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Metal Manufacturing Businesses for Sale

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HVAC and Plumbing Services Business

Nearly 30 years of repeat relationships with high-end residential builders and light commercial clients in upstate New York, generating $4.1M in 2026 revenue with over $1M in EBITDA.
Price$2.4M
Revenue$3.5M
SDE$304.4K

Precision Milling & Machining Shop

Over 75 years of aerospace and defense precision machining with long-term production contracts, AS9100 certification, and individual part programs in continuous production since the 1970s and 1980s.
Price$4.8M
Revenue$5.9M
EBITDA$727K

Wholesale Supplier and Distributor of Welding Equipment

A proprietary OEM welding brand carrying 50-65% gross margins, sold through both B2B wholesale and direct-to-consumer e-commerce, with double-digit sales growth in 2026.
Price$5M
Revenue$4.1M
SDE$606K

Metal Fabrication / Welding Company

Nine-year-old metal fabrication and welding operation in South Florida covering structural steel, fencing, railings, and custom metalwork with recurring general contractor relationships and a fully equipped workshop ready for an operator to step in.
Price$450K
Revenue$746K
EBITDA$97.5K

Aluminum Product Manufacturer

Aluminum extrusion manufacturer producing custom tight-tolerance profiles with a three-day lead time, $15M in annual revenue, no debt, and 30-35% unused production capacity ready for a new owner to fill.
Price$5M
Revenue$12.4M
EBITDA$1.1M

Precision Manufacturing Business

A contract manufacturing job shop in Northern California with $1.1M in backlog, a blanket purchase order with a major national laboratory, and a GM already running day-to-day operations.
Price$1M
Revenue$2.8M
SDE$236.2K

Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing Company

Precision cutting tool manufacturer with over thirty-five years of industry tenure, zero customer concentration risk, and specialized product lines in reamers, back spotfacers, and porting tools that few competitors produce.
Price$800K
Revenue$3.3M
SDE$120.2K

High-Precision Industrial Technology Firm

ISO 13485-certified precision CNC machine shop with 19 Swiss screw machines, 60-70% medical device revenue, and approved-vendor relationships that take competitors three to four years to replicate.
Price-
Revenue$4.3M
EBITDA$662.3K

Precision Manufacturing / CNC Business

Precision CNC milling, turning, and fabrication operation with over 50% EBITDA margins and minimal owner involvement.
Price$332.7K
Revenue$182.1K
SDE$110.9K

Industrial Fabrication & Welding Business

Industrial fabrication and welding operation with proprietary product lines, a 14-person team including certified welders, and $524k in SDE on $2.2M revenue.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$2.2M
SDE$524K

Welding and Fabrication Company

Fabrication and welding operation with over thirty years of operating history, a few hundred active clients, and $4M in real estate and equipment included in the sale.
Price-
Revenue$7.5M
EBITDA$750K

Sheet Metal Fabricator

Custom sheet metal fabrication shop offering design, fabrication, installation, and artisanal metal artwork with $111k in SDE and an 8,000 sq ft building included in the sale.
Price$845K
Revenue$447.3K
EBITDA($4.5K)

Manufacturers' Representative

Commission-based commercial construction materials brokerage generating $1.5M in revenue with no inventory, no physical office, and a fully remote team managing the full sales cycle from architect specification through project delivery across the Northeast.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1.5M
EBITDA$196.3K

Manufacturing Solutions Business

Manufacturing solutions provider specializing in assembly and automation processes for automotive, appliance, construction, and consumer goods sectors with a newly secured OEM contract adding $1.35M at 40% gross margins.
Price-
Revenue$5.3M
SDE$459K

Tool Manufacturer

Precision carbide cutting tool manufacturer with proprietary insert designs, 50% margins, 90% customer retention, and 40% CNC capacity utilization built for a revenue rebound as automotive tooling demand recovers.
Price-
Revenue$1.2M
EBITDA$600K

Overhead Crane Dealer

Asset-light overhead crane dealership with over 40 years of industry relationships, 30+ manufacturer partnerships, and a growing aerospace client pipeline. Run remotely by a lean team of two full-time and two part-time employees.
Price-
Revenue$4.1M
SDE$582.9K

Tubing and Heat Exchanger Manufacturer

Over four decades of OEM fluid routing and heat exchanger manufacturing serving automotive, commercial truck, power sports, and industrial segments, with a major truck platform early in its ramp and capacity to support $20M-$25M revenue on two shifts.
Price-
Revenue$20M
EBITDA$1M

Tubular Component Manufacturer

Precision tube fabrication facility in the South generating $8.8M-$9.2M in annual revenue with robotic welding, CNC bending, laser cutting, and in-house powder coating. Operated profitably with minimal owner attention for years, presenting clear upside under focused management.
Price$5.8M
Revenue$700K
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Metal Finishing Company

Proprietary coating processes specified on customer prints generate 40-50% net margins, with revenue reaching $3.2M in 2025 and accelerating demand from data center and automotive sectors.
Price-
Revenue$3.2M
SDE$1.3M

Speciality Machining Company

Precision machining operation focused on the blow molding industry, generating $1.7M in 2024 revenue with sales doubling over the last seven years.
Price$1.5M
Revenue$1.7M
EBITDA$250K

Mechanical Services Business

Union mechanical contractor with in-house sheet metal fabrication, 20+ years of profitability, and minority-certified status enabling premium project positioning across commercial, healthcare, and data center work.
Price-
Revenue$18M
SDE$1.5M

Iron / Steel Product Fabricator

Steel fabrication and ornamental ironwork operation generating $7.4M in revenue with a 50-person workforce and diversified government and private-sector contracts across California.
Price-
Revenue$7.4M
EBITDA$1.5M

Scrap Metal Processor

Scrap metal recycling operation handling the full lifecycle — evaluation, purchasing, processing, and resale — of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, with $4.6M in annual revenue and a 15-person team operating from state-certified facilities.
Price-
Revenue$4.6M
EBITDA$146.6K

Steel Fabricator / Cut-and-Sew Service Provider

Custom steel fabrication and cut-and-sew manufacturer with production infrastructure proven to support over $5M in annual revenue, serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and construction sectors.
Price$1.1M
Revenue$1.5M
SDE($625.6K)

Specialized Hardware Manufacturing Company

One of only two companies nationwide manufacturing screw-type take-up devices, protected by six to eight patents and over twenty-five years of market presence in seismic and high-wind construction.
Price-
Revenue$692.4K
SDE$281.2K
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Due diligence

What to Look For

Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.

Customer Relationship Depth

  • Ask for a breakdown of your top ten customers by revenue and tenure, and ask how many individual contacts you have at each major account.
  • Long-established shops often earn work through engineer-to-engineer referrals and approved vendor lists rather than through a sales team.
  • Relationships that run through multiple contacts at a customer are far more durable through an ownership change than ones tied to a single person.
  • Ask how the business first won each major account and what keeps them coming back.

Customer Industry Diversification

  • Ask for revenue by industry going back three years so you can see how the business performed when any one market softened.
  • Shops serving automotive, aerospace, defense, and general industrial customers are far more resilient than those concentrated in a single end market.
  • The trend of work returning to U.S. manufacturers from overseas supply chains is real and adding demand across sectors.
  • Diversification across those growing sectors makes the existing customer base even more valuable.

Equipment Condition and Capability

  • Ask for a complete list of major machines with age, hours, maintenance logs, and condition.
  • In-house capabilities like heat treatment, tight-tolerance grinding, or custom fixture work are a meaningful reason customers stay rather than going elsewhere.
  • Ask what replacement costs look like in the next three to five years so you can plan capital needs going into the deal.
  • A well-maintained older machine with complete service logs is often more valuable than a newer one with no maintenance history.

Shop Floor Leadership

  • Ask who runs the shop when the owner is unavailable and how long that person has been in their role.
  • A shop manager who handles quoting, scheduling, and quality sign-off without the owner is the difference between an operational business and a one-person show.
  • Machinists and welders with long tenure are a meaningful part of the value you're acquiring, skilled metal workers are genuinely hard to hire.
  • Ask about overall floor team tenure and whether anyone is close to retirement or has indicated they might leave.

Valuation

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Metal manufacturing multiples are driven by customer diversification across end markets, equipment condition and documentation, the presence of in-house capabilities that competitors lack, and whether the shop runs with a management layer or depends on the owner handling production and quoting.

What drives a premium

Customers spread across automotive, aerospace, defense, and industrial end markets with multi-year order history

In-house capabilities like tight-tolerance machining, custom fixture work, or specialized fabrication that competitors outsource

Shop manager with multi-year tenure handling quoting, scheduling, and quality independently

Well-maintained equipment with documented service history and predictable near-term capital needs

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FAQ

Metal Manufacturing Business Acquisition

What should I look for when buying a metal manufacturing business?

Start with three things: how the customer base is distributed across industries, who runs the shop when the owner is not there, and what the equipment maintenance history looks like. A shop with customers spread across automotive, aerospace, and industrial work, a shop manager who has been in their role for years, and well-maintained equipment with documented service records is a strong acquisition candidate. Browse metal manufacturing businesses for sale on Rejigg.

How much does a metal manufacturing business cost?

Most metal manufacturing businesses sell for 3 to 7 times annual profit. Shops with diversified customers, experienced tenured crews, in-house specialty capabilities, and strong equipment documentation tend to command the upper range. Customer concentration and founder dependency pull valuations lower. Use the SBA loan calculator to model what monthly payments look like at different price points.

How do I evaluate a metal manufacturing business before buying?

Ask for three years of financial statements with revenue broken out by customer and end market. Request a complete equipment list with maintenance logs and hours. Plan for an on-site visit where you can walk the floor, talk to the shop manager, and observe how production and quoting actually flow. Ask specifically about any in-house capabilities that competitors typically outsource and about any outside processes the shop relies on, like heat treatment or coatings, to understand the supply chain.

What due diligence questions should I ask about a metal manufacturing business?

Good starting questions: What percentage of revenue comes from the top three customers, and how long has each been ordering? What end markets does the business serve and how has each performed over the last three years? Who handles quoting and scheduling when the owner is unavailable? What are the major equipment items, and what does maintenance history and near-term replacement look like? Are there any outside processes relied on regularly, and are there backup vendors for each?

Where can I find metal manufacturing businesses for sale?

Rejigg lists metal fabrication, machining, and precision manufacturing businesses that have been individually sourced and vetted. You can browse metal manufacturing businesses for sale on Rejigg and connect directly with owners. Listings include customer mix, financials, and equipment details so you can filter efficiently for what fits your background.

How does equipment condition affect the value of a metal manufacturing business?

Condition and maintenance documentation matter more than age alone. A well-maintained older machine with complete service logs is more valuable than a newer one with no maintenance history, because a buyer can underwrite it with confidence. Ask for the full equipment list with hours, last service date, and an honest view of what might need attention in the first two to three years. Having that picture going into a deal lets you plan capital needs and negotiate from an informed position.

How does customer concentration affect buying a metal manufacturing business?

Shops where revenue is spread across many customers in different industries consistently command stronger offers and financing. If you find one where a single customer makes up 25 to 30 percent or more of revenue, it does not need to be a dealbreaker, but it is worth understanding thoroughly. Ask how long that customer has been ordering, how many contacts you have across the account, what the on-time delivery track record looks like, and whether the relationship is tied to the owner or to the shop's capabilities broadly.