How much does a business broker charge: Broker Fee Index
The median published figure in the Broker Fee Index is 10 percent across 4 sources' own pages (range 10 to 15 percent), read 11 October 2026.
4 of the 25 named sources read in full publish a figure; 21 publish none, read 11 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 10 percent across 3).
By deal size band
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| deal size bandowner cash flow up to $600,000 | 10% | 10 to 10% | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Flippers sell your business | 15% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Flippa pricing | 10% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Exit Promise business broker fees | 10% | 2026-10-11 | |
| Synergy Business Brokers fees | 10% | owner cash flow up to $600,000 | 2026-10-11 |
The sentence each figure was read from (4)
- Empire Flippers sell your business, read 2026-10-11:
Between $66,666.66 to $700,000 – Commission will be a flat 15% on the sale price.
- Flippa pricing, read 2026-10-11:
10% success fee
- Exit Promise business broker fees, read 2026-10-11:
For a small business, our broker commission is typically 10% of the sale price of the business.
- Synergy Business Brokers fees, read 2026-10-11:
We charge a flat fee of 10% for businesses that have a cash flow of $600,000 or less.
Read in full, publishes no figure
21 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Acquire.com seller pricing, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Quiet Light sell your business, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- FE International sell your business, read 2026-10-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Website Closers broker pricing and fees, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- MidStreet business broker fees, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Crowne Atlantic how much do business brokers charge, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- East Coast Advisory business broker commission fees, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- CT Acquisitions business broker fees, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- CT Acquisitions M&A advisor fees, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Eton Venture Services M&A advisory fees, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Praxis Rock sell-side advisory fees, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Founders Advisors understanding M&A advisory fees, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Raincatcher how to sell a business, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- BizBuySell sell a business, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Axial how much do brokers charge, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- M&A Community fees by deal size, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- DealRoom buy-side M&A fees, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Rejigg business broker commission rates, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- BizBuySell understanding business broker fees, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Nav how much do brokers charge, read 2026-10-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- every brokerage's own fee page, read 2026-09-11: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
4 of the 25 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 21 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 30 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 326 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per firm per deal-size band: the success-fee percentage or formula (flat, Lehman, double Lehman, scaled, reverse-scaled), the monthly retainer, the minimum fee and whether the retainer is credited, each quoted from the firm's OWN page; the derivation is the distribution nobody publishes - the median and range of success fee at $500k, $1m, $5m, $25m and $50m of enterprise value, the share of firms publishing a number at all against the share that will only quote, the share using each formula, and repriced-since
326 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (55)
- Empire Flippers sell your business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Acquire.com seller pricing(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Flippa pricing(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Quiet Light sell your business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- FE International sell your business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Website Closers broker pricing and fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MidStreet business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Synergy Business Brokers fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Crowne Atlantic how much do business brokers charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- East Coast Advisory business broker commission fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CT Acquisitions business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CT Acquisitions M&A advisor fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Eton Venture Services M&A advisory fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Praxis Rock sell-side advisory fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Founders Advisors understanding M&A advisory fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Exit Promise business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Raincatcher how to sell a business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BizBuySell sell a business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Morgan & Westfield broker and M&A advisor fees (blocked)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Axial how much do brokers charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- M&A Community fees by deal size(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- DealRoom buy-side M&A fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Rejigg business broker commission rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- BizBuySell understanding business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Nav how much do brokers charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- every brokerage's own fee page(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Empire Flippers commission calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Empire Flippers - why we changed our commission structure(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Archstone Business Brokers - business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CT Acquisitions - average business broker commission(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CT Acquisitions - M&A advisor fees 2026(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Website Closers - how much does it cost to hire a website broker(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Baton Market - business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Baton Market - business broker commission rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Baton Market - who pays the business broker fee(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Raincatcher - business brokerage services(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Quorum Business Advisors - what do business brokers charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- 1719 Partners - how much do brokers charge to sell a business(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Venture North Group - what does a business broker charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sell With Millsaps - how much does a business broker charge(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sailfish Equity Advisors - business broker fees, Tampa(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sell My Business USA - business broker fees guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Praxis Rock - buy-side M&A advisory explained(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Rejigg success-fee calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Dealflow success-fee calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- MergersCorp Lehman formula calculator(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Venture First - success fees and the Lehman formula(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ClearlyAcquired - how much do business broker fees actually cost in 2026(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ClearlyAcquired - business broker fee structures explained(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Exitwise - business broker fees(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- First Page Sage - M&A advisory fee structure(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Procloser - M&A advisory fees guide(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Quiet Light referral programme(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Empire Flippers seller fee FAQ(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Auxo Capital Advisors - M&A advisor fees, modified Lehman(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the Broker Fee Index is 10 percent across 4 sources' own pages (range 10 to 15 percent), read 11 October 2026.
4 of the 25 named sources read in full publish a figure; 21 publish none, read 11 October 2026.
Broker Fee Index, deal size band owner cash flow up to $600,000: median 10 percent across 1 source, read 11 October 2026.
The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 10 percent across 3).
Cite as: "Sell My Business Quotes Broker Fee Index", updated 2026-10-23, https://sellmybusinessquotes.com/datasets/broker-fee-index/.
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