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Enter your sales and owner earnings. In many markets the liquor license and the lease carry as much value as the earnings do, so treat this as the business side of the number.
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How this valuation is worked out
Bars are priced on owner earnings, usually in a modest range because so much depends on the room, the lease and the license. Only reported sales can be valued — anything off the books is invisible to a buyer and to a lender. Where liquor licenses are capped, the license is often valued and sold as a separate line.
A worked example
A neighborhood bar with $920K of reported sales, $145K of SDE, a manager running the floor and nine years left on the lease. At 2–2.5× that is $290K–$363K, with the liquor license valued separately where the state caps them.
Multiple ranges reviewed September 2026, based on offers buyers in our network are making today. They are a guide, not a quote — see how the process works.
What moves your number
- Remaining lease term, options and rent as a share of sales
- The liquor license and whether your market caps them
- Food sales alongside beverage, which steady the week
- Whether a manager runs the floor without the owner
- Age and condition of the build-out, coolers and taps
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Common questions
Is the liquor license included?
Sometimes separately. In states that cap licenses they can carry real standalone value, so buyers and sellers price them as their own line item.
My real sales are higher than my books show.
Unreported sales cannot be valued. Buyers and their lenders work from tax returns and point-of-sale records, so plan a couple of clean years before selling.
How much does the lease matter?
More than almost anything else. A short lease with no options can cut the price sharply, because the buyer may lose the location.