Updated October 13, 2026
Grocery Stores and Supermarkets sold for a median of $840,000 in 2025, at an average of 3.38 times cash flow, after a median of 155 days on the market. The figures cover 89 sales reported to the BizBuySell marketplace in the Retail category.
National figures from transactions reported to BizBuySell during 2025.
| Metric | Grocery Stores and Supermarkets, full-year 2025 |
|---|---|
| Reported closed sales | 89 |
| Median sale price | $840,000 |
| Median asking price | $704,500 |
| Sale price to asking (average) | 1.04 |
| Median revenue | $1,650,000 |
| Revenue multiple (average) | 0.43 |
| Median cash flow | $226,854 |
| Cash flow multiple (average) | 3.38 |
| Median days on market | 155 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.
Rankings are computed from the source table. See the limits section for the method.
The table lists the most frequently reported Retail sub-sectors that have at least 20 reported sales, including this one.
| Sub-sector | Reported sales | Median sale price | Median cash flow | Cash flow multiple | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquor Stores | 189 | $420,000 | $148,988 | 3.41 | 169 |
| Clothing and Accessory Stores | 119 | $225,000 | $101,975 | 2.22 | 142 |
| Convenience Stores | 100 | $228,000 | $120,000 | 2.82 | 165 |
| Grocery Stores and Supermarkets | 89 | $840,000 | $226,854 | 3.38 | 155 |
| Smoke Shops | 78 | $140,000 | $100,000 | 2.14 | 104 |
| Vending Machine Businesses | 72 | $85,000 | $41,000 | 2.24 | 70 |
| Flower Shops | 52 | $150,000 | $82,739 | 2.05 | 191 |
| Furniture and Furnishings Stores | 39 | $487,500 | $163,276 | 2.96 | 225 |
Source: BizBuySell Insight Report data tables, Full Year 2025 Data by Sector.
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The median sale price was $840,000 across 89 reported sales in full-year 2025, according to the BizBuySell Insight Report data tables. The median asking price for the same sales was $704,500.
Reported sales averaged 3.38 times cash flow in full-year 2025, with a median cash flow of $226,854, according to BizBuySell. Revenue multiples averaged 0.43. What any one business is worth depends on its own financials.
The median time on the market for reported sales was 155 days in full-year 2025, according to BizBuySell. That is the 4th shortest of 10 comparable Retail sub-sectors.
BizBuySell reports an average sale price of 1.04 of asking for these sales in full-year 2025 (1.00 would mean sales closed at asking). The median asking price was $704,500 and the median sale price was $840,000.
BizBuySell's data tables show 89 reported sales in full-year 2025. That counts only sales reported to that marketplace, not every sale in the country.
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