{
  "title": "Landscaping Business Valuation Multiples in 2026: What It's Worth",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/landscaping-business-valuation-multiples/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-24",
  "updated": "2026-10-24",
  "section": "Deal financing",
  "keyword": "landscaping business valuation multiples",
  "short_answer": "Landscaping listings our agents read in September and October 2026 asked a median 3.0x SDE, with the middle half between 2.42x and 3.95x, on 21 listings. These are asking prices, not sale prices. IBBA's Q4 2025 Market Pulse puts closed deals across all industries at 2.0x SDE under $500K, about 3.0x from $500K to $2M, 4.1x EBITDA at $2M to $5M and 5.5x EBITDA above.",
  "facts": {
    "Asking price": [
      "41",
      "$500,000",
      "$900,000",
      "$1,600,000"
    ],
    "Asking price ÷ SDE": [
      "21",
      "2.42x",
      "3.0x",
      "3.95x"
    ],
    "Asking price ÷ revenue": [
      "27",
      "0.61x",
      "0.70x",
      "1.36x"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://acquisitions.com/data/asking-multiples/",
    "https://acquisitions.com/data/asking-multiples/data.json",
    "https://www.ibba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/market-pulse-highlights-q4-2025.pdf",
    "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1734713/000119312525288114/bv-ex99_1.htm"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}