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What is a boat service or marine business worth? Limited data
Marine and boat service businesses that sold from 2021 to 2025 went for a median of 2.56x seller's discretionary earnings (SDE). The middle half sold for 1.73x to 3.28x. [1]
Last verified October 24, 2026
What multiple do marine and boat service businesses sell for?
- Lower quartile
- 1.73x
- Median
- 2.56x
- Upper quartile
- 3.28x
Times seller's discretionary earnings (SDE). Marine / boat service & dealers, BizBuySell, sales 2021–2025; sample size not published.
SDE is the profit one owner takes out of the business: pre-tax profit plus one owner's pay and perks, interest, depreciation and one-time costs. How we calculate it.
Limited data. BizBuySell publishes no quartiles for its parent group, so we can't yet test whether it prices differently. Treat these figures as provisional.
How should you use these numbers?
Multiply your SDE by a multiple in the range to get a rough price for the business, not counting real estate. Where you land in the range depends on how much the business depends on you, how much revenue repeats, growth, customer concentration and the other factors in the calculator. Half of all sales land outside the quartile range, so a real deal can go higher or lower.
An estimate for planning, not an appraisal. It is not tax, legal or investment advice. For a sale, a bank loan, a partner buyout, a divorce or an estate, hire a certified appraiser (CVA, ABV or ASA).
Where do these numbers come from?
Sources and the dates we checked them
| # | Source | Data period | Published | Type | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BizBuySell Valuation Benchmarks: Marine / Boat Service & Dealers BizBuySell (CoStar Group) | Businesses sold 2021–2025 | Businesses sold 2021–2025 | transaction data | 2026-10-24 |