Guidance on EBITDA multiples?

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October 03, 2025

by a searcher from The George Washington University - School of Business in New York, NY, USA

I am looking for guidance on EBITDA multiples by industry / company size. Anyone have any tips?
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from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Atlanta, GA, USA
There's a really wide range here as you'd expect based on industry and size. If you're below the $1.5M EBITDA threshold, you're probably in the 3-5X range. In a competitive bidding situation on a high-quality business, you're probably closer to 4x or 4.5x (as much as I wish it were lower). But if the owner either runs a smaller business (<$750k) or is specifically motivated in preserving something non-monetary, then you might be closer to the 3-4X range.
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Reply by an admin
from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Portland, OR, USA
^redacted might be able to help with guidance on EBITDA multiples here. Be sure to check out the 45k transactions in BVR DealStats Database here: www.searchfunder.com/bvr ^redacted‌ can help show you around :-)
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