Tree Service & Arboriculture Business Valuation Calculator
Cited Band
2x to 4x SDE (trade association magazine)
Source: Tree Care Industry Magazine, what a tree care business is worth (August 2026)
Implied Range
$1,000,000 to $2,000,000
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Where This One Sits
How much revenue recurs?
How concentrated are the customers?
What happens when the owner leaves for a month?
How clean are the books?
Do the licenses, leases and contracts transfer?
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The drivers that move the number in this trade specifically are in the full Tree Service & Arboriculture guide. The picker holds the trades this site prices on one earnings figure. The other 13 are priced another way or on too thin a class, and each still appears with its cited band and source in Every Band, Cited.
What Moves the Multiple
The trade association's magazine puts tree care businesses at 2x to 4x discretionary earnings, with equipment condition, the safety record, crew expertise and documented processes deciding the position. Recurring commercial contracts that run without the owner command the top, and platform-grade operators with utility contracts trade above it on EBITDA.
Band cited from Tree Care Industry Magazine, what a tree care business is worth (August 2026). What moves a business inside it, what licensing applies, and what diligence to run are in the Tree Service & Arboriculture buy guide.
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