Worldwide, the average value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the technology & telecommunications sector as of 2024 was a multiple of approximately 14.5x. The system and application software industry saw the highest valuation multiples with 28.5x, up from 21.8x in the previous year.
Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the technology & telecommunications sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 4,189 companies were included in the calculation for 2024, 4,335 for 2023, 4,258 for 2022, 4,122 for 2021, 3,916 for 2020 and 3,872 for 2019.Â
Enterprise value = Market value of equity + Market value of debt - Cash. EBITDA = Estimated by adding depreciation and amortization back to operating income (EBIT). Only positive EBITDA companies.
Figures for years 2019 to 2023 were previously published by the source.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2024). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the technology & telecommunications sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030065/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-technology-and-telecommunications-sector-worldwide/
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2024). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the technology & telecommunications sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030065/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-technology-and-telecommunications-sector-worldwide/
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