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European Wax Center to General Atlantic

Consumer Services/Feb 2026
EV / LTM EBITDA
8.8x
EV / LTM Sales
3.1x
Enterprise Value
$641M
Primary Source
Moelis

Comparable Transactions

Consumer Services transactions announced in the five years to February 2026. 7 with a disclosed multiple.

DateTargetAcquirorEnterprise ValueEV/SalesEV/EBITDAType
Feb 2026Mister Car WashLeonard Green Partners$3.1B3.0x9.1xFinancial
Feb 2025BreezeValvoline$625M-10.7xStrategic
Feb 2025Driven Brands Car Wash BusinessWhistle Express$385M-5.0xStrategic
Jun 2023SEV LaserLLCP$260M-20.0xFinancial
Jun 2022Goddard Systems, Inc.Sycamore Partners--22.0xFinancial
Feb 2022Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CompanyVeritas Capital--9.9xFinancial
Dec 2021American First FinanceFirstCash Holdings--12.1xStrategic
Mean-12.7x
Median-10.7x

All Observations

Source-specific multiples and notes for this transaction.

CompPrimary?Source TypeSourceSource AdvisorSource YearEV (USD)EV/SalesEV/EBITDAEV/Fwd EBITDANoteCitation
Primaryfairness opinionEWCZ FOMoelis2026$641M3.1x8.8x-Franchise ModelOpen