California
Cash Flow: $176,000
California
Cash Flow: $176,000
New York
Cash Flow: $330,000
Cook County, IL
$495,000
Cash Flow: $350,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Macomb County, MI
$4,400,000
Las Vegas, NV
$2,350,000
Indianapolis, IN
$200,000
Tennessee
Cumberland County, ME
$224,900
New York, NY
$975,000
Broward County, FL
$118,000
Collin County, TX
$675,000
Mahoning County, OH
$425,000
Denver, CO
$650,000
Texas
$2,100,000
Fort Worth, TX
$65,000
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Serving Cass County, ND
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Toronto, ON
$337,500
Ontario
Orange County, CA
$299,000
Indiana
$1,498,000
Los Alamos, NM
$2,250,000
Cleveland, OH
$275,000
Utah
$3,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$900,000
Cape Coral, FL
$200,000
St. Louis County, MO
$299,000
Saint Louis, MO
$4,942,000
Minnesota
$11,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Macomb County, MI
$4,400,000
Washington
$1,800,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
St Louis County, MN
$1,335,000
Smith County, TX
$350,000
Cache County, UT
$1,000,000
Morris County, NJ
$325,000
Texas
$1,900,000
Cash Flow: $1,100,000
Illinois
Jackson County, MS
$750,000
Texas
$850,000
Illinois
$1,999,999
Spokane, WA
$259,000
Lockhart, TX
$400,000
Fresno, CA
$1,950,000
Mark Daoust
Quiet Light Brokerage, Inc.
Serving Dakota County, MN
New York
$275,000
Pennsylvania
$1,900,000
Dare County, NC
$1,200,000
Minnesota
$5,530,000
Florida
$449,000
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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