# Peak Business Valuation

The SBA appraisal your lender will require.

A nationwide business-appraisal firm, founded 2018 and among the most-reviewed in the US, that produces the independent SBA valuation a 7(a) lender requires, plus free per-industry multiple guides and an SBA valuation calculator.

- Category: Valuation & Modeling
- Pricing model: Custom Pricing
- Where it fits: Source & Screen Deals, Diligence & Close the Deal
- Website: https://peakbusinessvaluation.com/sba-business-valuations/

## 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.

## What It Costs

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](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/valuation) their lender requires, and [searchers](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher) who want free per-industry multiple benchmarks

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: 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)
- Pro: Works with more than 100 SBA lenders, so its reports clear the lender review a [7(a)](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/sba-7a) file needs
- Pro: Fast: an average SBA valuation turnaround of about 5 business days, which it says is roughly twice the industry pace
- Pro: Publishes free per-industry valuation multiple guides and an SBA valuation calculator that make useful pre-appraisal benchmarks
- Con: A lender-required valuation is a paid engagement, typically $2,500 to $5,000, on top of your other diligence costs
- Con: The free per-industry guides are directional marketing content, not a substitute for the paid appraisal a lender will require
- Con: As a valuation firm it does not advise on the deal itself, so pair it with counsel and a [quality-of-earnings](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/qoe) provider

## What Searchers Say

Firm scale, SBA-lender relationships, turnaround, and pricing verified against Peak's own site as of 2026; it publishes per-industry multiple bands alongside its valuation work.

## Sources

- https://peakbusinessvaluation.com/sba-business-valuations/
- https://peakbusinessvaluation.com/how-much-does-a-business-appraisal-cost/
- https://peakbusinessvaluation.com/

Also on this site: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/category/valuation-tool.md
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Last checked: 2026-07-20

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