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42 industries benchmarked · 39 live sell-side mandates · reviewed 2026-08-06

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Daycare center valuation multiples

Licensed childcare and early education facilities.

Indicative estimate from 1 internal estimate, not from recorded transactions.

EV / EBITDA

5x
n=1 internal estimate · as of 2026-08-06

EV / Revenue

1.2x
n=1 internal estimate · as of 2026-08-06

Indicative estimate from a single internal observation, reviewed 2026-08-06. Not derived from a verified transaction sample. See Methodology. Methodology

Note: this figure rests on a single internal estimate. Treat it as a starting point for discussion rather than evidence.


What the recorded transactions show

Our transaction archive is classified into broad sectors, and none of them is a clean parent for Daycare Center, so we show no comparables count here rather than a misleading one. Browse the sectors.


How much is my daycare center worth?

Apply the indicative estimate to your earnings: EBITDA if the business has a management team, revenue if it does not yet make a profit. The calculator below does exactly that with that estimate, and shows the range, not a single figure. It is a benchmark, not a valuation.

1Business
2Financials
3Your result

Step one

What does the business do, and how big is it?

Indicative estimate for Daycare Center: 5x EBITDA, not a transaction median. n=1 internal estimate · as of 2026-08-06


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