Peak Business Valuation
At a Glance
The straightforward pick for the SBA appraisal your lender requires; use its free multiple guides to sanity-check price before you pay for one.
- Pricing
- Custom Pricing, A small-business SBA appraisal typically runs $2,500 to $5,000 depending on complexity, quoted upfront. Average SBA turnaround is about 5 business days, with most engagements completed in 5 to 20. The per-industry multiple guides and SBA valuation calculator are free.
- Best For
- Buyers of $1M to $10M businesses who need the independent SBA valuation their lender requires, and searchers who want free per-industry multiple benchmarks
- Roadmap Stages
- 4. Source & Screen Deals5. Diligence & Finance the Deal
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Among the highest-rated and most-reviewed valuation firms in the US, with 7,000-plus businesses appraised since 2018 and credentialed staff (ABV, CVA, CFA, ASA)
- Works with more than 100 SBA lenders, so its reports clear the lender review a 7(a) file needs
- Fast: an average SBA valuation turnaround of about 5 business days, which it says is roughly twice the industry pace
- Publishes free per-industry valuation multiple guides and an SBA valuation calculator that make useful pre-appraisal benchmarks
Cons
- A lender-required valuation is a paid engagement, typically $2,500 to $5,000, on top of your other diligence costs
- The free per-industry guides are directional marketing content, not a substitute for the paid appraisal a lender will require
- As a valuation firm it does not advise on the deal itself, so pair it with counsel and a quality-of-earnings provider
What Searchers Say
Firm scale, SBA-lender relationships, turnaround, and pricing verified against Peak's own site as of 2026; it is the source behind many of the per-industry multiple bands cited across this site's valuation tools.
Put It to Work
Business Valuation Calculator builds the SDE and prices it against cited industry bands.