Open dataset of median valuation multiples from disclosed M&A transactions, 2018-2026, by industry and deal size. Download the data as JSON from the repository.
| Industry | Published cells | First EV/EBITDA median |
|---|---|---|
| Advertising agency | 1 | – |
| Aerospace | 5 | 14.68x |
| Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) | 5 | 8.1x |
| Apparel | 3 | – |
| Auto parts | 3 | 8.11x |
| Beverage Manufacturing | 1 | – |
| Consulting | 3 | – |
| Consumer products | 6 | 13.18x |
| Dental practice | 3 | 6.95x |
| Digital media | 1 | – |
| Durable medical equipment (DME) | 5 | 5.3x |
| Electrical utility | 1 | – |
| Electronics | 7 | 9.12x |
| Enterprise software | 2 | 22.18x |
| Food Distribution | 1 | – |
| Food manufacturing | 4 | 14.6x |
| Freight Brokerage | 1 | – |
| Gaming | 5 | 9.25x |
| Health tech | 1 | – |
| Healthcare IT | 7 | 15.25x |
| Home health | 7 | 4.7x |
| Hospice | 1 | – |
| IT services | 6 | 11.5x |
| Industrial equipment | 8 | 8.41x |
| Insurance Agency | 1 | – |
| Laboratory services | 5 | 25.87x |
| Medical devices | 8 | 13.0x |
| Mental / behavioral health | 3 | 13.65x |
| Metal fabrication | 6 | 7.1x |
| Oil & gas services | 7 | 4.01x |
| Packaging | 2 | 9.9x |
| Pharmacy | 5 | 13.3x |
| Physical therapy | 2 | – |
| Plastics | 2 | – |
| Primary-care practice | 6 | 3.6x |
| Radio & television | 2 | 10.93x |
| Restaurant (QSR) | 4 | 10.61x |
| SaaS | 9 | 10.72x |
| Specialty contractor | 6 | 8.69x |
| Specialty medical practice | 6 | 5.9x |
| Specialty retail | 6 | 8.98x |
| Trucking | 3 | – |
| Veterinary practice | 1 | 18.8x |
| Wholesale distribution | 8 | 6.17x |
Methodology and the full benchmark pages: exitvalue.ai/methodology.
Open data, CC-BY-4.0. Aggregate medians of disclosed M&A transactions (licensed M&A database, SEC EDGAR filings, verified press releases). Published by ExitValue.ai · source repo · DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20398222