La Verne, CA
$85,000

La Verne, CA
$85,000

Downey, CA
$125,000

Rancho Cucamonga, CA
$59,000

Glendale, CA
$479,000
Lomita, CA
$280,000
Orange County, CA
$465,000
Orange County, CA
$325,000
Orange County, CA
$365,000
Marin County, CA
$290,000
Orange County, CA
$350,000
San Francisco, CA
$220,000
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA
$459,000
Fremont, CA
$295,000
Campbell, CA
$250,000
Glendale, CA
$350,000
Hancock, CA
$95,000
Dustin Sigall
SD Business Advisors
Serving San Diego County, CA
With over 800 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 lower middle-market M&A transactions. We match qualified buyers with quality businesses while maintaining strict confidentiality.
Redwood City, CA
$175,000
Anaheim, CA
$95,000
North Hollywood, CA
$120,000
Sutter County, CA
$225,000
Berkeley, CA
$124,900
Redlands, CA
$429,000
San Francisco, CA
$150,000
San Diego, CA
$235,000
Los Angeles, CA
$229,000
San Francisco, CA
$199,000
Redding, CA
$1,200,000
Torrance, CA
$87,000
Pasadena, CA
$120,000
Cerritos, CA
$149,000
Orange, CA
$169,000
Glendora, CA
$350,000
Pacifica, CA
$297,000
Solano County, CA
$300,000
Aliso Viejo, CA
$550,000
Bakersfield, CA
$95,000
Imperial Beach, CA
$250,000
Long Beach, CA
$250,000
Orange County, CA
$365,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$244,000
El Monte, CA
$350,000
San Francisco, CA
$248,000
Bakersfield, CA
$55,000
Orange County, CA
$210,000
Alexis Devries
HCC Real Estate
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Berkeley, CA
$200,000
Riverside, CA
$225,000
Torrance, CA
$159,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$180,000
California
$495,000
California
$2,195,000
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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