SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

SBA Loans for Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers

SBA has approved 2,046 7(a) loans worth $971M to Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 24% versus the prior decade.

2,046
7(a) loans
$971M
Approved dollars
$474,658
Average loan size
#157
Rank among industries
-24%
Annualized vs prior decade
8.8%
Active-loan distress
1%
Franchise-branded

Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers is the #157 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,046 such loans worth $971M, averaging $474,658 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 24% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 8.8% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.