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PAINTING · Q2 2026 · 1.8×–3.2× SDE inaugural band · painting-specific advisor range plus construction compsPAINTING · Adjacent construction comp base n=3142 · BizBuySell sold listingsPAINTING · US market size $28.4B · 1.6% 2021-2026 CAGR · IBISWorldPAINTING · Q2 2026 · 1.8×–3.2× SDE inaugural band · painting-specific advisor range plus construction compsPAINTING · Adjacent construction comp base n=3142 · BizBuySell sold listingsPAINTING · US market size $28.4B · 1.6% 2021-2026 CAGR · IBISWorld
Scored Listings · Index·Painting·Q2 2026·Updated 2026-07-14

Scored painting listings.

Anonymized observations from real painting contractor acquisitions evaluated against the four-pillar framework. Each entry reports what was observed and what happened. Neutral evaluation; no recommendations.

See where any listing sits against the framework. Same neutral evaluation each party at the table reads.

1 scored listings

Q2 2026

  1. 01 · Mid-band

    Painting contractor with crew leads, repeat referrals, and seasonality diligence

    Observed: Composite baseline profile for Q2 2026: repeat residential repaint and light commercial work, but material diligence around job costing, estimator dependence, and crew retention.

    Outcome: Illustrative composite for market-rate calibration; not a consented case study.

    Composite

Listings above are anonymized composites pending the publication of consented case studies. Each scored listing has its own URL — citable, shareable, long-tail-SEO eligible. Composites preserve the structural pattern without identifying the specific deal, seller, or broker.

How to read these

What each scored listing reports.

  • Band placement

    Where in the multiples band the deal sat — upper, mid, or lower third. Tied to the structural conditions in the Atlas.

  • Observed

    The specific structural conditions documented in diligence — the four pillars applied to the specific deal.

  • Outcome

    What happened — closed, repriced, financing fell through, walked. We report. We do not claim the score "told you to" do anything.

Scored Painting Listings: Anonymized Deal Observations Against the Four-Pillar Framework | Acquidex