In Western Europe, the median 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 9.6x. The special lines retail industry saw the highest valuation multiples with 14.4x as of January 2024. The general retail industry had the highest EV/EBITDA ratio in the United States in 2024.
Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector in Western Europe in 2019 and 2024, by industry
Western Europe. Values are as of January each year. A total of 165 companies were included in the calculation for 2024. Figures for years 2019 to 2023 were previously published by the source. Figure for Retail (Online) was not available in 2022 and 2024.
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.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2024). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector in Western Europe in 2019 and 2024, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028096/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector in Western Europe in 2019 and 2024, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028096/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2024). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector in Western Europe in 2019 and 2024, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028096/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-europe/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average Ev/Ebitda Multiples in The Retail & Trade Sector in Western Europe in 2019 and 2024, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028096/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-in-europe/
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