Plumbing Company Sale Price Benchmarks 2025
What are plumbing businesses selling for in 2025? A data-driven breakdown of plumbing company valuations by size, geography, and revenue quality.
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Plumbing Business Valuation in Kansas: Wichita & Kansas City Metro Market Data 2025
Kansas plumbing businesses benefit from Wichita's aerospace and manufacturing base, Kansas City suburban growth, and Kansas's 5.7% top income tax rate.
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Jason Taken
HedgeStone Business Advisors
Kansas's plumbing market is anchored by two distinct economies: Wichita — the Air Capital of the World and a manufacturing hub — and the Kansas side of the Kansas City metro, particularly Johnson County (Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa), one of the wealthiest suburban counties in the Midwest. Kansas's top individual income tax rate of 5.7% is the highest in the region but manageable with planning.
Kansas Plumbing Multiples
Kansas plumbing businesses sell for 2.0x–3.8x SDE. Johnson County (Overland Park, Olathe, Lenexa, Shawnee) commands the strongest multiples in the state — exceptional suburban wealth, strong residential service demand, and proximity to Kansas City PE buyer activity. Wichita (Sedgwick County) is the second major market with a strong commercial plumbing base driven by aerospace manufacturing (Spirit AeroSystems, Textron Aviation, Bombardier), large industrial facilities, and a solid residential suburban market in the Derby, Maize, and Andover suburbs.
Wichita Aerospace and Industrial Plumbing
Wichita is the world capital of general aviation manufacturing — Spirit AeroSystems builds Boeing 737 fuselages, Textron Aviation manufactures Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft, Bombardier has a completion and service center, and dozens of aerospace suppliers operate facilities in Wichita's industrial corridor. These manufacturing facilities require industrial plumbing: process water systems, compressed air plumbing, glycol cooling systems, and specialized industrial waste treatment. Plumbing businesses with aerospace and industrial sector relationships have recurring commercial revenue that commands EBITDA multiples and is highly valued by buyers who understand industrial recurring service.
Johnson County Residential Market
Johnson County is consistently one of the top 20 wealthiest counties in the United States by median household income. Overland Park, Leawood, and Prairie Village have large residential homes with premium plumbing expectations — high-end fixture installations (Kohler, Moen, Delta premium), tankless water heater adoptions, whole-home water filtration systems, and remodel plumbing work for kitchen and bath renovations. Average plumbing ticket sizes in Johnson County run $300–$600 above comparable Midwestern markets. Plumbing businesses serving Johnson County residential accounts achieve the highest revenue per job in Kansas.
Kansas's 5.7% Tax Rate
Kansas's top individual income tax rate is 5.7% — the highest in the immediate region and a notable consideration for business sellers. On a $1.5M plumbing exit, Kansas sellers pay $85,500 in state income taxes. Total effective rate is approximately 30–32%, versus 27–28% in neighboring Missouri (4.8%) and Oklahoma (4.75%). Kansas sellers should engage a CPA specializing in business sales 18 months before their target exit date to optimize transaction structure. The asset-versus-stock sale decision and entity structure elections (S-corp step-up elections) can reduce effective Kansas tax liability by $20,000–$50,000 on a typical business exit.
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