Santa Monica, CA
$250,000
Santa Monica, CA
$250,000
Redondo Beach, CA
$1,800,000
Oakland, CA
$370,000
Monrovia, CA
$159,000
Diamond Springs, CA
$300,000
Los Angeles, CA
$349,000
Riverside County, CA
$340,000
Milpitas, CA
$160,000
California
$350,000
San Francisco, CA
$120,000
Antioch, CA
$280,000
Lancaster, CA
$375,000
Sacramento County, CA
$125,000
San Francisco, CA
$300,000
Saratoga, CA
$250,000
Winnetka, CA
$600,000
Annie Adjchavanich
Secret HQ, Inc.
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Secret HQ, Inc is boutique California real estate brokerage specializing in second generation restaurant and bar business opportunities (ABC Type 41, 47, 48). Pizza, donut/dessert, bakery, ice cream, coffee, juice, boba and cafe spaces are our specialty. Beauty, wellness, nail salons, hair salons, spa businesses.
San Francisco, CA
$200,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$395,000
San Bernardino County, CA
$139,000
Anaheim, CA
$168,000
Ladera Ranch, CA
$149,000
Torrance, CA
$995,000
Santa Barbara, CA
$1,100,000
Alameda County, CA
$250,000
Prunedale, CA
$149,000
Grass Valley, CA
$315,000
San Jose, CA
$395,000
Agoura Hills, CA
$2,500,000
San Diego County, CA
$250,000
Hawthorne, CA
$200,000
San Jose, CA
$1,250,000
Laguna Niguel, CA
$395,000
Los Angeles, CA
$249,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$248,000
Temecula, CA
$450,000
Lakewood, CA
$175,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$249,000
Irvine, CA
$160,000
Berkeley, CA
$299,000
Sacramento, CA
$399,000
San Diego, CA
$79,888
Marin County, CA
$100,000
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
Long Beach, CA
$180,000
Xiaoming Huang
eXp Commercial
Serving Alameda County, CA
eXp Commercial is a comprehensive residential and commercial real estate brokerage, provides full-service, award-winning property management services to both investors and residents alike in the United States, Canada, and other parts of the world.
Redwood City, CA
$175,000
Menifee, CA
$190,001
California
$295,000
Sun Valley, CA
$150,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$525,000
Los Angeles, CA
$1,550,000
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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