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    What does a larger metal fabricator sell for? Fabricators and machine shops, size by size

    What shops with $10,000,000 to $300,000,000 in sales keep, where our sold-deal data stops, and what a buyer checks at each size.

    Metal fabrication
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    Figures: IRS tax year 2023Census through June 2026TagniFi, twelve months to the third quarter of 2025Market Pulse through Q2 2026Read November 12, 2026

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    What do metal fabricators earn?

    The short answer: metal fabrication S corporations reported 10.9%[1] of sales as business profit in tax year 2023, by our math on IRS figures for every size, and 13.9% before interest, depreciation and amortization. That's above the 9.1% for all S corporations with $10,000,000 to $50,000,000 in sales[2]. At 13.9%, a made-up shop with $30,000,000 in sales makes $4,170,000, which our sold-deal data puts at $16,680,000 to $24,186,000. A buyer then asks how much of it repeats.

    Business profit on tax returns
    10.9%[1]Metal fabrication S corporations, all sizes, tax year 2023
    Before interest, depreciation and amortization
    13.9%[1]Tax year 2023, our math, gains included
    Operating margin, Census
    10.6%[3]Under $50,000,000 of assets, year to June 2026
    Fabricators your size
    5,751[4]Employer firms, $10,000,000 to $99,999,999 in sales, 2022

    The first figure is what metal fabrication S corporations reported to the IRS as business profit, as a share of what they took in, before the owners' own income tax. It's every one of them taken together, losses included, so it isn't the middle shop.

    The second adds back interest, depreciation and amortization, by our math on the same IRS lines. That's close to the EBITDA a buyer prices: yearly profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Shops own a lot of machines, so depreciation is a big part of the gap. The IRS sorts its size rows by business receipts, which this page calls sales.

    Exhibit 1

    Metal fabrication beside manufacturing and the IRS size rows, tax year 2023

    Band is sales
    Metal fabrication S corporations beside manufacturing and the IRS size rows, tax year 2023: business profit on tax returns and the figure before interest, depreciation and amortization.
    GroupBusiness profit on tax returnsBefore interest, depreciation and amortization
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing all sizes10.9%13.9%*
    Manufacturing all sizes9.0%11.7%
    $10,000,000 to $50,000,0007.3%9.1%
    $50,000,000 to $250,000,0006.1%8.0%
    $250,000,000 or more5.9%8.2%

    * Includes gains on selling equipment, which the IRS doesn't publish for this industry.

    Sorted by business receipts, which this page calls sales. Before interest, depreciation and amortization = (business profit + interest + depreciation + amortization − net gains on selling equipment) ÷ total receipts, by our math on IRS figures.[1][2]

    Source: IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2023[1]; IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2023, released September 2026[2]. Industry rows cover every size of company. Size rows mix every industry.

    What changes from $10,000,000 to $300,000,000 in sales?

    Who can pay, and whether our data reaches the profit. Each size below is a made-up shop at the fabrication rate of 13.9%. That rate is for every size, because the IRS stopped publishing industry and size together after tax year 2013.

    Our sold-deal data is IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse[5]. Above $5,000,000 of sale price it has one group for all industries together, and it stops at companies that sold for $50,000,000. A shop at this rate passes that line before $100,000,000 in sales. Where a line says what buyers check, that's our practice, not a published study.

    Exhibit 2

    A made-up metal fabricator at seven sizes

    Band is sales
    A made-up metal fabricator at seven sizes of sales: the IRS size row, EBITDA at the fabrication rate, and what the sold-deal data behind our calculator says
    SalesIRS size rowMade-up EBITDAOur sold-deal data
    $10,000,000Near one SBA loan9.1%, $10,000,000 to $50,000,000$1,390,000$4,699,938 to $6,852,301
    $20,000,000Priced on EBITDA9.1%, $10,000,000 to $50,000,000$2,780,000$11,120,000 to $16,124,000
    $30,000,000Private equity range9.1%, $10,000,000 to $50,000,000$4,170,000$16,680,000 to $24,186,000
    $50,000,000Next IRS size band8.0%, $50,000,000 to $250,000,000$6,950,000$27,800,000 to $40,310,000
    $100,000,000Past our data8.0%, $50,000,000 to $250,000,000$13,900,000Past our data
    $200,000,000Past our data8.0%, $50,000,000 to $250,000,000$27,800,000Past our data
    $300,000,000IRS top band8.2%, $250,000,000 or more$41,700,000Past our data

    Source: IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2023, released September 2026[2]; IRS Statistics of Income, Tax Year 2023[1]; IBBA and M&A Source, Second quarter of 2026[5]. Made-up examples at the IRS fabrication rate of 13.9%. Our figures checked November 2, 2026.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $10,000,000 in sales?

    A shop with $10,000,000 in sales at the IRS fabrication rate, 13.9%, would make $1,390,000 a year before interest, depreciation and amortization, more than manufacturing as a whole. In this made-up case the sold-deal data behind our calculator puts it at $4,699,938 to $6,852,301, on a blend of owner's earnings and EBITDA.[1]

    One SBA 7(a) loan tops out at $5,000,000[6], so a buyer borrowing with SBA backing reaches the bottom of that range, not the top. A buyer with more of their own money, or a company in the trade, reaches the rest.

    Then there are your own employees. An ESOP is a trust that buys shares for the people who work there, and manufacturing is the largest industry among them, at 20%[8]. NCEO counts companies with fewer than 20 to 30 employees and $1,000,000 of EBITDA as poor candidates[7], and this made-up shop's profit is over that bar.

    In our practice the first worry at this size is the owner. If you price the jobs, program the machines and know every customer's buyer, a buyer asks who does that the day after closing.

    Across every industry: what a company with $10,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $20,000,000 in sales?

    A made-up shop with $20,000,000 in sales at the fabrication rate of 13.9% makes $2,780,000. Our sold-deal data puts that at $11,120,000 to $16,124,000, now priced on EBITDA, because at this profit a buyer expects to pay a manager to run it.[1]

    That range runs up to about what search funds pay. A search fund is one or two people, backed by investors, who buy one company and run it. Stanford counts a median price of $16,000,000[9] for U.S. and Canadian search fund purchases in 2024 and 2025.

    The Census Bureau's own survey lands near the IRS rate. Fabricated metal makers with under $50,000,000 of assets, public and private companies together, earned 10.6%[3] on operations in the year to June 2026, or 13.3% with depreciation added back.

    Quality paperwork starts to count here, in our practice. If you hold ISO 9001, or AS9100 for aerospace work, a buyer reads the last audit and your scrap and on-time delivery figures.

    Across every industry: what a company with $20,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $30,000,000 in sales?

    At $30,000,000 in sales and 13.9%, a made-up fabricator makes $4,170,000. Our sold-deal data puts that at $16,680,000 to $24,186,000, a price private equity funds pay.[1]

    TagniFi, a deal database, lists fabricated metal products among the most active industries for deals of $10,000,000 to $100,000,000 of company value. Its figure is below, as TagniFi prints it. A multiple is the price divided by a year of EBITDA.

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: TagniFi (PR Newswire).
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAStatisticBuyersPeriodPublisher
    $10,000,000 to $100,000,000, fabricated metal products6.1xAs printedAll buyersTwelve months to the third quarter of 2025TagniFi[10]

    Offers at this size often hold part of the price back as an earnout: money paid later only if targets are met. It can be a large part. In SRS Acquiom's deals of $50,000,000 or less, the median earnout could add 57%[11] of the closing payment.

    In our practice, customer spread gets its own hour. If one equipment maker or one program buys a large share of what you ship, a buyer asks for the purchase agreements and how long each part number has run.

    Across every industry: what a company with $30,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $50,000,000 in sales?

    A $50,000,000 fabricator sits in the IRS band of $50,000,000 to $250,000,000, where S corporations of every kind reported 8.0% before interest, depreciation and amortization. At its own industry's 13.9%, a made-up shop makes $6,950,000, and our sold-deal data puts that at $27,800,000 to $40,310,000.[1]

    Our data reaches a shop at this rate up to about $62,000,000 in sales. Past that, we stop putting a figure on it.

    Many buyers now insure your written promises about the company instead of holding back a large share of the price. That's reps and warranties insurance. Gallagher says buyers often buy cover equal to 10%[12] of company value, at a premium of about 3% of the cover. SRS Acquiom found it on about 42%[13] of 2024 deals.

    Metal prices come up too, in our practice. A buyer reads how your quotes and contracts pass a rise in steel or aluminum on to customers, and how fast.

    Across every industry: what a company with $50,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $100,000,000 in sales?

    A fabricator with $100,000,000 in sales is past the sold-deal data behind our calculator. At the IRS fabrication rate, 13.9%, a made-up shop this size makes $13,900,000. That's about one and a half times what the data can price, so we don't put a figure on it. Your next step is a call with a dedicated advisor.[1]

    Other publishers do publish figures by company value at this size. The rows nearest this shop's profit are marked. None of them is a price for your company.

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: GF Data and TagniFi.
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAStatisticBuyersPeriodPublisher
    $100,000,000 to $250,000,000Near yours10.0xAveragePrivate equity, platform buyoutsThrough the third quarter of 2025GF Data[14]
    $50,000,000 to $200,000,000Near yours9.0xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]
    $50,000,000 to $200,000,000, manufacturing10.0xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]

    These figures come from outside reports, not from BridgeBook's own data: each one counts different deals in its own way, so read them as a guide to the market, not as a price for your company.

    Funds buying at this size often ask you to keep part of the price as shares in the company they form. That's called rollover. Goodwin counted it in 57%[16] of its 2023 private equity deals of $25,000,000 to $500,000,000. The shares you keep may be a different class from the fund's, with different rights, CLA notes[17].

    A shop this size usually runs more than one building, in our experience, and a buyer walks each one. Book a call before the first fund calls.

    Across every industry: what a company with $100,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $200,000,000 in sales?

    Few fabricators reach $200,000,000 in sales. One that did, at the IRS fabrication rate of 13.9%, would make $27,800,000 in this made-up case, more than three times the profit our sold-deal data can price. So there's no figure of ours here, only other publishers' below, and a call.[1]

    The Census Bureau counted 5,751[4] fabricated metal employer firms with $10,000,000 to $99,999,999 in sales in 2022. A $200,000,000 shop sits above that whole group.

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: GF Data and TagniFi.
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAStatisticBuyersPeriodPublisher
    $100,000,000 to $250,000,000Near yours10.0xAveragePrivate equity, platform buyoutsThrough the third quarter of 2025GF Data[14]
    $100,000,000 to $500,000,0009.8x against 7.0x under $100,000,000AveragePrivate equity, platform buyoutsThrough the third quarter of 2025GF Data[14]
    $200,000,000 to $500,000,000Near yours11.4xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]

    Expect a sale in stages. The letter of intent, the buyer's written offer, is usually not binding apart from parts like confidentiality and exclusivity[18]. Exclusivity is a set time when you can't talk to other buyers. Baker McKenzie says it commonly runs 30 to 60 days after the letter is signed.

    A call is where we'd start: who the likely buyers are, and what they'd want to see first.

    Across every industry: what a company with $200,000,000 in sales is worth.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $300,000,000 in sales?

    At $300,000,000 in sales a fabricator is in the IRS top band, $250,000,000 or more, where S corporations reported 8.2% before interest, depreciation and amortization. Fabrication's own 13.9% gives a made-up shop $41,700,000 of EBITDA, nearly five times what our sold-deal data reaches, so we don't put a figure on it.[1]

    Watch how long exclusivity runs. In Goodwin's private equity deals, exclusivity of 61 days or more went from about 6%[19] in 2021 to nearly 40% in 2022. In a hot auction, the same firm notes, buyers often get none[19]. Several buyers bidding at once is what keeps that time short.

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: GF Data and TagniFi.
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAStatisticBuyersPeriodPublisher
    $100,000,000 to $500,000,0009.8x against 7.0x under $100,000,000AveragePrivate equity, platform buyoutsThrough the third quarter of 2025GF Data[14]
    $200,000,000 to $500,000,000Near yours11.4xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]

    Our sold-deal data doesn't reach this size, so the first step is a conversation. Book a call about your plants, your customers and who'd buy all of them together.

    Across every industry: what a company with $300,000,000 in sales is worth.

    What do buyers check first in a shop?

    Whether the machines, the people and the customers will still be there in three years, and what keeping them costs. This list is our own practice, not a published study.

    1. The machines: the fixed asset register, each machine's age and hours, and what's due for replacement.
    2. The jobs: margin by job and by customer, and how quotes compare with what each job cost.
    3. The people: who quotes, who programs, and how many skilled welders and machinists would be hard to replace.
    4. Quality: certifications, scrap and rework, and on-time delivery for your biggest customers.
    5. Working capital: what customers owe you, plus inventory, minus the bills you owe. Raw metal and work in progress tie up a lot of it. You and the buyer agree on a normal amount to hand over at closing, and Lincoln International says that target is usually an average of the last 3 to 12 months[20].

    More on how the working capital target is set.

    What moves the price of a metal fabricator?

    Margin first, then how much of it repeats. A shop running above the fabrication rate of 13.9% has room a buyer can see. This list is our view, not a study.

    • Repeat programs: part numbers that run year after year count for more than one-off jobs.
    • Spread: no single customer or program large enough to sink the year if it moves.
    • Machine age: equipment a buyer would replace soon counts against the price.
    • Certifications that open regulated work, like aerospace or medical parts.
    • The owner out of quoting: a shop that prices its own jobs without you is easier to buy.

    Why bigger deals tend to carry bigger multiples is its own question. Here's what we know about it.

    What do outside reports show for fabricators?

    TagniFi publishes a fabricated metal row from its most active industries, and manufacturing as a whole by deal size. Its figures are below, as TagniFi reports them, with the older sector list beside the newer table.

    Exhibit 3

    Fabricated metal and manufacturing deals in TagniFi's tables

    Band is company value

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: TagniFi (PR Newswire) and TagniFi.
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAStatisticBuyersPeriodPublisher
    $10,000,000 to $100,000,000, fabricated metal products6.1xAs printedAll buyersTwelve months to the third quarter of 2025TagniFi[10]
    $10,000,000 to $50,000,000, manufacturing7.3xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]
    $50,000,000 to $200,000,000, manufacturing10.0xMedianAll buyersTwelve months to March 31, 2026TagniFi[15]

    These figures come from outside reports, not from BridgeBook's own data: each one counts different deals in its own way, so read them as a guide to the market, not as a price for your company.

    Source: TagniFi (PR Newswire), Twelve months to the third quarter of 2025[10]; TagniFi, Twelve months to March 31, 2026[15].

    Those are other publishers' figures, sorted by what companies sold for, not by sales. We don't hold a fabrication figure of our own at this size, so we don't print one.

    What does an old machine cost you at sale?

    A made-up example: a shop has $25,000,000 in sales at the fabrication rate of 13.9%, so $3,475,000 of EBITDA. Our sold-deal data puts that at $13,900,000 to $20,155,000, with a typical figure of $17,027,500.

    Now say the buyer finds two machines due for replacement in the first year, at $1,200,000 together. If the buyer takes that straight off the price, the typical figure becomes $15,827,500. Know your replacement list before the buyer writes it for you. Put in your own sales and margin below.

    Your numbers
    Yearly sales

    Industry: Metal fabrication and machine shops

    IRS, metal fabrication and machine shops S corporations of every size, tax year 2023, our math. Change it to yours. Includes gains on selling equipment, which the IRS doesn't publish for this industry.

    A made-up example at the IRS rate

    $2,780,000

    A made-up example: 13.9% of $20,000,000 in yearly sales. EBITDA is yearly profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

    Our sold-deal data puts that EBITDA at

    $11,120,000 to $16,124,000

    Typical $13,622,000, priced on EBITDA.

    IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse, closed deals of $5,000,000 to $50,000,000. Typical is the middle of its recent readings. Our figures checked November 2, 2026.

    Other publishers' figures, not ours

    Other publishers' figures by size: GF Data and TagniFi.
    Company valueMultiple of EBITDAPublisher
    $10,000,000 to $25,000,000Near yours5.9xGF Data, average, through the third quarter of 2025
    $25,000,000 to $50,000,0006.6xGF Data, average, through the third quarter of 2025
    $50,000,000 to $100,000,0008.7xGF Data, average, through the third quarter of 2025
    $100,000,000 to $250,000,00010.0xGF Data, average, through the third quarter of 2025
    $1,000,000 to $10,000,0005.5xTagniFi, median, twelve months to March 31, 2026
    $10,000,000 to $50,000,000Near yours7.3xTagniFi, median, twelve months to March 31, 2026
    $50,000,000 to $200,000,0009.0xTagniFi, median, twelve months to March 31, 2026
    $200,000,000 to $500,000,00011.4xTagniFi, median, twelve months to March 31, 2026

    These figures come from outside reports, not from BridgeBook's own data: each one counts different deals in its own way, so read them as a guide to the market, not as a price for your company.

    Why the two differ

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    The valuation asks your sales and profit again, then your name, email and cell phone, and shows a range.

    What we'd look at first

    On a first call, your dedicated advisor goes through your numbers with you and, if you like, your controller. In a shop, four things come first.

    1. Three years of capital spending, and what the machines will need in the next three.
    2. Your top ten customers' share of sales, and how long the biggest programs have run.
    3. Who quotes and programs today, and what happens on a week you're away.
    4. Twelve months of inventory and receivables, month by month, so the working capital target isn't a surprise.

    Then your advisor tells you what the sold-deal data says about your profit, or says plainly that your size is past it. Often the number is lower than an owner hopes. It's the one a buyer's accountants will test.

    Questions about selling a metal fabricator

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $10,000,000 in sales?

    A shop with $10,000,000 in sales at the IRS fabrication rate, 13.9%, would make $1,390,000 a year before interest, depreciation and amortization, more than manufacturing as a whole. In this made-up case the sold-deal data behind our calculator puts it at $4,699,938 to $6,852,301, on a blend of owner's earnings and EBITDA.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $20,000,000 in sales?

    A made-up shop with $20,000,000 in sales at the fabrication rate of 13.9% makes $2,780,000. Our sold-deal data puts that at $11,120,000 to $16,124,000, now priced on EBITDA, because at this profit a buyer expects to pay a manager to run it.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $30,000,000 in sales?

    At $30,000,000 in sales and 13.9%, a made-up fabricator makes $4,170,000. Our sold-deal data puts that at $16,680,000 to $24,186,000, a price private equity funds pay.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $50,000,000 in sales?

    A $50,000,000 fabricator sits in the IRS band of $50,000,000 to $250,000,000, where S corporations of every kind reported 8.0% before interest, depreciation and amortization. At its own industry's 13.9%, a made-up shop makes $6,950,000, and our sold-deal data puts that at $27,800,000 to $40,310,000.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $100,000,000 in sales?

    A fabricator with $100,000,000 in sales is past the sold-deal data behind our calculator. At the IRS fabrication rate, 13.9%, a made-up shop this size makes $13,900,000. That's about one and a half times what the data can price, so we don't put a figure on it. Your next step is a call with a dedicated advisor.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $200,000,000 in sales?

    Few fabricators reach $200,000,000 in sales. One that did, at the IRS fabrication rate of 13.9%, would make $27,800,000 in this made-up case, more than three times the profit our sold-deal data can price. So there's no figure of ours here, only other publishers' below, and a call.

    How do I sell a metal fabrication company with $300,000,000 in sales?

    At $300,000,000 in sales a fabricator is in the IRS top band, $250,000,000 or more, where S corporations reported 8.2% before interest, depreciation and amortization. Fabrication's own 13.9% gives a made-up shop $41,700,000 of EBITDA, nearly five times what our sold-deal data reaches, so we don't put a figure on it.

    What is a good EBITDA margin for a metal fabrication company?

    Metal fabrication S corporations reported about 13.9% before interest, depreciation and amortization in tax year 2023, by our math on IRS figures for every size. That figure includes gains on selling equipment. A well-run shop should beat it.

    More for manufacturers: selling a larger manufacturer and who buys a company your size.

    Where these numbers come from

    The sold-deal data behind our calculator: IBBA and M&A Source Market Pulse, closed deals. Our figures checked November 2, 2026.

    1. IRS Statistics of Income, Corporation Income Tax Returns Complete Report (Publication 16), Table 6.1, Form 1120-S by major industry. Tax Year 2023. Read November 12, 2026.
    2. IRS Statistics of Income, Corporation Income Tax Returns Complete Report (Publication 16), Table 3.2, Form 1120-S by size of business receipts. Tax Year 2023, released September 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    3. U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Financial Report, Second Quarter 2026, financial tables. Third quarter 2025 to second quarter 2026, released September 8, 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    4. U.S. Census Bureau, Statistics of U.S. Businesses 2022, by enterprise receipts size. 2022, released April 10, 2025. Read November 12, 2026.
    5. IBBA and M&A Source, Market Pulse Q2 2026 Highlights. Second quarter of 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    6. U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) loans. Opened November 12, 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    7. National Center for Employee Ownership, How an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Works. Opened November 12, 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    8. National Center for Employee Ownership, ESOPs by the Numbers (2026 infographic). 2023 Form 5500 data. Read November 12, 2026.
    9. Stanford Graduate School of Business, Search Funds Keep Offering a Proven Path to Ownership. Purchases in 2024 and 2025. Read November 12, 2026.
    10. TagniFi (PR Newswire), PowerComps by TagniFi: Market Conditions, third quarter 2025. Twelve months to the third quarter of 2025. Read November 12, 2026.
    11. SRS Acquiom, M&A Earnout and Milestone Trends. Deals closed through 2025. Read November 12, 2026.
    12. Gallagher, Representations and Warranties Insurance. 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    13. SRS Acquiom, 2025 M&A Deal Terms Study. Deals closed 2019 to 2024. Read November 12, 2026.
    14. GF Data, The Size Premium Returns to 2.8x: How Employee Ownership Helps Smaller Platforms Compete. Through the third quarter of 2025. Read November 12, 2026.
    15. TagniFi, PowerComps Middle Market Update for the first quarter of 2026: Quality Over Quantity. Twelve months to March 31, 2026. Read November 12, 2026.
    16. Goodwin, Use of Equity Rollovers Continues to Rise Amid Market Uncertainty. 2020 to 2023 deals. Read November 12, 2026.
    17. CLA, Rollover Equity and Valuation Techniques. Undated. Read November 12, 2026.
    18. Baker McKenzie, Global Private M&A Guide, United States, Preliminary documents. Undated. Read November 12, 2026.
    19. Goodwin, Durations in M&A Exclusivity Periods Increased Significantly Since 2021. 2021 and 2022 deals. Read November 12, 2026.
    20. Lincoln International, Bridging the Gap Between Target and Closing Net Working Capital in M&A Deals. Modified May 12, 2026. Read November 12, 2026.

    Percentages are BridgeBook's arithmetic on the IRS dollar figures.

    Outside figures are other publishers', named and dated, and they don't feed our calculator. How we use outside figures

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