159,000
Hollywood, CA
$375,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$180,000
California
$495,000
California
$2,195,000
California
$321,000
Alameda County, CA
$175,000
$199,000
Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles, CA
$320,000
Palo Alto, CA
$218,000
Linn Crader
Murphy Business - Pacific Northwest & Los Angeles
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Murphy Business is one of the largest business brokerage firms in North America. Professional experienced intermediaries provide the following unsurpassed brokerage services: - Our affiliations with National and International Business Brokerages and Merger & Acquisition associations assure sellers the best exposure when Selling a Business or Buying a Business - Skilled intermediaries provide assistance in Mergers and Acquisitions. - Business Valuation Services performed by qualified professionals - We uncover the Best Franchise Opportunity for a buyer - Experienced certified appraisal professionals perform Equipment Appraisals - Our experienced Commercial Real Estate Brokers assist with site selection Our regional offices cover Oregon, Washington and the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
Visalia, CA
$400,000
Anaheim, CA
$250,000
San Bernardino, CA
$1,200,000
San Jose, CA
$500,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$595,000
San Jose, CA
$250,000
Covina, CA
$89,000
Glendale, CA
$219,000
$95,000
Los Angeles, CA
Sunnyvale, CA
$380,000
Artesia, CA
$200,000
West Hollywood, CA
$2,500,000
Palo Alto, CA
$220,000
Temecula, CA
$99,000
San Francisco, CA
$295,000
La Mirada, CA
$70,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$330,000
Thousand Oaks, CA
$120,000
Orange County, CA
$350,000
Walnut Creek, CA
San Francisco, CA
$79,000
Studio City, CA
$395,000
Westminster, CA
$220,000
Moorpark, CA
$600,000
Los Gatos, CA
$238,000
Berkeley, CA
$195,000
Sacramento, CA
$110,000
San Francisco, CA
$248,000
Ajay Singh
California Business Broker
Serving Santa Clara County, CA
California Business Broker (CBB) has sold over 600 businesses over 25 years. CBB specializes in buying and selling both franchise and non-franchise Businesses like Gas stations, Car wash, Laundromats, Convenience stores, Liquor stores, Fast food restaurants, Bars, and Grills. We will provide you with one of the most extensive databases analyses that will aid you in making the best decisions alongside the process of escrow. We have extensive experience working with SBA, conventional lenders, and hard loan money lenders.
San Bruno, CA
$268,000
Riverside, CA
$225,000
$5,500,000
San Bernardino, CA
Fresno, CA
$129,000
Fresno, CA
$599,000
San Carlos, CA
$600,000
Van Nuys, CA
$429,000
Sacramento, CA
$155,000
Sacramento, CA
$85,000
Jackson, CA
$120,000
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. |
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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