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Electrical Contractors

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

1THE PRICE
2.22x–2.89x (Peak Business Valuation legacy data); electrification-exposed operators achieving significant premiums above that baseline
Typical deal: $950K (BizBuySell median sale price 2025; median revenue $1.72M, median owner earnings $385K)
2THE LEVER
Multiple non-owner master electricians on W-2 payroll
Push this up, multiple goes up
3THE LANDMINE
Owner is the sole master electrician
Surface this in the first 15 min
SDE multiple
2.22x–2.89x (Peak Business Valuation legacy data); electrification-exposed operators achieving significant premiums above that baseline
EBITDA multiple
3.2x–8.0x typical range; residential-focused owner-operators 3.2x–4.5x; commercial/mixed operators 4.5x–6.5x; data center / EV / hyperscaler-exposed operators 7.5x–9x+ (CT Acquisitions 2026); Cascade Partners H1 2025 confirms <$5M EBITDA firms 3.0x–4.5x, $10M–$15M EBITDA 5.0x–6.5x, $15M+ EBITDA 5.5x–8.0x+; M&A volume up 13% in 2024
Deal size range
$500K – $25M+ (data-center/EV-infrastructure specialists pursued by infrastructure PE and large strategics)
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Three things to nail in the first 10 minutes.

  1. 1

    Residential-focused owners trade at 3.2x–4.5x EBITDA; commercial/mixed operators reach 4.5x–6.5x EBITDA.

  2. 2

    Data center, EV infrastructure, or utility-scale exposure can push multiples to 7.5x–9x+ EBITDA in today's market.

  3. 3

    Revenue multiples of 0.38x–0.71x are a secondary check — signed backlog and EBITDA drive the pricing conversation.

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