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Enter your sales and what the business actually pays you in a year. Most food trucks are priced on owner earnings, with the truck and kitchen equipment setting a floor under the number.
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How this valuation is worked out
Food trucks are valued on seller's discretionary earnings — profit plus the owner's pay and any personal costs run through the business. Multiples are modest because the owner is usually the cook. Booked catering and event contracts, a transferable commissary agreement and a second truck with a paid crew all push the number up.
A worked example
A single truck with $310K of sales and $72K of SDE, a transferable commissary agreement and about a third of revenue from booked catering. At 2× that is roughly $145K. Strip out the catering and buyers price close to what the truck and equipment alone would fetch.
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
- Whether the earnings survive after paying someone to do the owner's job
- Booked catering, festival and private-event contracts
- The truck's age, mileage and equipment condition
- Permits and health department approvals, and whether they transfer
- A commissary agreement the buyer can take over
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Common questions
Is the truck included in the price?
Normally yes. The truck and its equipment are usually the floor of the value — if the business barely earns, buyers price close to what the truck alone is worth.
Do my permits transfer?
It depends on the city or county. Some let a buyer take over, others require a fresh application. Check before you go to market — it affects the price.
Does a social following add value?
A little. A following that reliably fills a route or books catering is worth something; follower counts on their own are not.