Rowland Heights, CA
$150,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$150,000
Lake Elsinore, CA
$99,999
Newark, CA
$120,000
Ocean Beach, CA
$395,000
Santa Barbara, CA
$299,000
Los Angeles, CA
$500,000
Orange County, CA
$69,000
San Francisco, CA
$100,000
Huntington Beach, CA
$200,000
Marina Del Rey, CA
$200,000
Camarillo, CA
$250,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$99,000
West Hollywood, CA
$59,999
Orange County, CA
$50,000
Murrieta, CA
$49,000
Carson, CA
$58,000
Todd Warner CVA, CM&AA, CMAP
WarnerWest Advisors Inc
Serving Fresno County, CA
WarnerWest Advisors represents business owners and sellers throughout California and the Western US. Primary industry focus areas includes Agribusiness Companies, Distribution Businesses, Manufacturers, Healthcare Businesses, Storage Facilities, and other Industrial / Commercial Entities. Our service areas include Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Valuation, Seller Exit Planning, and Commercial Real Estate Representation. We focus our efforts on individual engagements, and provide confidential personalized representation, allowing our clients to maintain their focus on operating their business. At WarnerWest Advisors we maintain valuable open communication ties with institutional buyers, many private equity groups, family offices, and high net worth individuals. These ongoing buyer relationships help to provide our sellers with tangible alternatives to signs and listing services and during a business sale marketing campaign. As a result, our successful and completed sale transactions have come from cash offers and have not required outside financing contingencies. We also represent buyers and sellers of farms, ranches, and investment properties in commercial real estate transactions. References available upon request.
West Hollywood, CA
$700,000
Ventura County, CA
$250,000
Mountain View, CA
$125,000
Upland, CA
$69,000
Lakewood, CA
$250,000
West Hollywood, CA
$695,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$167,500
Lake Elsinore, CA
$150,000
Daly City, CA
$99,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$100,000
Pico Rivera, CA
$170,000
West Hollywood, CA
$200,000
Jamestown, CA
$695,000
San Diego, CA
Murrieta, CA
$180,000
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000
Santa Monica, CA
$100,000
Auburn, CA
$65,000
Glendale, CA
$350,000
West Hollywood, CA
$250,000
Silver Lake, CA
$150,000
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
Los Angeles, CA
$525,000
Hacienda Heights, CA
$100,000
San Diego, CA
$350,002
California
$90,000
Palm Desert, CA
$300,000
Carlsbad, CA
$195,000
Simon Hong
SM Realty & Investment, Inc.
Serving Riverside County, CA
16 years of experience in the commercial field as a Real Estate Broker
Santa Monica, CA
$250,000
East Los Angeles, CA
$299,000
San Luis Obispo, CA
$425,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$69,000
Wilmington, CA
$325,000
Solana Beach, CA
$295,000
Food and restaurant businesses are among the most common businesses bought and sold on BizBuySell. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, it is helpful to have some context on the local market. To provide that context, we have analyzed restaurant for sale listings in California and aggregated financial data to help you compare and evaluate individual restaurant businesses.
Market Snapshot
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,825 |
Median Asking Price |
$282,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$660,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$120,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
California Restaurant Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.29 |
1.91 |
Median |
0.42 |
2.50 |
Upper Quartile |
0.60 |
3.33 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Restaurant Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a restaurant in California?
The median asking price for restaurants in California is $282,000. However, prices can range significantly higher or lower depending on location, size, type, and the financial health of the business.
How much do restaurant owners earn?
The median reported discretionary earnings for restaurant businesses listed for sale in California is $120,000. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant, location, management efficiency, and market demand.
How are restaurants in California valued?
Most business owners (and buyers) will start by applying earnings and revenue multiples to the businesses reported financials. This way buyers and sellers can gauge the value of a restaurant business relative to its peers in the market.
Based on our most recent analysis of California restaurant business listings, revenue multiples range from 0.29 to 0.60, with the median at 0.42. Earnings multiples range from 1.91 to 3.33, with the median at 2.50. This means restaurants in California are valued, on average, around 0.42 times annual revenue, and/or 2.50 times annual owner earnings.
On average, businesses sell for about 80-90% of asking price, so valuation multiples based on active listings tend to be higher than closed sale multiples.
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