Datasets:

Nickcals
/

smb-mna-multiples

license: cc-by-4.0
tags:
  - m-and-a
  - valuation
  - multiples
  - smb
  - lower-middle-market
  - private-equity
  - ebitda
  - ev-multiples
language:
  - en
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
pretty_name: SMB and Lower Middle Market M&A Valuation Multiples

SMB and Lower Middle Market M&A Valuation Multiples

Per-vertical valuation multiples (EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, SDE) for 107 SMB and lower-middle-market sub-verticals, derived from 25,615+ verified M&A transactions across SEC filings, EDGAR 8-K, and verified press releases.

Includes p25/p50/p75 multiples per sub-vertical and per size bracket, methodology recommendations, and named-acquirer pool composition.

Files

multiples.json — per (sub-vertical × EV-bracket) median + p25/p75 EV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue, SDE multiples
multiples-by-year.json — per (sub-vertical × year) date-stamped quartiles (210 cells, n>=10, 2018-2025)

Source

Live JSON: https://exitvalue.ai/data/multiples.json Methodology: https://exitvalue.ai/methodology Zenodo DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20398222

Updated nightly from continuous EDGAR ingestion.

License

CC-BY-4.0. Free to use with attribution to ExitValue.ai.

Citation

ExitValue.ai. (2026). SMB and Lower Middle Market M&A Valuation Multiples.
Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/datasets/nickcals/smb-mna-multiples