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What is a trucking company worth? Limited data

Trucking companies that sold from 2021 to 2025 went for a median of 2.96x seller's discretionary earnings (SDE). The middle half sold for 2.29x to 3.56x. ^[1]

Last verified October 24, 2026

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What multiple do trucking companies sell for?

Lower quartile

2.29x

Median

2.96x

Upper quartile

3.56x

Times seller's discretionary earnings (SDE). Trucking, 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.

What raises the value of trucking companies?

• Buyers favor scarce capabilities (cold chain, healthcare, dedicated) and dedicated-contract revenue. ^[2]

What is the market for trucking companies like?

• Rates rising from capacity exit; buyers disciplined on leverage. ^[2]

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.

Where do these numbers come from?