The XIT Blog
Business valuation insights for owners, not bankers. Learn what drives your value and how to grow it.
What are buyers actually paying for small businesses in 2026? Here are the real EBITDA multiples by industry — and the factors that move your number up or down by 2x or more.
Most owners get one number from their broker. Here’s why you need three independent valuation methods — and how the blended answer from XIT gives you a living valuation you can actually use to make better decisions in 10 minutes.
Your WACC is the single most powerful lever you control — yet 94% of founders have never touched it. See exactly how one landscaping company used XIT’s Cost of Capital simulator to drop WACC 5 points and add $1.8M to their exit in just 11 months.
Most founders enter the sale process with only one number. XIT gives you three powerful, living numbers: Exit Price, Market-Ready Value, and Confidence-Adjusted Value. Here’s exactly what each means, why you need all three, and how to use them to maximize your outcome.
Single-method valuations leave millions on the table. Learn how XIT’s real-time blended approach — FCFF + FCFE + EV/EBITDA, dynamically weighted by your exact goals — delivers the clearest, most actionable picture of your company’s true worth.
Most owners get one number from their broker. Here's why you need three — and how each valuation method tells a different part of the story.