What’s your restoration (water / fire / mold) business worth? Value it in 90 seconds.
Restoration (Water / Fire / Mold) businesses are typically priced on one of two earnings figures depending on size: Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) below roughly $1M, and EBITDA above. Applied to restoration (water / fire / mold) specifically, the base multiple ranges are 3x–4.25x SDE and 5x–7.5x EBITDA. Where inside that range your business trades is decided by a handful of specific, buyer-visible factors.
Every input stays in your browser. The tool benchmarks each KPI against real Main Street peers in your industry, layers per-KPI multiple lifts on top of the category baseline, and shows a live range with the reasons behind it.
Insurance-driven restoration businesses command strong multiples from national franchisors and PE-backed platforms. SERVPRO's franchise model still dominates unit count, but non-franchise operators with direct-billing carrier relationships trade at premium multiples in independent processes.
What’s your restoration (water / fire / mold) business worth?
Enter the numbers that actually drive restoration (water / fire / mold) valuations. We benchmark each against real Main Street peers and show you where you land.
What moves the multiple
The metrics buyers actually diligence in restoration (water / fire / mold).
Category baseline is 3x–4.25x SDE (below ~$1M SDE) transitioning to 5x–7.5x EBITDA above. Where inside that range a specific restoration (water / fire / mold) business trades is decided by these operating metrics — the same ones a professional QoE surfaces on day one of diligence.
TPA / carrier relationship count
Direct billing relationships with insurance TPAs and carriers. Each represents a source of predictable, recurring dispatch.
Response-time SLA performance
Insurance carriers measure and rank operators on response time. Top-quartile SLA performance is a durable competitive advantage.
Average job size + margin
Large-loss jobs carry lower margins but higher revenue. Trend-line here reveals the operator's project mix.
Deal structure norms
How restoration (water / fire / mold) deals actually close.
Insurance-carrier relationships are the primary asset in most restoration deals — buyers will require confirmation that these relationships transfer post-close (they usually do, but sometimes require carrier re-approval). Sub-$3M-revenue deals are commonly SBA-financed asset purchases; larger deals attract national buyers with clean equity transactions.
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How is my restoration business valued?
Restoration businesses trade at SDE multiples of 3.0–4.25x for owner-operator businesses below $1M SDE. Above $1M EBITDA, expect 5.0–7.5x — higher for operators with direct-billing carrier relationships and top-quartile response-time performance.How do insurance carrier relationships affect a restoration business sale?
They're the largest single value driver. Buyers underwrite the ongoing carrier and TPA relationships heavily; deals where carrier approval isn't transferable trade at meaningful discounts. Confirm approval-transferability with each key carrier 3–6 months before going to market.SERVPRO franchise vs independent restoration — which sells for more?
It depends. SERVPRO franchises have brand recognition and franchisor buyer pools but must obey franchisor transfer approval and often ROFR clauses. Independents have more freedom in a sale process, and top-quartile independents typically achieve equal or higher multiples in competitive processes.How accurate is this restoration (water / fire / mold) valuation estimate?
It's an initial diagnostic, not a formal appraisal. The engine uses baseline 3x–4.25x SDE / 5x–7.5x EBITDA multiples from published Main Street M&A data, then layers per-KPI adjustments using P25–P90 industry benchmarks. What it can't see is qualitative signal — customer-relationship durability, management-team quality, regulatory risk in your niche. Use it to see where your business lands against peers, then let a specialist broker validate against your actual books before you go to market.
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