BreakThru Realty Florida Business-for-Sale Market Report: September 2026
This is the September 2026 edition of the BreakThru Realty Florida Business-for-Sale Market Report, published by BreakThru Realty Research on September 30, 2026. It covers every business opportunity listed for sale on the MLS in Florida on September 30, 2026 and the business sales that closed in September 2026 and the year before it, computed from BeachesMLS. The figures are frozen: this page will always show what the MLS business market looked like in September 2026.
Key Findings: September 2026
- 921 businesses were listed for sale on the MLS in Florida on September 30, 2026, 859 of them in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, at a median asking price of $230,000.
- 222 business sales closed on the MLS in Florida in the twelve months to September 2026, at a median price of $110,000, 85.7% of the asking price, after a median 110 days on the market.
- 12 business sales closed in September 2026 itself, at a median $100,000; a single month is a small sample, so the twelve-month figures are the steadier measure.
- Over the 24 months to September 2026, businesses sold for a median 0.38× the annual gross revenue their listings reported (204 sales).
- Where the listing reported net income, the median sale price was 2.25× that figure (28 sales, a small sample).
- Restaurants & Food Businesses are the largest group, with 337 listed at a median asking price of $220,000.
- 71 listings offered seller financing and 336 had cut their asking price since listing.
Businesses for Sale by Area
Every active business opportunity on the MLS on September 30, 2026, by where it is.
| Area | For sale | Median asking price | Listed in 30 days | Price reduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 570 | $249,000 | 91 | 203 |
| Broward County | 213 | $200,000 | 26 | 79 |
| Palm Beach County | 76 | $250,000 | 13 | 32 |
| Treasure Coast (Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River) | 16 | $152,500 | 2 | 7 |
| Rest of Florida | 46 | $262,500 | 9 | 15 |
| All of Florida | 921 | $230,000 | 141 | 336 |
Businesses for Sale by Industry
The same listings by industry, with the gross revenue the listings report. Gross revenue is total sales, not profit; the count beside it is how many listings report one.
| Industry | For sale | Median asking price | Median gross revenue | Listings reporting revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & Food Businesses | 337 | $220,000 | $600,000 | 177 |
| Salons, Spas & Health Businesses | 158 | $150,000 | $219,441 | 76 |
| Retail Businesses | 100 | $322,000 | $368,567 | 60 |
| Service Businesses | 76 | $249,000 | $332,500 | 48 |
| Automotive Businesses | 70 | $385,000 | $592,500 | 38 |
| Franchises | 20 | $177,500 | $260,720 | 12 |
| Other businesses | 159 | $295,000 | $320,000 | 69 |
Cities With the Most Businesses for Sale
The twelve cities with the most business listings on September 30, 2026.
| City | For sale | Median asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 272 | $250,000 |
| Hialeah | 79 | $200,000 |
| Doral | 41 | $250,000 |
| Hollywood | 34 | $289,500 |
| Miami Beach | 34 | $232,000 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 32 | $255,000 |
| Pembroke Pines | 23 | $129,000 |
| Boca Raton | 20 | $247,500 |
| Hallandale Beach | 16 | $274,000 |
| Homestead | 16 | $439,500 |
| Cutler Bay | 14 | $387,500 |
| Davie | 14 | $312,500 |
Businesses for Sale by Asking Price
How the listings spread across price ranges. Each range includes its lower bound and stops short of its upper one.
| Asking price | For sale |
|---|---|
| Under $100,000 | 211 |
| Between $100,000 and $250,000 | 272 |
| Between $250,000 and $500,000 | 208 |
| Between $500,000 and $1,000,000 | 126 |
| Between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 | 55 |
| Above $2,000,000 | 49 |
Businesses Sold in the Twelve Months to September 2026, by Area
Business sales that closed on the MLS from October 2025 through September 2026.
| Area | Sold | Median sold price | Sale-to-asking | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 138 | $100,000 | 84.2% | 108 |
| Broward County | 62 | $132,000 | 84.5% | 115 |
| Palm Beach County | 10 | $132,500 | 90% | 134 |
| Treasure Coast (Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River) | 3 | — | — | — |
| Rest of Florida | 9 | $225,000 | 96.7% | 57 |
| All of Florida | 222 | $110,000 | 85.7% | 110 |
Businesses Sold in the Twelve Months to September 2026, by Industry
The same closings by industry.
| Industry | Sold | Median sold price | Sale-to-asking | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants & Food Businesses | 93 | $104,000 | 85.2% | 101 |
| Salons, Spas & Health Businesses | 52 | $67,500 | 87.3% | 101 |
| Retail Businesses | 25 | $165,000 | 78.5% | 68 |
| Service Businesses | 15 | $275,000 | 90.7% | 158 |
| Automotive Businesses | 8 | $137,500 | 86.3% | 143 |
| Franchises | 1 | — | — | — |
| Other businesses | 28 | $142,500 | 89.2% | 132 |
Closings by Month
The month's closings beside the month before and the same month a year earlier. Changes between months are only meaningful with at least 20 closings in each.
| Month | Sold | Median sold price | Sale-to-asking | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 12 | $100,000 | 82.7% | 97 |
| August 2026 | 17 | $75,000 | 81.5% | 122 |
| September 2025 | 27 | $90,000 | 87.6% | 132 |
What Businesses Sold For Against What They Reported
Each sale's closing price divided by the gross revenue or the net income its listing reported, over the 24 months from October 2024 through September 2026. Published only with at least 20 sales behind it.
| Measure | Median | Sales behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Sold price ÷ gross revenue | 0.38× | 204 |
| Sold price ÷ net income | 2.25× | 28 |
Listing agents enter these figures; brokers often put seller's discretionary earnings in the net income field. A multiple describes the businesses that happened to sell, not the value of any one business.
About This Edition
- Asking figures cover every active Business Opportunity listing in BeachesMLS on September 30, 2026. Closed figures cover business sales with a closing date that had been recorded in the MLS by September 30, 2026; closings entered later are not added, because an edition is frozen.
- Listings outside Florida and abroad, space for rent filed as a business, homes typed Residential, and closings under $10,000 (leases and rents recorded as sales) are left out, by the same rules the businesses-for-sale pages use. A listing with no county is placed by its city.
- Industries follow the categories of the businesses-for-sale pages; a listing whose type names no industry is counted as Other. The Treasure Coast is Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties.
- Every figure is a median, and a median needs at least 5 listings or sales; with fewer, the table shows a dash. Sale-to-asking is the median of each closing price divided by its asking price; a pair under 50% or over 150% is treated as an entry error. A revenue multiple uses sales whose listing reported at least $10,000 of revenue, and is left out if it falls outside 0.02 to 10; a net income multiple uses sales reporting at least $10,000 of net income below twice the price.
- The MLS is not the whole business-for-sale market. Many businesses are sold through business-for-sale networks, by business brokers who do not use the MLS, or privately, so these counts are the MLS share of the market. Compare them from one edition to the next rather than reading them as the total.
- Asking prices are what sellers want, not what buyers pay; the closings are the paid side. The asking and the sold figures come from different businesses, so the gap between them is not a discount any one seller took.
- Revenue and net income are what the listing agents entered, without verification, and most listings report neither. Before relying on any one business's figures, read its tax returns.
- Cite this edition as: BreakThru Realty Florida Business-for-Sale Market Report, September 2026, BreakThru Realty Research, BeachesMLS data, published September 30, 2026.
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Florida Businesses for Sale, September 2026: Questions
- How many businesses are for sale in Florida?
- 921 businesses were listed for sale on the MLS in Florida on September 30, 2026, 859 of them in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, according to BreakThru Realty Research. Businesses sold through networks or privately are not on the MLS, so the full market is larger.
- What do businesses in Florida sell for?
- In the twelve months to September 2026, the median business sold on the MLS in Florida closed at $110,000, 85.7% of its asking price, across 222 sales. Most were owner-operated restaurants, salons, retail and service businesses.
- What multiple do small businesses sell for?
- On the MLS in Florida, over the 24 months to September 2026, businesses sold for a median 0.38× the gross revenue their listings reported (204 sales) and a median 2.25× their reported net income (28 sales). A multiple describes the businesses that sold; one business's value depends on its earnings, lease and staff, which is what a valuation weighs.
- How long does it take to sell a business in Florida?
- The businesses that sold on the MLS in the twelve months to September 2026 had been on the market a median 110 days before the sale closed. Preparation before listing and the weeks between an accepted offer and closing come on top of that.
- Who publishes the Florida Business-for-Sale Market Report?
- BreakThru Realty Research, the market research of BreakThru Realty, a Florida real estate brokerage with a business brokerage division. The method and the written guidance are reviewed by Tyson E. Sam, Founder and Broker of Record. The figures are computed from BeachesMLS and never edited by hand.
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