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Private Equity Guide

A practical starting range

See what your business may be worth from numbers you already know.

Stage 01

What kind of business do you run?

Enter the primary service or trade. This selects the relevant valuation model.

What shapes the range

Three layers of business value

Owner earnings

Buyers start with the earnings the business can support. Depending on its size and how it operates, that may be framed as SDE or EBITDA. See how private equity values a business.

Market multiple

A multiple turns adjusted earnings into an indicated value. The relevant range depends on the business, the market, and how a buyer defines the earnings base. Review our valuation multiples research.

Transferability

A buyer also looks at whether the company can keep performing without depending on the owner for every relationship and decision. Our methodology explains how the full Exit Score evaluates those value drivers.