Research · The Index
Market Pulse · For sellers
01What buyers in your industry are paying right now
Thinking about an exit? Here is the real multiple buyers are actually clearing, by industry, from live listings.
2.56xFood & Beverage median multiple
Methodology · For buyers
02How we verify a claim before we publish it
Every number on this page traces to a source. Here is the process, so you don't have to take our word for it.
Market Pulse · For buyers
03State of the deal database
21,659 live listings, one snapshot. Where the volume is, and what it costs.
21,659Live listings
Framework · For buyers
04Multiples lag. Financeability moves first.
SDE and multiple are the read everyone watches, but they are the lagging signal. Here is the leading one, worked with a real deal.
$249,000Median F&B asking price
Verification · For buyers
05The 524,000-closure claim checks out
We independently recomputed a widely shared stat from raw Census data. It holds.
523,958Total employer-firm deaths, 2023