What the asking price buys
Cheaper cafes come with more revenue for the money: $4.62 of yearly revenue for every $1 asked under $100K, $1.87 over $1M. Stated earnings repay the price in about a year under $100K and 2.0 years at $500K–$1M. Earnings are as the broker states them, usually before an owner’s wage.
Yearly revenue for every $1 of asking price
$0 $2 $4 $6 $8 REVENUE FOR EVERY $1 ASKED · ONE DOT = ONE LISTING Under $100K 75 listings · typically $4.62 $1.51 $1.59 $1.98 $2.17 $2.31 $2.33 $2.36 $2.60 $2.63 $2.84 $3.00 $3.12 $3.18 $3.20 $3.33 $3.40 $3.41 $3.47 $3.51 $3.56 $3.59 $3.67 $3.71 $3.77 $3.78 $3.82 $3.94 $4.09 $4.09 $4.11 $4.20 $4.20 $4.23 $4.25 $4.38 $4.55 $4.56 $4.62 $4.65 $4.78 $4.88 $4.94 $5.02 $5.07 $5.13 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.25 $5.27 $5.74 $5.78 $6.00 $6.36 $6.37 $6.37 $6.37 $6.50 $6.58 $6.67 $6.93 $7.12 $7.50 $7.62 $7.96 $100K–$250K 161 listings · typically $3.39 $0.62 $1.56 $1.65 $2.08 $2.08 $2.13 $2.14 $2.17 $2.21 $2.23 $2.26 $2.28 $2.29 $2.32 $2.32 $2.36 $2.38 $2.40 $2.42 $2.44 $2.46 $2.49 $2.50 $2.51 $2.60 $2.61 $2.64 $2.67 $2.70 $2.72 $2.76 $2.76 $2.77 $2.77 $2.80 $2.80 $2.81 $2.81 $2.82 $2.82 $2.84 $2.84 $2.86 $2.87 $2.87 $2.89 $2.91 $2.94 $2.97 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.01 $3.05 $3.07 $3.07 $3.07 $3.08 $3.09 $3.10 $3.12 $3.12 $3.15 $3.15 $3.18 $3.18 $3.20 $3.22 $3.23 $3.25 $3.25 $3.28 $3.30 $3.30 $3.30 $3.31 $3.31 $3.31 $3.36 $3.37 $3.39 $3.40 $3.41 $3.42 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.49 $3.49 $3.52 $3.53 $3.58 $3.58 $3.60 $3.62 $3.62 $3.64 $3.66 $3.67 $3.68 $3.71 $3.73 $3.75 $3.78 $3.78 $3.84 $3.90 $3.90 $3.90 $3.98 $4.00 $4.03 $4.04 $4.05 $4.07 $4.07 $4.08 $4.11 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.18 $4.18 $4.19 $4.22 $4.22 $4.24 $4.27 $4.30 $4.33 $4.33 $4.38 $4.42 $4.51 $4.57 $4.67 $4.84 $4.88 $4.89 $4.89 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.62 $5.78 $5.92 $6.00 $6.11 $6.18 $6.30 $6.36 $6.50 $6.93 $7.24 $250K–$500K 152 listings · typically $2.79 $0.79 $1.13 $1.33 $1.43 $1.49 $1.53 $1.71 $1.74 $1.84 $1.89 $1.89 $1.90 $1.94 $1.94 $2.02 $2.04 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.11 $2.12 $2.12 $2.15 $2.15 $2.16 $2.17 $2.23 $2.23 $2.23 $2.23 $2.24 $2.25 $2.29 $2.35 $2.36 $2.37 $2.38 $2.41 $2.43 $2.43 $2.43 $2.43 $2.44 $2.44 $2.46 $2.46 $2.49 $2.49 $2.49 $2.50 $2.50 $2.53 $2.53 $2.57 $2.60 $2.60 $2.61 $2.62 $2.62 $2.62 $2.67 $2.67 $2.68 $2.70 $2.70 $2.70 $2.75 $2.77 $2.77 $2.77 $2.78 $2.78 $2.79 $2.79 $2.79 $2.79 $2.80 $2.81 $2.81 $2.82 $2.83 $2.83 $2.85 $2.86 $2.87 $2.87 $2.87 $2.90 $2.91 $2.91 $2.93 $2.93 $2.97 $2.97 $3.00 $3.01 $3.07 $3.09 $3.12 $3.12 $3.13 $3.13 $3.15 $3.17 $3.18 $3.20 $3.26 $3.29 $3.31 $3.33 $3.33 $3.33 $3.37 $3.40 $3.41 $3.42 $3.42 $3.46 $3.47 $3.47 $3.54 $3.57 $3.59 $3.59 $3.60 $3.63 $3.64 $3.68 $3.71 $3.73 $3.74 $3.74 $3.78 $3.83 $3.85 $3.86 $3.86 $3.88 $3.91 $3.95 $4.01 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.33 $4.50 $4.83 $5.23 $5.38 $500K–$1M 53 listings · typically $2.22 $1.34 $1.54 $1.56 $1.61 $1.63 $1.63 $1.69 $1.71 $1.73 $1.75 $1.76 $1.76 $1.85 $1.86 $1.88 $1.90 $1.98 $2.00 $2.00 $2.09 $2.14 $2.14 $2.15 $2.17 $2.20 $2.21 $2.22 $2.26 $2.29 $2.36 $2.37 $2.37 $2.38 $2.40 $2.44 $2.50 $2.53 $2.54 $2.60 $2.65 $2.67 $2.80 $2.81 $2.82 $2.85 $2.86 $2.88 $2.90 $2.98 $3.24 $3.26 $3.50 $4.48 $1M+ 13 listings · typically $1.87 $1.36 $1.37 $1.46 $1.59 $1.66 $1.78 $1.87 $1.95 $2.00 $2.60 $2.82 $3.10 $3.25 10 beyond the right edge
$0 $2 $4 $6 $8 REVENUE FOR EVERY $1 ASKED · ONE DOT = ONE LISTING Under $100K 75 listings · typically $4.62 $1.51 $1.59 $1.98 $2.17 $2.31 $2.33 $2.36 $2.60 $2.63 $2.84 $3.00 $3.12 $3.18 $3.20 $3.33 $3.40 $3.41 $3.47 $3.51 $3.56 $3.59 $3.67 $3.71 $3.77 $3.78 $3.82 $3.94 $4.09 $4.09 $4.11 $4.20 $4.20 $4.23 $4.25 $4.38 $4.55 $4.56 $4.62 $4.65 $4.78 $4.88 $4.94 $5.02 $5.07 $5.13 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.25 $5.27 $5.74 $5.78 $6.00 $6.36 $6.37 $6.37 $6.37 $6.50 $6.58 $6.67 $6.93 $7.12 $7.50 $7.62 $7.96 $100K–$250K 161 listings · typically $3.39 $0.62 $1.56 $1.65 $2.08 $2.08 $2.13 $2.14 $2.17 $2.21 $2.23 $2.26 $2.28 $2.29 $2.32 $2.32 $2.36 $2.38 $2.40 $2.42 $2.44 $2.46 $2.49 $2.50 $2.51 $2.60 $2.61 $2.64 $2.67 $2.70 $2.72 $2.76 $2.76 $2.77 $2.77 $2.80 $2.80 $2.81 $2.81 $2.82 $2.82 $2.84 $2.84 $2.86 $2.87 $2.87 $2.89 $2.91 $2.94 $2.97 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.01 $3.05 $3.07 $3.07 $3.07 $3.08 $3.09 $3.10 $3.12 $3.12 $3.15 $3.15 $3.18 $3.18 $3.20 $3.22 $3.23 $3.25 $3.25 $3.28 $3.30 $3.30 $3.30 $3.31 $3.31 $3.31 $3.36 $3.37 $3.39 $3.40 $3.41 $3.42 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.47 $3.49 $3.49 $3.52 $3.53 $3.58 $3.58 $3.60 $3.62 $3.62 $3.64 $3.66 $3.67 $3.68 $3.71 $3.73 $3.75 $3.78 $3.78 $3.84 $3.90 $3.90 $3.90 $3.98 $4.00 $4.03 $4.04 $4.05 $4.07 $4.07 $4.08 $4.11 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.18 $4.18 $4.19 $4.22 $4.22 $4.24 $4.27 $4.30 $4.33 $4.33 $4.38 $4.42 $4.51 $4.57 $4.67 $4.84 $4.88 $4.89 $4.89 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.20 $5.62 $5.78 $5.92 $6.00 $6.11 $6.18 $6.30 $6.36 $6.50 $6.93 $7.24 $250K–$500K 152 listings · typically $2.79 $0.79 $1.13 $1.33 $1.43 $1.49 $1.53 $1.71 $1.74 $1.84 $1.89 $1.89 $1.90 $1.94 $1.94 $2.02 $2.04 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.08 $2.11 $2.12 $2.12 $2.15 $2.15 $2.16 $2.17 $2.23 $2.23 $2.23 $2.23 $2.24 $2.25 $2.29 $2.35 $2.36 $2.37 $2.38 $2.41 $2.43 $2.43 $2.43 $2.43 $2.44 $2.44 $2.46 $2.46 $2.49 $2.49 $2.49 $2.50 $2.50 $2.53 $2.53 $2.57 $2.60 $2.60 $2.61 $2.62 $2.62 $2.62 $2.67 $2.67 $2.68 $2.70 $2.70 $2.70 $2.75 $2.77 $2.77 $2.77 $2.78 $2.78 $2.79 $2.79 $2.79 $2.79 $2.80 $2.81 $2.81 $2.82 $2.83 $2.83 $2.85 $2.86 $2.87 $2.87 $2.87 $2.90 $2.91 $2.91 $2.93 $2.93 $2.97 $2.97 $3.00 $3.01 $3.07 $3.09 $3.12 $3.12 $3.13 $3.13 $3.15 $3.17 $3.18 $3.20 $3.26 $3.29 $3.31 $3.33 $3.33 $3.33 $3.37 $3.40 $3.41 $3.42 $3.42 $3.46 $3.47 $3.47 $3.54 $3.57 $3.59 $3.59 $3.60 $3.63 $3.64 $3.68 $3.71 $3.73 $3.74 $3.74 $3.78 $3.83 $3.85 $3.86 $3.86 $3.88 $3.91 $3.95 $4.01 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.16 $4.33 $4.50 $4.83 $5.23 $5.38 $500K–$1M 53 listings · typically $2.22 $1.34 $1.54 $1.56 $1.61 $1.63 $1.63 $1.69 $1.71 $1.73 $1.75 $1.76 $1.76 $1.85 $1.86 $1.88 $1.90 $1.98 $2.00 $2.00 $2.09 $2.14 $2.14 $2.15 $2.17 $2.20 $2.21 $2.22 $2.26 $2.29 $2.36 $2.37 $2.37 $2.38 $2.40 $2.44 $2.50 $2.53 $2.54 $2.60 $2.65 $2.67 $2.80 $2.81 $2.82 $2.85 $2.86 $2.88 $2.90 $2.98 $3.24 $3.26 $3.50 $4.48 $1M+ 13 listings · typically $1.87 $1.36 $1.37 $1.46 $1.59 $1.66 $1.78 $1.87 $1.95 $2.00 $2.60 $2.82 $3.10 $3.25 10 beyond the right edge
Years of stated earnings to repay the asking price
0 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 4 yr ASKING PRICE ÷ STATED EARNINGS · ONE DOT = ONE LISTING Under $100K 12 listings · typically 0.6 yr 0.2 yr 0.2 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.9 yr 0.9 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr $100K–$250K 23 listings · typically 1.2 yr 0.7 yr 0.8 yr 0.8 yr 0.9 yr 1.0 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr 1.4 yr 1.4 yr 1.4 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.6 yr 1.8 yr 1.9 yr 2.2 yr 2.6 yr $250K–$500K 23 listings · typically 1.6 yr 0.8 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.6 yr 1.7 yr 1.8 yr 1.9 yr 1.9 yr 1.9 yr 2.2 yr 2.3 yr 2.4 yr 2.5 yr 2.5 yr 3.3 yr $500K–$1M 9 listings · typically 2.0 yr 1.3 yr 1.5 yr 1.7 yr 1.9 yr 2.0 yr 2.1 yr 2.2 yr 2.3 yr 2.9 yr $1M+ 3 listings 2.5 yr 3.2 yr 3.3 yr
0 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 4 yr ASKING PRICE ÷ STATED EARNINGS · ONE DOT = ONE LISTING Under $100K 12 listings · typically 0.6 yr 0.2 yr 0.2 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.6 yr 0.9 yr 0.9 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr $100K–$250K 23 listings · typically 1.2 yr 0.7 yr 0.8 yr 0.8 yr 0.9 yr 1.0 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr 1.4 yr 1.4 yr 1.4 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.6 yr 1.8 yr 1.9 yr 2.2 yr 2.6 yr $250K–$500K 23 listings · typically 1.6 yr 0.8 yr 1.1 yr 1.2 yr 1.2 yr 1.3 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.5 yr 1.6 yr 1.7 yr 1.8 yr 1.9 yr 1.9 yr 1.9 yr 2.2 yr 2.3 yr 2.4 yr 2.5 yr 2.5 yr 3.3 yr $500K–$1M 9 listings · typically 2.0 yr 1.3 yr 1.5 yr 1.7 yr 1.9 yr 2.0 yr 2.1 yr 2.2 yr 2.3 yr 2.9 yr $1M+ 3 listings 2.5 yr 3.2 yr 3.3 yr
454 of 1246 state a usable price and revenue; 70 state earnings. Freehold excluded, stock added where it is extra.