# DealStats (BVR)

Private transaction comps for valuation work.

Business Valuation Resources' transaction database (formerly Pratt's Stats): detailed financials on acquired private companies, searchable across 200-plus data points per deal including valuation multiples and financial ratios, used by appraisers, brokers, and buyers for comparable-sale analysis.

- Category: Valuation & Modeling
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Where it fits: Source & Screen Deals
- Website: https://www.bvresources.com/products/dealstats

## At a Glance

The professional-grade comp database; reach for it on larger or unusual deals, and use the cheaper SBA-only comps first on standard Main Street screens.

## What It Costs

Published on its own product page: a 24-hour Day Pass at $529 for a single engagement, and an Essential subscription at $1,499 a year with 500 unique transaction exports a month; team and firm-wide tiers are quoted on contact.

## Best For

Deal-level comparable analysis when a screening multiple needs real support, especially on larger or unusual deals where the SBA-only comps set is thin

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Among the deepest private-transaction datasets available, searched across 200-plus data points per deal, far more than broker-reported comp sets
- Pro: Data sourcing and verification process is documented and discussed in [searcher](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher) communities
- Pro: Day Pass option fits one-off deal analysis without an annual commitment
- Con: Priced for professionals: $1,499 a year or a $529 day pass, against the $99 a single SBA-comps search costs
- Con: Overkill for typical sub-$1M Main Street screening, where SBA-financed comps answer the question for $99
- Con: The interface and workflow assume [valuation](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/valuation)-professional context

## What Searchers Say

The professional standard for private-company transaction comps, referenced across the valuation field and in searcher-community threads about where reliable multiples come from. The practical searcher question is cost-benefit versus cheaper SBA-only comp tools, not data quality.

## Compared With

- Which comps database should support your multiple? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/dealstats-vs-gcf-peercomps.md)

## Sources

- https://www.bvresources.com/products/dealstats
- https://www.bvresources.com/learn/dealstats
- https://searchfunder.com/post/where-does-dealstats-get-its-data-and-how-are-the-data-verified

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Last checked: 2026-09-04

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