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What is your firm actually worth?

Buyers don't pay a multiple of the profit on your tax return. They pay a multiple of adjusted EBITDA — your profit plus the owner costs a new owner won't carry. Run a rough, honest estimate below.

Step by Step

Your rough estimate, in three steps.

1 · Which is your firm?

2 · Reported profit

Reported EBITDA (or net profit)Last full year's P&L. Close enough is fine.

3 · Add back what a buyer won't pay for

Owner comp above replacement costNon-active owner? $250,000 is a common normalization.
Family on payroll, not working
Personal expenses in the firmVehicles, travel, meals, phones.
One-time costs that won't repeat
Discretionary spendingClub dues, sponsorships, chosen donations.
Rent adjustment (owner-owned building)Above market: add the excess. Below: enter a negative.

Your adjusted EBITDA

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Your lane

Pick a type

Value — low

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Value — high

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Buyers only pay for addbacks that are documented and defensible. Making them both is the preparation work — see the timeline.

Why the Range Is So Wide

Same profit, very different price.

The same dollar of EBITDA re-prices depending on which lane buyers put your firm in. Pick your firm type above and your lane lights up. Preparation and positioning decide the lane — that's the work on the timeline.

Specialty tax · recurring
10–14×
CFO / advisory · OCFO
9–12×
Large-platform tuck-in
8–10×
Platform formation
7–9×
CPA firm · add-on
5–7×
Generic auction · no tension
4–6×
Firm-on-firm · local
3.5–5×
The Real Answer

Your real number has more moving parts.

This calculator is the kitchen-table version. A complimentary, confidential conversation gets you the real one: your documented adjusted EBITDA, your likely lane, and what to fix before anyone sees your numbers.

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Confidential by default · NDA before substantive review · Exit-readiness consulting, not brokerage
The calculator and multiple ranges on this page are educational — not a valuation, an offer, or investment advice · Ranges reflect observed 2025–26 bid behavior and vary by firm · Confirm all figures with your own advisors · Nothing entered on this page is stored or transmitted.