Median, 25th and 75th percentile multiples from disclosed food manufacturing transactions, 2018-2026, by deal size (enterprise value). Cells need at least 10 deals.
| Deal size | Multiple | Median | P25 | P75 | Deals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $25M-100M | EV/Revenue | 1.42x | 0.56x | 2.67x | 16 |
| $100M-500M | EV/Revenue | 1.89x | 1.29x | 2.42x | 23 |
| >$500M | EV/EBITDA | 14.60x | 10.48x | 21.15x | 25 |
| >$500M | EV/Revenue | 2.70x | 1.01x | 4.09x | 33 |
Smaller deals usually trade at lower multiples than platform-sized ones, so compare a business with the row for its own size.
Food manufacturing deal benchmarks on ExitValue.ai · How food manufacturing businesses are valued
Estimate a specific business: free valuation calculator (full disclosure: built by the publisher of this dataset).
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