Bellflower, CA
$129,000
Bellflower, CA
$129,000
San Diego County, CA
$200,000
North Hollywood, CA
$500,000
Union City, CA
$150,000
Agoura Hills, CA
$119,000
Riverside County, CA
$249,000
San Jose, CA
$1,888,888
La Verne, CA
$159,000
Livermore, CA
$29,000
Sonoma County, CA
$355,000
Artesia, CA
$450,000
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000
Merced, CA
$435,000
$299,999
San Mateo County, CA
Ventura County, CA
$120,000
Sonoma County, CA
$267,000
Dustin Sigall
SD Business Advisors
Serving San Diego County, CA
With over 750 businesses sold nationwide since 2007, our team is the largest and most experienced group of Business Advisors in Southern California. We specialize in selling companies across all industries. From main street to middle-market M&A transactions. We match qualified buyers with quality businesses while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Concord, CA
$178,000
Coloma, CA
$100,000
Walnut Creek, CA
$300,000
Daly City, CA
$99,000
Berkeley, CA
$220,000
Glendale, CA
$390,000
Sacramento, CA
$130,000
Ventura, CA
$35,000
$449,000
San Clemente, CA
Scotts Valley, CA
$361,305
San Diego, CA
$3,000,000
Rocklin, CA
$200,000
San Diego County, CA
$29,000
Tehachapi, CA
$330,000
San Jose, CA
$298,000
Idyllwild, CA
$225,000
Newark, CA
$198,000
Los Angeles, CA
$55,000
Montebello, CA
$349,000
$470,000
Oceanside, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
$140,000
Santa Ana, CA
$219,000
San Bernardino County, CA
$149,000
Los Angeles, CA
$49,000
Tujunga, CA
$700,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$899,000
California
$449,000
Huntington Beach, CA
$239,000
Matt Sadati
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco Inc.
Serving San Francisco County, CA
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco is a multi lingual business broker firm in California.
Orange, CA
$590,000
San Leandro, CA
$59,900
$199,000
Los Angeles, CA
Adelanto, CA
$39,999
Anaheim, CA
$180,000
Alhambra, CA
$299,000
South El Monte, CA
$69,000
San Diego County, CA
$399,000
Orange County, CA
$200,000
Fair Oaks, CA
$175,000
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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