Garland, TX
$55,980
Garland, TX
$55,980
Morgantown, WV
$30,000
Columbia County, GA
$318,000
Pompano Beach, FL
$375,000
Alabama
$1,200,000
Harris County, TX
$63,600
Georgia
$1,000,000
Kentucky
$1,490,000
Lee County, FL
$111,600
Sanford, FL
$665,000
Obetz, OH
$16,000
Redmond, WA
$2,000,000
Mobile, AL
$169,000
Houston, TX
$199,000
San Diego, CA
$480,000
Indianapolis, IN
$170,000
Alpine Business Brokers
Alpine Business Brokers, LLC
Serving Salt Lake County, UT
Alpine Business Brokers has over 20 years in business, with more Certified Business Intermediaries (CBI) than all the other Utah Business Brokers combined. The Owners and Agents at Alpine Business Brokers are not only the most skilled business brokers in the state, they have owned operated businesses just like yours.
Cudahy, WI
$450,000
Tennessee
$56,000
Missouri
$850,000
Cambridge, OH
$2,250,000
North Carolina
$1,200,000
Connecticut
$370,000
Michigan
$1,100,000
Atlanta, GA
$242,000
Nassau County, NY
$350,000
Florida
$275,000
Rockaway, NJ
$420,000
Garwood, NJ
$270,000
Brigantine, NJ
$149,000
Solano County, CA
$1,400,000
Mississippi
$93,000
Battle Creek, MI
$600,000
North White Plains, NY
$160,000
Kentucky
$2,000,000
Indiana
$760,000
Michigan
$1,100,000
San Antonio, TX
$1,300,000
New York
$349,000
Scottsdale, AZ
$125,000
Hazleton, PA
$192,000
South San Francisco, CA
$887,000
Coatesville, PA
$300,000
San Jose, CA
$1,035,000
Suffolk County, NY
$179,000
Antonio Spagnolo
Bright Trust Realty LLC
Serving Orange County, FL
Bedford Hills, NY
$359,000
Hebron, OH
$15,000
Fairfield, CT
$45,000
Sussex, NJ
$245,000
Vermont
$115,000
Albuquerque, NM
$2,600,000
Business routes fall into many categories, but the most listed for sale on BizBuySell are pool service routes, delivery routes (FedEx and Amazon are the most common), ATM routes, and food delivery routes.
If you are looking to buy or sell a business route, you will need to understand how these businesses are expected to perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated and analyzed business routes for sale listing data to uncover average financials, and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Business Route Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report: Route Business Valuation Multiples & Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a business route?
Prices vary depending on the scale and profitability, but the median asking price for a business route in the U.S. is approximately $171,900.
How much do business route owners earn?
Business routes vary in scale, but owners report median annual sales of $533,260 and annual owner earnings of $104,050. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a business route?
Valuing a business route involves considering several factors, including locations served, annual sales, profit, and growth (or decline) trends. 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 business routes listed for sale range from 0.28 to 0.82, with the median at 0.63. Earnings multiples range from 1.02 to 3.20, with the median at 1.84. These values suggest the average business route in the U.S. may sell for around 0.63 times its annual revenue, and 1.84 times its annual owner's earnings.
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