Multiples by
Market Cap Class (US)
Data Used: Value Line
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012
Critieria for inclusion: All publicly traded firms in the United States
Multiples by
Market Cap Class (US) Data Used: Value Line
Date of Analysis: Data used is as of January 2012
Critieria for inclusion: All publicly traded firms in the United States
| Market Cap Class | Number of firms | Average PE | Average PBV | Aggregate P/S | Average EV/EBITDA | Average EV/ Invested Capital | Aggregate EV/Sales |
| <5 mil | 875 | NA | 0.21 | 0.03 | NA | 0.87 | 0.86 |
| 5-17.5 mil | 560 | 3.86 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.86 | 1.52 |
| 17.5-40 | 518 | 3.52 | 0.67 | 0.53 | NA | 0.71 | 0.64 |
| 40-100 mil | 619 | NA | 0.88 | 0.50 | 3.40 | 0.93 | 0.84 |
| 100-250 mil | 662 | NA | 2.57 | 0.58 | 1.91 | 1.07 | 5.36 |
| 250 - 500 mil | 503 | 48.09 | 1.52 | 0.57 | 4.22 | 1.35 | 0.76 |
| 500-1000 mil | 526 | 22.12 | 1.63 | 0.85 | 4.81 | 1.46 | 1.05 |
| 1000-2500 mil | 620 | 19.41 | 1.92 | 1.07 | 5.03 | 1.62 | 1.34 |
| 2500-10000 mil | 624 | 15.78 | 1.91 | 1.11 | 4.55 | 1.60 | 1.41 |
| >10000 mil | 384 | 14.24 | 2.06 | 1.41 | 4.57 | 1.70 | 1.77 |
| Grand Total | 5891 | 15.38 | 2.00 | 1.28 | 4.55 | 1.62 | 1.67 |
Last updated in January 2012
By Aswath Damodaran