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Weighted Average Cost of Capital

Estimate a firm's blended cost of capital using CAPM for equity and a synthetic-rating cost of debt.

WACC
9.1%

Blended discount rate under current assumptions.

Industry Compare

9.3%

Software (System & Application) (309 firms)

Cost of Equity
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The return owners or shareholders require for taking equity risk.
9.3%
Weight 97.3%
After-Tax Cost of Debt
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The borrowing rate the business pays on debt, often adjusted for the tax benefit of interest.
3.3%
Weight 2.7%
Implied Rating
Aaa/AAA
Default spread 0.4%
Industry Compare Software (System & Application): 9.3% (309 firms)

Sensitivity — β vs D/V

β \ D/V0%10%20%30%50%
0.907.96%7.49%7.02%6.55%5.61%
1.058.63%8.10%7.56%7.02%5.95%
1.209.30%8.70%8.09%7.49%6.28%
1.359.97%9.30%8.63%7.96%6.62%
1.5010.64%9.90%9.16%8.43%6.95%

Industry averages computed from publicly-listed US firms. Data vintage: January 2026. Refreshed annually.

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