Canadian Company Multiples?

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October 15, 2025

by a searcher from Queen's University in Kingston, ON, Canada

Hi Everyone, How are you finding reliable industry multiples? Do you usually find a business you like and then ask lenders or banks to help with comps, or are you using industry data upfront to narrow your search? Thanks in advance.
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Reply by a searcher
from University of KwaZulu in Vancouver, BC, Canada
I use a combination of the deal stats on SearchFunder, as well as talking to people in industry who are more in tune with pricing. It’s more of an art than a science, so it’s really a question of does this seem off market, rather than tell me the magic number. Having said that, grounding in data is helpful, but ultimately the business is worth what you are willing to pay for it, and that is highly specific to each potential buyer. Be aggressive when you have high conviction and conservative when you don’t.
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from Brigham Young University in Calgary, AB, Canada
What I've seen is that deals in Canada typically trade about a full turn lower than US deals. The discount can be larger or smaller depending on industry.
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