Most plumbing 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.
Service-and-repair plumbers with repeat customers, steady emergency call volume, and a licensed crew tend to command stronger offers. Value softens when the work is project-driven, tied to new-construction cycles, or dependent on the owner answering every call.
Pushes the number up
- Repeat residential and commercial service customers
- Emergency / on-call work that recurs
- Licensed plumbers who remain after a sale
- Strong reviews and steady inbound lead flow
Pulls the number down
- Owner is the primary technician or estimator
- Revenue tied to new-construction cycles
- Thin or undocumented margins
- Mostly one-off jobs with few repeat customers
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Get My InsightsPlumbing businesses are valued as a multiple of normalized EBITDA (earnings with owner add-backs). Size, recurring service work, margins, and owner dependence all move the number. Clariva shows the benchmark range for a company your size and province.
It depends on the quality of earnings. Recurring service revenue and a crew that stays push toward the higher end, while small, owner-run shops sell lower. Enter your numbers to see your range.
Yes. Recurring service and on-call revenue is more predictable than project work, and buyers pay more for predictability.
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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