Los Angeles, CA
$75,000
Los Angeles, CA
$75,000
Glendale, CA
$350,000
Los Angeles, CA
$55,000
Montebello, CA
$299,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$140,000
Tujunga, CA
$700,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$899,000
Agoura Hills, CA
$169,000
Alhambra, CA
$299,000
South El Monte, CA
$69,000
Available in California
$250,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$120,000
Los Angeles, CA
$200,000
$75,000
Los Angeles County, CA
South El Monte, CA
$149,999
Stevenson Ranch, CA
$225,000
Steven Zimmerman, LCBB, M&AMI, LCBI, FIBBA
Restaurant Realty Company
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related commercial buildings with local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Restaurant Realty’s brokers and agents are well versed in conducting deals with independent restaurant owners, landlords, buyers, and lessees of businesses and real estate, as well as larger ownership groups and buyers of multi-unit operations, franchises and chains. Restaurant Realty’s current brokers and agents have had great success completing transactions with over 3,200 clients, selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, nearly 75 related commercial buildings sold, representing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space leased and over 7,500 valuations completed.
Los Angeles, CA
$199,000
Sylmar, CA
$225,000
La Verne, CA
$85,000
Downey, CA
$125,000
Glendale, CA
$499,000
Available Nationwide
$400,000
Lomita, CA
$280,000
Long Beach, CA
$95,000
$199,000
Los Angeles, CA
Glendale, CA
$350,000
Hancock, CA
$95,000
North Hollywood, CA
$120,000
Glendora, CA
$269,000
Los Angeles, CA
$229,000
Torrance, CA
$87,000
Pasadena, CA
$120,000
Available in California
$100,000
Long Beach, CA
$35,000
Cerritos, CA
$199,000
$1,400,000
Compton, CA
Glendora, CA
$350,000
Long Beach, CA
$250,000
Available Nationwide
$500,000
Chatsworth, CA
$370,000
El Monte, CA
$350,000
El Monte, CA
$349,000
Torrance, CA
$159,000
Hollywood, CA
$375,000
Erik Wiese
Wiese & Associates
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Since graduating from Harvard in 1989, Wiese & Associates has been providing outstanding commercial real estate brokerage and management services. We also specialize in business sales with a current emphasis on gas stations, car washes and convenience stores.
Rowland Heights, CA
$180,000
Los Angeles, CA
$320,000
$140,000
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
$595,000
Covina, CA
$89,000
Available Nationwide
$150,000
Glendale, CA
$219,000
Artesia, CA
$200,000
La Mirada, CA
$70,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$320,000
Studio City, CA
$395,000
Van Nuys, CA
$429,000
Lancaster, CA
$250,000
Calabasas, CA
$495,000
La Verne, CA
$1,999,888
Available in California
$150,000
Food and restaurant businesses are among the most common businesses bought and sold on BizBuySell. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, it is helpful to have some context on the local market. To provide that context, we have analyzed restaurant for sale listings in Los Angeles County and aggregated financial data to surface average pricing, financial metrics, and valuation multiples. This will help you compare and evaluate individual restaurant businesses relative to others in the local market.
Market Snapshot
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
508 |
Median Asking Price |
$294,500 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$652,000 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$130,592 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Los Angeles County Restaurant Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.32 |
1.94 |
Median |
0.44 |
2.55 |
Upper Quartile |
0.64 |
3.47 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Restaurant Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a restaurant in Los Angeles?
The median asking price for restaurants in Los Angeles County is $294,500. However, prices can range significantly higher or lower depending on location, size, type, and the financial health of the business.
How much do restaurant owners earn?
Median revenue of restaurant businesses listed for sale in Los Angeles County is $652,000, while the median reported owner’s discretionary earnings is $130,592. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant, location, management efficiency, and market demand.
How are restaurants in Los Angeles valued?
Most business owners (and buyers) will start by applying earnings and revenue multiples to the businesses reported financials. This way buyers and sellers can gauge the value of a restaurant business relative to its peers in the market.
Based on our most recent analysis of Los Angeles restaurant business listings, revenue multiples range from 0.32 to 0.64, with the median at 0.44. Earnings multiples range from 1.94 to 3.47, with the median at 2.55. This means restaurants in Los Angeles County are valued, on average, around 0.44 times annual revenue, and/or 2.55 times annual owner earnings.
On average, businesses sell for about 80-90% of asking price, so valuation multiples based on active listings tend to be higher than closed sale multiples.
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