Fairfield, CA
$150,000
Fairfield, CA
$150,000
Borrego Springs, CA
$499,999
Milpitas, CA
$320,000
San Jose, CA
$325,000
Chatsworth, CA
$130,000
Cathedral City, CA
$120,000
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000
Anaheim, CA
$297,000
San Bernardino County, CA
$109,000
Fontana, CA
$325,000
Santa Ana, CA
$199,000
Orange County, CA
$419,000
Fullerton, CA
$199,000
Anaheim, CA
$249,000
North Hollywood, CA
$520,000
Milpitas, CA
$350,000
Tommy Tran
Grand Realty Group
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
We have local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Over the years, we've worked with hundreds of Business and property owners and thousands of property buyers in California. We speak your language whether it's Chinese (Mandarin), English, Persian, Thai, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Burmese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese (/Cantonese)
Contra Costa County, CA
$600,000
San Francisco, CA
$225,000
Dublin, CA
$195,000
Santa Clara County, CA
$165,000
Poway, CA
$190,000
Oakland, CA
$139,000
Dublin, CA
$175,000
San Diego, CA
$169,000
San Marcos, CA
$120,000
San Mateo, CA
$325,000
Brea, CA
$235,000
San Diego County, CA
$175,000
Studio City, CA
$195,000
Encino, CA
$50,000
Santa Clarita, CA
$275,000
Fullerton, CA
$269,000
San Diego, CA
$99,999
Los Angeles, CA
$795,000
Nevada County, CA
$185,000
Stanislaus County, CA
$315,000
Long Beach, CA
$250,000
San Carlos, CA
$290,000
San Diego County, CA
$650,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Copperopolis, CA
$5,750,000
San Bernardino County, CA
$525,000
Irvine, CA
$280,000
Sacramento County, CA
$398,000
Laguna Beach, CA
$1,599,000
Leslie Haro
City Street
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Santa Barbara County, CA
$350,000
Burlingame, CA
$450,000
Rohnert Park, CA
$85,000
Pasadena, CA
$105,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$3,400,000
California
Cash Flow: $670,000
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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