Most courier and delivery businesses in Canada change hands at a multiple of their normalized earnings, typically EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization), adjusted for owner add-backs. The multiple itself depends on your size, location, growth trajectory, and how much the business depends on you, the owner.
Courier and delivery companies are valued on contracted routes, customer diversity, and driver retention. Dedicated commercial contracts, recurring last-mile volume, and an owned or reliable fleet lift value; reliance on one shipper, variable non-contracted volume, and driver turnover weigh it down.
Pushes the number up
- Dedicated commercial and last-mile contracts
- A diversified customer base
- Reliable drivers and dispatch
- An owned or well-managed fleet
Pulls the number down
- Heavy reliance on one shipper or platform
- Variable, non-contracted volume
- Driver turnover and recruiting costs
- Thin margins on per-delivery pricing
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Get My InsightsCourier and delivery companies are valued as a multiple of normalized EBITDA. Contracted routes, customer diversity, and driver retention all move the number. Clariva shows the benchmark range for your size and province.
Higher for companies with dedicated contracts and a diversified customer base; lower for those reliant on one shipper or variable volume. Enter your numbers to see your range.
Yes. Dedicated, contracted routes make revenue predictable and harder to lose, which buyers reward over variable, non-contracted volume.
No. The estimate is for benchmarking and context only, and does not replace a formal business valuation. For a transaction, work with an M&A advisor or a Chartered Business Valuator (CBV).
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