The Ultimate SaaS Exit Valuation Calculator

An interactive, data-driven tool to assess exit readiness, benchmark performance, and estimate valuation.

How to Use This Tool

1. Set Your Company Profile: Start by setting your company's ARR, ACV, GTM, and Pricing model. These inputs customize the scoring benchmarks to be relevant to you.

2. Adjust the Metrics: Move through each of the 20+ metrics, adjusting the inputs to reflect your company's current performance.

3. Review Live Results: The "Exit Readiness Score" and "Estimated Valuation" on the right will update in real-time.

4. Learn and Improve: Click the icon next to any metric to learn why it matters, see benchmarks, and get strategies for improvement.

Company Profile

Customize benchmarks for your specific business model.

Total Revenue (ARR)

$0.0M

Annual Contract Value (ACV)

Go-to-Market Motion

Pricing Model

Quantitative Metrics

ARR Growth Rate (YoY)

Declining

1 Points x 3 Weight = 3 Score

-20%

Gross Margin

Low

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

50%

EBITDA Margin

Burning Cash

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

-30%

Rule of 40

Needs Improvement

1 Points x 3 Weight = 3 Score

-10%

Gross Revenue Retention (GRR)

High Churn

1 Points x 3 Weight = 3 Score

70%

Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

Shrinking

1 Points x 3 Weight = 3 Score

80%

LTV:CAC Ratio

Unsustainable

1 Points x 3 Weight = 3 Score

1.0x

New Customer CAC Ratio

High

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

3.0x

S&M % of Revenue

High

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

80%

CAC Payback Period

Inefficient

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

36 months

Expansion ARR %

Low

1 Points x 2 Weight = 2 Score

ARR per Employee

Low

1 Points x 1 Weight = 1 Score

$50K

Qualitative Factors

Company Age & Track Record

N/A

0 Points x 1 Weight = 0 Score

Financial Accuracy & Accounting

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

% of Recurring Revenue

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Customer Concentration (Top 10)

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Owner Dependence

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Management Team

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Delivery Model

N/A

0 Points x 3 Weight = 0 Score

Product Differentiation

N/A

0 Points x 3 Weight = 0 Score

Technology Platform

N/A

0 Points x 3 Weight = 0 Score

Market Growth

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Market Attractiveness

N/A

0 Points x 2 Weight = 0 Score

Total Addressable Market (TAM)

N/A

0 Points x 1 Weight = 0 Score

Market Position

N/A

0 Points x 1 Weight = 0 Score

SaaS Valuation Multiples (BVR Data)

Real-world M&A transaction multiples from Business Valuation Resources (BVR). The relevant bracket for your ARR is highlighted below.

Revenue Bracket	Type	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	# Transactions
$0M - $2M	Revenue	1.5x	2.8x	13.3x	82
$0M - $2M	EBITDA	4.7x	7.4x	14.6x	26
$2M - $5M	Revenue	1.6x	3.3x	7.3x	51
$2M - $5M	EBITDA	5.3x	9.7x	29.5x	29
$5M - $20M	Revenue	1.5x	2.9x	6.9x	69
$5M - $20M	EBITDA	8.7x	16.9x	28.3x	25
$20M - $50M	Revenue	2.5x	3.8x	7.5x	45
$20M - $50M	EBITDA	10.5x	18.2x	30.1x	22

Exit Readiness Score

High Risk

28 / 219

This places you in the 13th percentile of SaaS businesses.

Estimated Exit Valuation

Using a dynamic Revenue Multiple

$0.0M

From a calculated 2.4x Revenue Multiple