Valuation metric definitions
Understand what each published multiple measures before applying a country or business-type benchmark.
One definition per real metric
These pages define the metric itself. Country, industry, size, and vintage values remain observations inside evidence-qualified datasets rather than becoming a page for every possible combination.
EV_EBITDA
EV/EBITDA
EV/EBITDA compares the value of the operating business with normalized earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization.
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Enterprise value ÷ normalized EBITDA
EV_REVENUE
EV/Revenue
EV/Revenue compares the value of the operating business with normalized revenue generated during the same period.
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Enterprise value ÷ normalized revenue
PE_RATIO
Price/Earnings (P/E)
Price/earnings compares equity value—not enterprise value—with normalized earnings available to equity holders.
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Equity value ÷ normalized net earnings
How this layer connects
Choose a metric here, browse business-type datasets for published distributions, and use the methodology and source catalog to inspect provenance. A metric definition is not a company valuation or a promise that every market intersection has data.
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