What businesses are asking, and who is buying.
Asking prices from 12,355 live listings asking $1M+ on BizBuySell, where we list our own clients, next to the 8,100+ buyers in our network who told us what they want to acquire. Asking is not sold: most businesses close below the list price, so read these as the top of the range, not the middle.
As of October 29, 2026. Rebuilt from our data before every site update.
By industry
| Industry | Asking multiple, $1M+middle half, price to cash flow | Median asking price$1M+ listings | Listings in market$1M+ listings | Every listingall sizes, for comparison | Buyers who want itin our network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business and professional services | 2.2x to 4.0xmedian 3.1x | $1.3M | 1,372 | 1.6x to 3.5x5,373 listings, median ask $320K | 3,049 |
| Construction and trades | 2.0x to 4.0xmedian 3.1x | $1.3M | 1,935 | 1.5x to 3.5x4,657 listings, median ask $425K | 1,482 |
| Industrial and equipment | 2.8x to 5.0xmedian 3.7x | $1.7M | 975 | 2.1x to 4.0x2,852 listings, median ask $449K | 3,491 |
| Transportation and logistics | 2.5x to 3.9xmedian 3.2x | $1.4M | 824 | 2.4x to 3.9x1,363 listings, median ask $980K | 1,392 |
| Healthcare | 1.6x to 4.3xmedian 2.9x | $1.3M | 1,000 | 1.5x to 3.7x3,235 listings, median ask $349K | 1,968 |
| Hospitality and food | 2.1x to 4.0xmedian 2.8x | $1.4M | 2,311 | 1.8x to 3.3x13,052 listings, median ask $275K | 1,007 |
| Technology and e-commerce | 2.7x to 4.6xmedian 3.4x | $2M | 465 | 1.9x to 4.0x1,250 listings, median ask $368K | 3,421 |
| All listings | 2.2x to 4.3x | $1.5M | 12,355 | 1.8x to 3.6x46,275 listings, median ask $320K | 8,100+ |
Multiples are asking price divided by the cash flow the seller published (SDE or EBITDA, as labelled). We show the middle half of each industry, so a quarter of listings ask more and a quarter ask less. The main columns cover listings asking $1M+ or showing $250K+ in cash flow, the size range we sell; the comparison column is every live listing, Main Street included, where smaller businesses pull the multiples down. Industries with fewer than 10 priced listings show no multiple. Buyer counts are buyers with stated acquisition criteria in that industry; the network total is 8,100+ as of October 6, 2026.
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