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EV/EBITDA Historical Chart
See any stock's 7-year EV/EBITDA history vs. the sector average, with NBER recession shading. Auto-populates from Yahoo Finance. Use alongside the EV/EBITDA calculator and EV/EBITDA guide for full context.
How to Read EV/EBITDA History
EV/EBITDA compares a company's total enterprise value — market cap plus net debt — to its trailing twelve-month EBITDA. Unlike P/E, it ignores capital structure and tax differences, making it useful for comparing across industries and acquisition scenarios.
A stock's current EV/EBITDA tells you today's implied multiple. Its 7-year history tells you whether the market is paying a premium or a discount relative to what it has historically demanded for the same business. Trading well below the 7-year average often signals a buying opportunity; trading near the 7-year high warrants scrutiny.
Two caveats: EV/EBITDA is not meaningful for financial companies (banks, insurers) because EBITDA understates true leverage risk. Companies with negative EBITDA — early-stage or cyclical businesses at a trough — will also show distorted readings. Always pair historical context with a full valuation model via the EV/EBITDA Calculator or our EV/EBITDA guide.
The orange dashed line shows the sector ETF's current EV/EBITDA as a market-context anchor. If the stock trades at a significant discount to its own history and to its sector, the asymmetry is worth investigating further.
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