Worldwide, the average value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the retail & trade sector as of 2024, was a multiple of approximately 11.7x. The retail (general) industry saw the highest valuation multiples with 15.6x in 2024, up from 11.3x in 2023.
Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 1,032 companies were included in the calculation for 2024, 1,170 for 2023, 1,181 for 2022, 1,201 for 2021, 1,132 for 2020 and 1,128 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 retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2024). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average Ev/Ebitda Multiples in The Retail & Trade Sector Worldwide from 2019 to 2024, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
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