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Market data · Updated October 20, 2026

Fast Food Restaurants for Sale in California

There are 175 fast food restaurants for sale in California right now, across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, each counted once. 37 were listed in the last 30 days.

For sale now
175
37 new in 30 days
Median asking price
$195K
175 list a price
Median cash flow
$100K
78 report it
Median multiple
2.3x
asking price to cash flow

What they are asking

Under $250K10962%
$250K to $1M5632%
$1M to $5M95%
$5M and up11%

Where they are

By metro area

Los Angeles58
San Francisco Bay Area45
Inland Empire18
San Diego14
Central Valley11
Sacramento10

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How we count: every live business-for-sale listing in California whose title identifies it as one of these businesses, from the marketplaces Accredited indexes, with listings of the same business merged. Online businesses are excluded. Medians use the listings that report each figure; multiples outside 0.2x to 25x are left out as likely data errors. Asking prices are not sale prices. Recalculated daily. See all businesses for sale in California.

Common questions

Questions, answered.

How many fast food restaurants are for sale in California?
175 as of October 20, 2026, counting each business once even when it is listed on several marketplaces. 37 came onto the market in the last 30 days.
How much do fast food restaurants in California cost?
The median asking price is $195K, based on the 175 listings that state a price. Sellers ask a median of 2.3x the cash flow they report (78 listings report both). Asking prices are what sellers want, not what businesses sell for.
Where in California are fast food restaurants for sale?
The most are in Los Angeles (58), San Francisco Bay Area (45), Inland Empire (18). Listings are grouped into metro areas where we can tell which one they are in.
Where do these numbers come from?
Accredited indexes every business-for-sale listing across 12 marketplaces and 7,500+ brokerages, merges listings of the same business, and recalculates these figures every day. Online businesses are not included.