Business benchmark spotlight – agistment
Agistment businesses provide land, care, and facilities for boarding horses and livestock. From simple paddock space to full-care packages, this industry supports recreational riders, breeders, and owners who don’t have acreage of their own.
But how do you know if your agistment business is performing at the level of the best?
That’s where Top 20% benchmarking comes in.
Top 20% Benchmarks – Agistment
- Annual Revenue: $200k – $350k
- Occupancy Rate: 80% – 90%
- Agistment Rate (per horse/month): $300 – $600
- Revenue per Acre: $2,500 – $5,000
- Owner’s Compensation: 20% – 30%
- Net Profit: 20% – 25%
- Service Diversification (e.g. lessons, training): 10% – 25% of revenue
- Customer Retention: 70% – 90%
What this means
The top-performing agistment operators don’t just fill paddocks—they run their properties like businesses. They benchmark their feed costs, track occupancy, diversify into training or lessons, and make sure they’re paying themselves a fair market income.
At Success Tax Professionals, we help small businesses compare against these benchmarks, identify margin leakage, and create a roadmap for improvement.
If you’re in the agistment industry, or you work with one, let’s talk about how benchmarking can improve your profit, cash flow, and long-term value.