ExitValue.ai M&A Multiples
Ask your AI assistant what private businesses sell for. Returns median and middle-50% EV/EBITDA and EV/Revenue multiples by industry and deal size from closed M&A transactions, with the deal count behind each figure. Compare industries and see trends by year. Free, read-only, no auth.
Hosted MCP Server
npx add-mcp 'https://exitvalue.ai/api/mcp'Installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more
Documentation
M&A Multiples in ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor
A free, read-only MCP connector. Ask your AI assistant what businesses in an industry sell for, and it answers with median EV/EBITDA and EV/Revenue multiples from 21,349 M&A transactions. No signup, no API key.
Server URL
https://exitvalue.ai/api/mcp
Transport: Streamable HTTP. No authentication.
Add it to your assistant
Claude (web or desktop)
Open Settings, then Connectors, choose "Add custom connector" and paste the server URL.
ChatGPT
In a workspace or plan that allows custom connectors (developer mode), add a new connector and paste the server URL.
Claude Code
claude mcp add --transport http exitvalue https://exitvalue.ai/api/mcp
Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients
{
"mcpServers": {
"exitvalue": { "url": "https://exitvalue.ai/api/mcp" }
}
}
Tools
list_industries: the 106 industries covered, and which ones have enough disclosed deals to publish multiples.get_valuation_multiples(industry, size_bracket?): median and middle-50% EV/EBITDA and EV/Revenue, with the number of deals behind each figure. Accepts plain names like "HVAC" or "dental practice". Figures with too few deals are withheld rather than guessed.compare_industries(industries, size_bracket?, metric?): side-by-side medians for 2 to 6 industries.get_multiples_trend(industry, metric?): medians by year, listing only years with enough disclosed deals.
Example questions: "What EBITDA multiple do veterinary practices sell for?" "Compare revenue multiples for insurance agencies under $25M."
Source
Figures come from a licensed historical M&A database, SEC EDGAR filings and verified press releases, the same data behind the industry benchmark pages. See the methodology.
Want a number for your own business?
Industry medians are a starting point. The free calculator adjusts for your margins, growth, customer concentration and owner dependence.