Anyone have experience with engineering consulting companies?

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November 25, 2025

by a searcher from Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School in Boston, MA, USA

Seeing some new listings come up, and interested in seeing what are the multiples for this industry? It's mostly in the structural engineering space.
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from University of Florida in Denver, CO, USA
I work for an engineering consulting firm and we recently acquired a smaller electrical engineering firm. Happy to chat more about it.
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from Cornell University in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hi Anon - nice to meet you. Happy to answer this one. Engineering consulting firms, including structural engineering, typically trade around 3.0x to 4.0x EBITDA depending on customer concentration, licensing continuity, and the seller’s role. SBA lenders focus heavily on licensing plans and whether a qualifying engineer will remain for at least 12 months with a multi-year agreement. If you want to dig into some actual data, Searchfunder has DealStats (https://searchfunder.com/bvr). You can filter by industry and review actual closed business sale multiples and pricing from recent transactions. We have a lot of experience financing engineering and consulting companies via the SBA. If you ever need help talking through a deal, I am happy to help. We work with all the major SBA lenders. The bank pays us after your loan closes, so this is a 100% free service for you. You can email me directly at redacted or schedule a meeting with me: https://cal.com/francodeguzman/30min. Look forward to chatting!
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