In the United States, the median value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the chemicals and resources sector as of 2025 was a multiple of approximately 8.6x. Companies operating in the semiconductor industry saw the highest valuation multiple with EV/EBITDA valued at 46.8x. In general, EV/EBITDA ratios increased between 2019 and 2021 in the United States, a trend that continued in Europe.
Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the chemicals and resources sector in the United States from 2019 and 2025, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 504 companies were included in the calculation for 2025, 537 for 2024, 583 for 2023, 602 for 2022, 810 for 2021, 752 for 2020 and 586 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.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the chemicals and resources sector in the United States from 2019 and 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1029962/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-chemicals-and-resources-sector-in-united-states/
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