Three required answers get you a baseline. A few optional details sharpen the estimate. Built on real private middle-market transaction multiples.
1Industry
2Revenue
3EBITDA
4Refine
5Result
Which industry best describes your business?
We use industry-specific transaction multiples as the baseline for your valuation range.
What is your trailing twelve-month revenue?
Total top-line revenue over the past 12 months.
$
Round to the nearest hundred thousand. Used only to scale the result.
What is your trailing twelve-month EBITDA?
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Add back owner compensation above market and any non-recurring expenses.
$
If EBITDA is negative or under $250k, this tool is not the right fit.
Refine your estimate
All of these are optional. Skip any you don't know and we'll use a neutral assumption. The more you answer, the tighter the estimate.
Regional buyer demand and cost-of-doing-business affect multiples at the margin.
Estimated Enterprise Value
$0 to $0
Midpoint: $0
How we got there
Get the full valuation report
Not "an estimate." A working document that pressure-tests the number above against what buyers and bankers will actually argue.
Three recent comparable transactions in your industry, with the multiple each closed at
Your defensible multiple range, with the counter-argument a strategic buyer will raise
The 5 line items an M&A banker will use to compress your multiple in negotiation
A quality-of-earnings prep worksheet showing which add-backs will hold and which won't
A 90-day cleanup list for the items to fix before the CIM goes out
Delivered as a PDF within 60 seconds. No sales call. No follow-up unless you ask. We publish these because owners who understand the mechanics ahead of time make better decisions, whether or not they ever work with us.
Deeper reading on what moves this number
Three articles and three playbooks built around the levers behind the multiple.
Estimate based on industry comparables and the inputs you provided. Actual transaction value depends on a quality-of-earnings analysis, buyer competition, and deal structure. This estimate is not investment, tax, or legal advice.