B2B service firms run on recurring contracts and relationships — asset-light, high-margin businesses that are a favorite for searchers who can keep clients and staff.
Updated June 5, 2026 · live market data refreshed daily
Live from the Waterfall — refreshed daily and de-duped across the major marketplaces and broker sites we track.
The states with the most business-services companies listed in the Waterfall right now — tap through to that state’s full market.
National averages blur the picture — pricing for business-services companies swings by state. Here’s the live median in the states with enough priced business-services companies to trust a number, cheapest in Arizona (~$290,000) and priciest in Missouri (~$750,000).
| State | Listings | Median asking | Median cash flow | Typical multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | ~50 | ~$290,000 | ~$240,000 | 1.2× |
| New Jersey | ~150 | ~$350,000 | ~$150,000 | 2.3× |
| Pennsylvania | ~90 | ~$370,000 | ~$210,000 | 1.7× |
| Colorado | ~50 | ~$370,000 | ~$210,000 | 1.8× |
| California | ~600 | ~$380,000 | ~$190,000 | 2.0× |
| Massachusetts | ~90 | ~$380,000 | ~$190,000 | 2.0× |
| Georgia | ~100 | ~$400,000 | ~$290,000 | 1.4× |
| Illinois | ~60 | ~$400,000 | ~$190,000 | 2.1× |
| Florida | ~200 | ~$420,000 | ~$220,000 | 2.0× |
| Virginia | ~60 | ~$430,000 | ~$180,000 | 2.3× |
| Ohio | ~50 | ~$450,000 | ~$230,000 | 1.9× |
| New York | ~250 | ~$460,000 | ~$150,000 | 3.1× |
| Texas | ~250 | ~$500,000 | ~$150,000 | 3.4× |
| Washington | ~40 | ~$500,000 | ~$340,000 | 1.5× |
| Michigan | ~60 | ~$500,000 | ~$210,000 | 2.4× |
| North Carolina | ~50 | ~$600,000 | ~$270,000 | 2.3× |
| Missouri | ~30 | ~$750,000 | ~$420,000 | 1.8× |
Medians shown only for states with enough disclosed business-services companies financials to be reliable; smaller states are still building priced inventory. Rounded live medians from the Waterfall, not appraisals.
A sample of what’s live right now. Set a Buy Box to see only the business-services companies that fit your thesis.
Showing 4 of ~2,750 active listings · financials shown where the broker disclosed them.
The hard part of buying one of the business-services companies isn’t that there’s nothing for sale — it’s that the deals are scattered across general marketplaces, dozens of local broker sites, and a much larger pool of owners who never list at all. Searchers who win do two things: they cover the on-market sources we track in one place, and they go directly to owners off-market.
On-market, business-services companies show up across national marketplaces and the sites of regional brokers who work specific metros. Off-market is where the depth is — owner-operated businesses whose owners would sell to the right buyer but have never put up a listing. DealStratum’s Waterfall pulls the on-market sources into one live, de-duped feed; Owner Sourcing and Direct Mail reach the off-market owners.
Set your Buy Box to business-services companies (plus your states, price, and cash-flow range) and the Waterfall narrows to only the business-services companies that fit your thesis — refreshed daily and de-duped, so you’re not re-reading the same listing under three brokers. Add the ones worth a look to your pipeline in a click, and screen them fast with AI Deal Screening before you spend a week on diligence.
Searchers looking at business-services companies often also track:
Cover the on-market sources we track in one feed (a deal aggregator filtered to business-services companies) and go off-market directly to owners. Searching marketplaces one at a time misses both the regional broker listings and the much larger off-market pool.
Yes — most of them. The strongest business-services companies are owner-operated and never publicly listed. You reach them by sourcing the owner and contacting them directly. See finding off-market businesses.
Asking prices for business-services companies listed in the Waterfall right now range from about $3K–$110M, depending on cash flow, location, assets, and whether real estate is included.
Turn on the Waterfall, filter to business-services companies, and watch the matches come to you — on-market and off.