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Auto Detailing Businesses

The 3 anchors. Don't leave the meeting without them.

1THE PRICE
2.4x–4.2x
Typical deal: $300K
2THE LEVER
Dealer/fleet contracts
Push this up, multiple goes up
3THE LANDMINE
Solo owner-operator doing all detailing personally
Surface this in the first 15 min
SDE multiple
2.4x–4.2x
EBITDA multiple
3.6x–6.9x
Deal size range
$75K – $1.5M+ (mobile fleet or dealership-contracted operation)
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Three things to nail in the first 10 minutes.

  1. 1

    Well-run detailing operations trade at 2.4x–4.2x SDE — dealer/fleet contracts are the primary premium driver.

  2. 2

    PPF and ceramic coating services carry premium margins and push multiples toward the top of the range.

  3. 3

    Revenue multiples of 0.47x–1.08x reflect the wide range from solo operator to fleet-contracted multi-van operation.

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