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24 sectors: what a company is worth and who buys it.
One report per sector, with public figures and their source. How many companies there are, what they earn, who buys them and what I would check before making an offer.
The calculator is in Spanish. Five minutes, free and confidential.
The reports in figures
- sectors analysed24
- pages with sources860
- score out of 25, by sector11 to 19
Each sector has its own page and a full PDF report in Spanish.
The 24 sectors
24 sectors studied as if we were about to buy a company in each one.
Pick yours. Each page has sector figures, the buyers in our database, what a buyer checks and what lowers the value. The pages are in Spanish.
- No. 114 October 2026
Lift maintenance
Spain has 1.2 million lifts that the law requires to be inspected every year, and some 400 small companies that the big players are already buying
Score19/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 2016 October 2026
Self-storage
Spain has about 1,300 self-storage centres run by more than 650 operators. The same premises yield more than twice as much filled with storage units, if someone fills and manages them
Score19/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 215 October 2026
Pest control
The law requires more than 600,000 food businesses to monitor pests, and two multinationals are already buying the sector's small firms
Score18/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 315 October 2026
Fire protection
The law requires every fire extinguisher to be inspected once a year. More than 2,000 small companies do it, and investment funds are already buying them
Score18/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1716 October 2026
Industrial and commercial refrigeration
Spain is short of almost 10,000 refrigeration technicians, the law requires maintenance and Europe requires a change of gases. Whoever has the technicians has the business.
Score18/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 815 October 2026
Green space maintenance
In Spain, public administrations pay for 70% of landscaping, with contracts that go back out to tender every five years. A European group has just started buying.
Score17/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1816 October 2026
Warehouse logistics
In Spain, operators bill 3,575 million a year to store and prepare other companies' goods. It is billed every month, and in 2025 the sector set a record for acquisitions
Score17/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 615 October 2026
Door maintenance
Spain has some 8,000 door companies. The law requires doors to be maintained, but not a signed contract, and lift groups are already buying the small ones
Score16/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 715 October 2026
Accounting and advisory firms
In Spain, 65,444 firms handle the accounts, taxes and payroll of the self-employed and small businesses. Almost all are small, and groups are already buying
Score16/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1316 October 2026
Technical door manufacturing
The law requires a fire door in every hotel room. Only those who have tested it in a furnace can sell it, and three groups are already buying
Score16/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1516 October 2026
Electrical installers
All electrification goes through an electrical panel, and only a licensed installer can touch it. There are 40,997, the largest has less than 5% and groups are already buying
Score16/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 415 October 2026
Climate control and air conditioning
Spain has 36,432 climate control and plumbing companies, with three people on average. The law only requires a maintenance contract above 70 kilowatts
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1015 October 2026
Sewer and drain clearing
In Spain, 445 drain clearing firms with fewer than ten people earn 22.8% before depreciation. The trucks eat up almost half, and I haven't seen anyone buying them
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1216 October 2026
Snack distribution
Every bar in Spain orders snacks every few weeks, with no contract, from one of thousands of distributors. The five largest sell only 17.7%
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1616 October 2026
Tile and bathroom warehouses
In Spain, 11,023 warehouses sell 25,394 million a year, and since 2019 almost one in five has closed
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1916 October 2026
Boutique hotels
Spain still has 10,569 independent hotels. The small ones earn more than 20% before depreciation, and families, funds and small groups are already buying them
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 2216 October 2026
Table grapes
Spain harvests 362,600 tonnes of table grapes. The winners have water, a licence and a warehouse, and many owners are already over 65
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 2317 October 2026
Car repair workshops
Spain has 46,166 repair workshop companies and cars that are 14.6 years old on average. There is plenty of work, mechanics are scarce, and the workshop that sells the most hours wins
Score15/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 2116 October 2026
Earthmoving
In Spain, 7,012 companies bill 4,450 million moving earth. They earn twice as much as the builder that hires them, and their machine operators are 47.7 years old on average
Score14/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1115 October 2026
Making and selling roller shutters
It sells once, at the pace of construction, and leaves an ordinary margin. For me, the interesting part is whoever installs it, motorises it and repairs it
Score13/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 515 October 2026
Locksmith services
We all need a locksmith at some point, but no law, licence or contract ties the customer down. The only thing anyone buys is the contracts with homeowners' associations and companies
Score12/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 915 October 2026
Pergolas and awnings
A seasonal business that sells once. The margin stays with the factory, and thousands of workshops live off the owner's salary
Score12/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 1416 October 2026
Advertising agencies
Spain has 33,460 advertising agencies. The average one earns 6.9% and artificial intelligence makes what they sell cheaper, but the one that keeps clients for years earns twice as much
Score12/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish - No. 2425 October 2026
Trailers and semi-trailers
Spain has 631 companies that build trailers and bodywork. They sell to order, follow the transport sector, and the SME earns 9.7% before depreciation
Score11/25See the sectorFull report as a PDF in Spanish
What is on each page
Four things an owner wants to know before selling.
Every page follows the same order, so you can compare one sector with another.
Figures with a source
How many companies there are and what they earn, with the source beside it.
Buyers in our database
How many look at that sector, counted in the CRM, the Relevo Familiar customer register.
What a buyer checks
Four to six points a buyer reviews before making an offer.
What lowers the value
The risks a buyer takes off the price.
More reports
Four more series to understand succession and price.
- How it consolidated6 sectors where a few groups bought out the independents: who, at what price and what is left to buy. The pages are in Spanish.See the 6 sectors
- Succession in your provinceHow many companies with employees have an owner aged 56 or over in each of the 51 provinces, with a ranking and neighbouring provinces. The pages are in Spanish.See the 51 provinces
- EBITDA multiple by sectorThe table of what is paid for an SME in 24 sectors, with source, year and company size. The page is in Spanish.See the multiples table
- What kills a sale10 flaws that lower the price or break the sale of an SME, with figures, a case and a plan to fix them. The pages are in Spanish.See the 10 flaws
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