The Ibbotson® Cost of Capital Yearbook is a complete source for the statistics that business valuation professionals need to conduct industry analyses. The yearbook is a key reference for professionals performing discounted cash flow analyses. Its calculated values, including cost of equity and weighted average cost of capital estimates, facilitate comparisons across industries.
Data provided for more than 400 industries by SIC code
Five separate measures of cost of equity, cost of debt, and weighted average cost of capital
Detailed statistics for sales, profitability, capitalization, beta, multiples, ratios, equity returns, and capital structure
What you can do:
Compare cost of capital benchmarks
Gain confidence in your own cost of capital calculation by analyzing and comparing it to our pre-calculated cost of equity, cost of debt, and/or weighted average cost of capital industry benchmark estimates.
Analyze performance measures with more than 400 industries at your fingertips
Gain vital knowledge on the performance and health of any industry. The Cost of Capital Yearbook provides key performance measures to compare with your subject company.
Apply industry valuation multiples
Understanding industry valuation multiples is essential to any valuation assignment. You can use the equity and enterprise valuation multiples to gauge how well your subject company compares to its industry.
Publication Details
592 pages, hardcover
Published annually
Ships in June and features data through March
Quarterly updates are available only through the Industry Analysis Module. Learn more
Ibbotson Associates, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc.
