Worldwide, the average value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the retail & trade sector as of 2025, was a multiple of approximately 15.8x. The retail (general) industry saw the highest valuation multiples with 22x in 2025, up from 15.6x in 2024.
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Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 1,026 companies were included in the calculation for 2025, 1,032 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 2024 were previously published by the source.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 24, 2025, 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 2025, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 24, 2025. 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 2025, by Industry." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
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Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the retail & trade sector worldwide from 2019 to 2025, by industry [Graph], Leonard N. Stern School of Business, January 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030077/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-retail-and-trade-sector-worldwide/
