Valuation benchmarks for private companies
Valuation multiples from 11,330 recorded M&A deals
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42
industries benchmarked
6,527
named acquirers
61
sectors with buyer pages
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Latest recorded deals
- EPC Power bought by Flex Ltd. · 2026-10-14 · n/d
- LogicMark bought by Langham Project LLC · 2026-10-13 · n/d
- Velaris Therapeutics bought by Alaunos Therapeutics · 2026-10-13 · n/d
- Envoy Technologies bought by CID HoldCo · 2026-10-09 · $65m
Who buys what
Who buys businesses like yours
642
recorded deals, 2014 to 2026
490
named buyers
87
bought more than once
10.1x
median EV/EBITDA, n=40
| Most active acquirers of Software companies | Deals | Last deal |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | 8 | 2026 |
| Upland | 8 | 2022 |
| The Descartes Systems Group | 7 | 2025 |
| Ideagen | 7 | 2022 |
| Enghouse Systems | 6 | 2019 |
Top 10 free on every sector page. Name variants of one buyer counted together. Who buys Software
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Industry multiples
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HVAC Services
4.5x to 5.2x EBITDA
8 recorded deals for HVAC and mechanical contractors
Residential Plumbing
4x to 4.8x EBITDA
7 recorded deals for plumbing, drain and mechanical contractors
Car Wash
7x EBITDA
4 recorded deals for car wash operators
Dental Practice
7x to 7.8x EBITDA
3 recorded deals for dental practices
Third-Party Logistics (3PL)
6x EBITDA
31 recorded deals for third-party logistics providers, median 0.6x revenue (n=11)
Restaurant (Full Service)
3x to 3.5x EBITDA
42 recorded deals for full-service restaurant chains, median 11.1x EBITDA (n=6)
Digital Marketing Agency
5x to 5.5x EBITDA
26 recorded deals for digital marketing agencies, median 1.1x revenue (n=8)
Home Healthcare Agency
6.5x EBITDA
25 recorded deals for home health, home care and hospice providers, median 1.3x revenue (n=7)
Bands are indicative internal estimates with their n. Deal counts are hand-reviewed archive rows for the industry where we have them, else its broader sector.
All 42 industries, with the recorded medians for every sector
How far to trust a number
Every figure carries its sample size
8.9x
median EV/EBITDA across the 839 recorded deals that disclosed one
n<5
medians withheld below five observations, the count shown instead
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