In the United States, the median value of enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EV/EBITDA) in the metals and electronics sector as of 2025 was a multiple of approximately 16.5x. Companies operating in the auto and truck industry saw the highest valuation multiple with EV/EBITDA valued at 49.3x as of January 2025 - much higher than the multiple of 21.7x recorded in the previous year.
Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the metals and electronics sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry
Values are as of January each year. A total of 735 companies were included in the calculation 2025, 756 for 2024, 794 for 2023, 777 for 2022, 892 for 2021, 852 for 2020 and 870 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.
No data is available from the source for the electronics (consumer and office) sector in 2025.
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Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (January 5, 2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the metals and electronics sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030115/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-metals-and-electronics-sector-in-united-states/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. "Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the metals and electronics sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry." Chart. January 5, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030115/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-metals-and-electronics-sector-in-united-states/
Leonard N. Stern School of Business. (2025). Average EV/EBITDA multiples in the metals and electronics sector in the United States from 2019 to 2025, by industry. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030115/enterprise-value-to-ebitda-in-the-metals-and-electronics-sector-in-united-states/
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