Business Sale Valuation
Before you liquidate, price the going concern. Enter your SDE, pick your sector for the multiple, add inventory and real estate, and see the estimated sale price next to the liquidation fallback.
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Your Business Value
Estimated Sale Price
* Multiples are BizBuySell 2021–2025 sector ranges (blended ~2.57x SDE, concentrated 2–3.5x). A broker prices to your specifics; not financial advice.
What This Valuation Shows
SDE × Sector Multiple
Defaults from BizBuySell 2021–2025 transaction data, editable for your specifics.
Inventory & Real Estate
Adds inventory at cost and prices owned real estate separately.
Liquidation Compare
Shows the auction fallback so you can see the premium a sale captures.
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Authoritative References
- BizBuySell — Market Data Report — Main Street SDE multiples by sector, Q1 2021–Q4 2025.
Estimates only. Multiples are ranges from transaction data retrieved 2026-08-13, not a guarantee and not financial advice. A broker prices to your specifics.
Business Valuation FAQs
BizBuySell’s 2021–2025 data shows a blended Main Street multiple around 2.57x SDE, concentrated in 2x–3.5x. By sector: retail ~2.61x, services ~2.59x, restaurants ~2.24x, medical/fitness ~2.74x, beauty ~2.10x, marine ~3.09x, online/tech ~3.33x.
Usually plus inventory at cost, with real estate priced separately if owned. A store with $150K SDE at 2.5x plus $40K inventory lists near $415K — far above auction recovery.
A going concern keeps the cashflow multiple; liquidation recovers 25–50% on equipment and 20–50% on inventory. The valuation tool compares both so you do not leave money on the table.