{
  "title": "Buying or Selling a Plumbing Business: Prices, Buyers, How to Sell",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/buying-or-selling-a-plumbing-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-23",
  "updated": "2026-10-23",
  "section": "Sector guide",
  "keyword": "buying or selling a plumbing business",
  "short_answer": "A plumbing business sells for a multiple of its earnings, and the multiple rises with size. IBBA's Q4 2025 Market Pulse reports 2.0x SDE for deals under $500K and 5.5x EBITDA at $5M to $50M, across all industries. Buyers pay most for service work, membership agreements, licensed plumbers who are not the owner, and clean books. Under $2M the buyer is usually an individual with an SBA loan.",
  "facts": {
    "Under $500K": [
      "SDE",
      "2.0x"
    ],
    "$500K to $1M": [
      "SDE",
      "3.0x"
    ],
    "$1M to $2M": [
      "SDE",
      "3.1x"
    ],
    "$2M to $5M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "4.1x"
    ],
    "$5M to $50M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "5.5x"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf",
    "https://acquisitions.com/data/asking-multiples/",
    "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/construction-and-extraction/plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters.htm",
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/19584/000001958425000004/che-20251028xex99.htm",
    "https://www.einpresswire.com/article/788778563/redwood-services-announces-17th-partnership-with-indiana-based-hope-plumbing"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}