BUYER POOL ANALYSIS
How buyers price businesses by industry
Median EBITDA multiples, named acquirers, and recent disclosed deals — split by buyer pool. Generated from 25,592 M&A transactions in the ExitValue.ai database.
Private Equity Buyers
PE firms and PE-backed platforms acquiring for roll-up, add-on, or platform plays.
Oil Gas Services
117 deals · median 6.86x EBITDA · median $819.57M
Saas
115 deals · median 22.87x EBITDA · median $858.28M
Healthcare It
61 deals · median 18.35x EBITDA · median $1000M
Packaging
61 deals · median 8.75x EBITDA · median $425.12M
Medical Devices
51 deals · median 15.21x EBITDA · median $454.08M
Wholesale Distribution
43 deals · median 8.29x EBITDA · median $577M
Digital Media
38 deals · median 9.34x EBITDA · median $96.89M
Aerospace
31 deals · median 12.32x EBITDA · median $510M
Home Health
30 deals · median 10.45x EBITDA · median $451.11M
Freight Brokerage
27 deals · median 7.79x EBITDA · median $165.68M
IT services business
27 deals · median 11.26x EBITDA · median $172.13M
Mental Health
26 deals · median 15x EBITDA · median $650M
Specialty Contractor
23 deals · median 8.62x EBITDA · median $168.54M
Software Enterprise
23 deals · median 24.56x EBITDA · median $1607.49M
Restaurant Qsr
23 deals · median 13.3x EBITDA · median $644.41M
Consumer Products
23 deals · median 9.83x EBITDA · median $395M
Industrial Equipment
22 deals · median 12.36x EBITDA · median $307.01M
Beverage Manufacturing
21 deals · median 10.6x EBITDA · median $350M
Imaging Center
21 deals · median 8.43x EBITDA · median $450.8M
Publishing
20 deals · median 10.56x EBITDA · median $258.29M
Medical Practice Specialty
19 deals · median 12.75x EBITDA · median $525M
Auto Dealership
19 deals · median 9.65x EBITDA · median $240M
Specialty Retail
18 deals · median 8.47x EBITDA · median $813.75M
Gaming
18 deals · median 10.79x EBITDA · median $287.31M
Radio Television
18 deals · median 12.88x EBITDA · median $231.06M
dental practice
17 deals · median 14x EBITDA · median $725M
Consulting
17 deals · median 13.65x EBITDA · median $288.04M
Laboratory Services
16 deals · median 18.26x EBITDA · median $131.01M
pharmacy
16 deals · median 13.3x EBITDA · median $366.36M
Electronics
16 deals · median 19.51x EBITDA · median $198.22M
Auto Parts
15 deals · median 10.14x EBITDA · median $647.93M
veterinary practice
15 deals · median 17.15x EBITDA · median $1401.4M
Food Distribution
13 deals · median 11.88x EBITDA · median $304M
Ambulatory Surgery Center
13 deals · median 10.27x EBITDA · median $760M
Plastics
13 deals · median 9.47x EBITDA · median $134M
insurance agency
13 deals · median 17.6x EBITDA · median $1000M
Fintech
13 deals · median 14.18x EBITDA · median $515.3M
Apparel
12 deals · median 5.68x EBITDA · median $479.73M
Food Manufacturing
12 deals · median 10.3x EBITDA · median $90.59M
physical therapy practice
12 deals · median 12.55x EBITDA · median $910.08M
Metal Fabrication
12 deals · median 6.47x EBITDA · median $560.5M
Healthtech
12 deals · median 16.55x EBITDA · median $872M
Trucking
12 deals · median 5.27x EBITDA · median $255.7M
Solar
11 deals · median 14.48x EBITDA · median $875.61M
Farming
11 deals · median 10.02x EBITDA · median $206.14M
General Contractor Residential
10 deals · median 11.48x EBITDA · median $166.06M
Electrical Utility
10 deals · median 13.15x EBITDA · median $973.63M
Advertising Agency
10 deals · median 13.5x EBITDA · median $304.5M
gym or fitness business
10 deals · median 9x EBITDA · median $471.06M
Medical Practice Primary Care
10 deals · median 16.7x EBITDA · median $1200M
Real Estate Brokerage
10 deals · median 5.86x EBITDA · median $94.5M
Ag Services
10 deals · median 8.64x EBITDA · median $662.61M
Durable Medical Equipment
9 deals · median 12.41x EBITDA · median $427.55M
Vocational Training
8 deals · median 11.44x EBITDA · median $534.41M
Hospice
8 deals · median 13.5x EBITDA · median $1050M
staffing agency
8 deals · median 11.69x EBITDA · median $208.31M
Strategic Buyers
Industry operators, larger competitors, and corporate buyers acquiring for synergies and capability fill.
Medical Devices
231 deals · median 15.15x EBITDA · median $200M
Saas
208 deals · median 15.41x EBITDA · median $47.23M
Industrial Equipment
177 deals · median 10.98x EBITDA · median $64.6M
Healthcare It
161 deals · median 17.23x EBITDA · median $133.81M
Wholesale Distribution
151 deals · median 9.56x EBITDA · median $42.2M
Oil Gas Services
143 deals · median 7.04x EBITDA · median $426.38M
IT services business
127 deals · median 8.35x EBITDA · median $29.15M
Electronics
104 deals · median 13x EBITDA · median $54.24M
Home Health
90 deals · median 7.5x EBITDA · median $22.35M
Food Manufacturing
85 deals · median 13.39x EBITDA · median $279.72M
Metal Fabrication
80 deals · median 7.46x EBITDA · median $95.91M
Specialty Contractor
76 deals · median 8x EBITDA · median $34.16M
Laboratory Services
76 deals · median 11.42x EBITDA · median $139.47M
pharmacy
72 deals · median 9.4x EBITDA · median $45.1M
Medical Practice Specialty
71 deals · median 8.2x EBITDA · median $9.4M
Specialty Retail
67 deals · median 6.77x EBITDA · median $62M
Consumer Products
66 deals · median 12.08x EBITDA · median $82.98M
Medical Practice Primary Care
59 deals · median 7.3x EBITDA · median $25.67M
Durable Medical Equipment
58 deals · median 5.4x EBITDA · median $14.5M
physical therapy practice
55 deals · median 11x EBITDA · median $19.86M
Ambulatory Surgery Center
50 deals · median 9.2x EBITDA · median $17.45M
Consulting
49 deals · median 11.46x EBITDA · median $57.51M
Gaming
48 deals · median 10.24x EBITDA · median $78.75M
Trucking
43 deals · median 5.6x EBITDA · median $93.5M
Plastics
43 deals · median 7.38x EBITDA · median $89.13M
Advertising Agency
43 deals · median 14.56x EBITDA · median $16.32M
Apparel
39 deals · median 8.94x EBITDA · median $97.5M
Software Enterprise
37 deals · median 20.36x EBITDA · median $26.39M
Mental Health
35 deals · median 10x EBITDA · median $24M
Aerospace
35 deals · median 14.48x EBITDA · median $56M
Hospice
35 deals · median 11.3x EBITDA · median $64.75M
dental practice
34 deals · median 7.1x EBITDA · median $14.24M
Ag Services
32 deals · median 9.66x EBITDA · median $31.56M
Auto Dealership
31 deals · median 7.97x EBITDA · median $86M
Packaging
31 deals · median 9.9x EBITDA · median $165M
Digital Media
27 deals · median 10.76x EBITDA · median $120.73M
Restaurant Qsr
27 deals · median 9.38x EBITDA · median $297.25M
Imaging Center
26 deals · median 5.5x EBITDA · median $20.5M
Freight Brokerage
24 deals · median 9x EBITDA · median $165.92M
Beverage Manufacturing
24 deals · median 16.03x EBITDA · median $338M
Auto Parts
20 deals · median 8.11x EBITDA · median $252.68M
General Contractor Residential
19 deals · median 14.42x EBITDA · median $60M
Urgent Care
19 deals · median 9x EBITDA · median $55M
veterinary practice
18 deals · median 15.45x EBITDA · median $429.24M
Publishing
18 deals · median 6.1x EBITDA · median $34.08M
staffing agency
16 deals · median 11.79x EBITDA · median $166.39M
Electrical Utility
16 deals · median 12.18x EBITDA · median $2513.92M
Radio Television
16 deals · median 8.27x EBITDA · median $5399.56M
Food Distribution
15 deals · median 11.41x EBITDA · median $968.87M
insurance agency
15 deals · median 14.58x EBITDA · median $1300M
Water Wastewater
14 deals · median 16.51x EBITDA · median $156M
Infrastructure
13 deals · median 25.41x EBITDA · median $300M
Solar
12 deals · median 20.54x EBITDA · median $29.48M
gym or fitness business
12 deals · median 9.32x EBITDA · median $72.04M
Electrical
11 deals · median 9.3x EBITDA · median $600M
Real Estate Brokerage
11 deals · median 10.18x EBITDA · median $10.43M
Farming
11 deals · median 8.66x EBITDA · median $30.46M
Cleaning Commercial
10 deals · median 12.77x EBITDA · median $365M
Fintech
10 deals · median 8.78x EBITDA · median $174.19M
Healthcare Staffing
10 deals · median 9.6x EBITDA · median $82.41M
Healthtech
10 deals · median 30.4x EBITDA · median $595.5M
Ecommerce
8 deals · median 7.9x EBITDA · median $775M
HVAC business
8 deals · median 8.7x EBITDA · median $76.55M
pest control business
8 deals · median 17.4x EBITDA · median $350M
Vocational Training
8 deals · median 7.92x EBITDA · median $61.95M
Individual Buyers
Owner-operators, SBA-financed independents, and smaller management buyouts.
IT services business
45 deals · median 9.36x EBITDA · median $29.95M
Restaurant Qsr
39 deals · median 6.37x EBITDA · median $21.56M
Food Manufacturing
35 deals · median 11.45x EBITDA · median $23.67M
Oil Gas Services
34 deals · median 5.97x EBITDA · median $94.39M
Saas
29 deals · median 26.32x EBITDA · median $9.15M
Consumer Products
29 deals · median 7.97x EBITDA · median $16.34M
Healthcare It
27 deals · median 21.15x EBITDA · median $1300M
Apparel
27 deals · median 10.05x EBITDA · median $19.56M
Digital Media
25 deals · median 10.93x EBITDA · median $39.44M
Gaming
23 deals · median 9.46x EBITDA · median $57.02M
Radio Television
23 deals · median 12.86x EBITDA · median $319.13M
Medical Devices
20 deals · median 13.9x EBITDA · median $422.91M
Mental Health
19 deals · median 12.15x EBITDA · median $200M
Auto Parts
19 deals · median 8.54x EBITDA · median $45.28M
Advertising Agency
18 deals · median 5.83x EBITDA · median $3.93M
Laboratory Services
17 deals · median 15.29x EBITDA · median $45.68M
Aerospace
17 deals · median 13.91x EBITDA · median $506M
Consulting
16 deals · median 11.99x EBITDA · median $1.04M
Specialty Contractor
16 deals · median 8.19x EBITDA · median $13.1M
dental practice
15 deals · median 12.5x EBITDA · median $412.5M
Trucking
15 deals · median 5.63x EBITDA · median $35.96M
Publishing
15 deals · median 10.67x EBITDA · median $41.25M
Auto Dealership
14 deals · median 7.79x EBITDA · median $19.13M
staffing agency
14 deals · median 6.35x EBITDA · median $9.5M
Medical Practice Specialty
13 deals · median 13x EBITDA · median $842M
physical therapy practice
13 deals · median 14x EBITDA · median $35M
Metal Fabrication
13 deals · median 6.71x EBITDA · median $3.57M
Packaging
13 deals · median 9.62x EBITDA · median $400.1M
Wholesale Distribution
12 deals · median 11.1x EBITDA · median $208M
Ambulatory Surgery Center
12 deals · median 4.45x EBITDA · median $5.41M
Industrial Equipment
12 deals · median 12.91x EBITDA · median $27.82M
Beverage Manufacturing
12 deals · median 9.76x EBITDA · median $20.94M
Medical Practice Primary Care
12 deals · median 12.65x EBITDA · median $796M
Plastics
12 deals · median 8.13x EBITDA · median $135.41M
Ecommerce
11 deals · median $4800M
gym or fitness business
11 deals · median 25.28x EBITDA · median $11.25M
Ag Services
10 deals · median 3.63x EBITDA · median $107.06M
Durable Medical Equipment
10 deals · median 9.68x EBITDA · median $57.8M
pharmacy
10 deals · median 17.98x EBITDA · median $296.25M
Electronics
10 deals · median 16.41x EBITDA · median $29.66M
Software Enterprise
9 deals · median 22.01x EBITDA · median $12.42M
Home Health
9 deals · median 10.85x EBITDA · median $225M
General Contractor Residential
9 deals · median 5.06x EBITDA · median $16.63M
Specialty Retail
8 deals · median 8.7x EBITDA · median $225.54M
Imaging Center
8 deals · median 6.4x EBITDA · median $15.4M
Food Distribution
8 deals · median 9.33x EBITDA · median $42.8M
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