{
  "title": "Buying or Selling a Roofing Business: Prices, Buyers, How to Sell",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/buying-or-selling-a-roofing-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-11-06",
  "updated": "2026-11-06",
  "section": "Sector guide",
  "keyword": "buying or selling a roofing business",
  "short_answer": "Roofing businesses sell on a multiple of earnings. Small ones are priced on SDE and larger ones on EBITDA. The IBBA's Q2 2026 Market Pulse puts all-industry medians at about 2.8x to 3.1x SDE under $2M and 4.0x to 5.8x EBITDA above it. Buyers include PE-backed roofing platforms, strategics and individual SBA buyers.",
  "facts": {
    "Under $500K": [
      "SDE",
      "2.0x"
    ],
    "$500K to $1M": [
      "SDE",
      "2.8x"
    ],
    "$1M to $2M": [
      "SDE",
      "3.1x"
    ],
    "$2M to $5M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "4.0x"
    ],
    "$5M to $50M": [
      "EBITDA",
      "5.8x"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mp-highlights-q2-2026.pdf",
    "https://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/100478-roofings-big-deal-what-contractors-need-to-know-about-private-equity-in-2025",
    "https://www.tectaamerica.com/tecta-america-commercial-roofing-acquires-babilla-roofing/",
    "https://www.nrca.net/RoofingNews/roofing-corp-of-america-acquires-schefers-roofing.5-21-2026.13324/details/story",
    "https://investors.qxo.com/news/news-details/2025/QXO-Completes-Acquisition-of-Beacon-Roofing-Supply/default.aspx",
    "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/17/2884270/0/en/Infinity-Home-Services-Acquires-Ohio-based-Ken-s-Parkhill-Roofing.html",
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}