Arcadia, CA
$285,500
Arcadia, CA
$285,500
Lake County, OH
$800,000
Orange County, FL
$450,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Allen County, IN
$5,550,000
Columbia, SC
$74,999
Surry County, NC
$425,000
Greenville, SC
Warren County, IA
$200,000
Atlanta, GA
Cash Flow: $150,000
New York
Cash Flow: $540,195
Washington
$4,850,000
Marion County, OR
$1,700,000
Cash Flow: $850,515
$625,000
Montana
Skiatook, OK
$600,000
Lake County, FL
$110,000
Kevin Castello
Melting Point Systems
Serving Williamson County, TX
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Dallas County, TX
$560,000
Lilburn, GA
$300,000
Scottsdale, AZ
$275,000
Texas
$18,000,000
Polk County, FL
$1,200,000
Baltimore, MD
$400,000
San Francisco, CA
$230,000
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$90,000
$4,500,000
North Las Vegas, NV
Oakland County, MI
$725,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Arkansas
Southern Ontario, ON
$2,400,000
Gta, ON
$125,000
Charleston County, SC
$985,000
Fulton County, GA
$200,000
Pennsylvania
Cash Flow: $300,008
Oklahoma City, OK
$375,000
Northampton County, PA
$1,300,000
San Jose, FL
$424,990
Norfolk, VA
St. Augustine, FL
$199,000
$1,810,000
Polk County, FL
$85,000
San Joaquin County, CA
$350,000
Rochester, NY
$298,500
Payson, UT
$99,995
Harris County, TX
$550,000
Missouri
Robert Hanson
R. Hanson Corporation
Serving Lake County, IL
Travis County, TX
$950,000
Ohio
$1,300,000
$6,500,000
Rockville, MD
Michigan
$550,000
Tampa, FL
$249,900
Johnson City, NY
$895,999
Miami, FL
$650,000
Cincinnati, OH
$424,999
El Monte, CA
$22,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Anaheim, CA
$15,500,000
Companies that "make something" are always in demand, and U.S. manufacturing is growing, despite the decades long march towards offshore production. Some of the most popular categories include:
The manufacturing sector is resilient, and less affected by broader market trends. Asking prices and valuations have been steady through the pandemic years and continually command an average valuation multiple of 3 times seller earnings.
Whether you are considering buying or selling a manufacturing business, having some context is important for evaluating individual businesses relative to the market. To that end, we have aggregated business for sale listing data of manufacturing businesses, and surface key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,194 |
Median Asking Price |
$628,317 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$213,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
Median |
0.75 |
3.12 |
Upper Quartile |
1.10 |
4.23 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Manufacturing Business Valuation Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a manufacturing business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a manufacturing business is $628,317.
How much do manufacturing business owners earn?
Manufacturing business owners report median annual sales of $939,301 and annual owner earnings of $213,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a manufacturing business?
Valuing a manufacturing business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among manufacturing businesses listed for sale range from 0.50 to 1.10, with the median at 0.75. Earnings multiples range from 2.40 to 4.23, with the median at 3.12. These values suggest a typical manufacturing business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.75 times its annual revenue, and 3.12 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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