Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)
Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)
Fiserv Inc., EBITDA calculation
US$ in millions
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
| Item | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | To calculate EBITDA analysts start with net earnings. To that earnings number, interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization are added. EBITDA as a pre-interest number is a flow to all providers of capital. | Fiserv Inc. EBITDA increased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Current
Fiserv Inc., current EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |
| Enterprise value (EV) | 88,825) |
| Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) | 5,658) |
| Valuation Ratio | |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.70 |
| Benchmarks | |
| EV/EBITDA, Competitors1 | |
| Accenture PLC | 17.67 |
| Adobe Inc. | 27.79 |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 13.45 |
| Intuit Inc. | 45.01 |
| Microsoft Corp. | 28.49 |
| Oracle Corp. | 21.42 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | 112.27 |
| Salesforce Inc. | 28.93 |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 89.61 |
| Synopsys Inc. | 53.08 |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | |
| Software & Services | 33.22 |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | |
| Information Technology | 30.84 |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).
1 Click competitor name to see calculations.
If the company EV/EBITDA is lower then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company EV/EBITDA is higher then the EV/EBITDA of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.
Enterprise Value to EBITDA Ratio, Historical
Fiserv Inc., historical EV/EBITDA calculation, comparison to benchmarks
| Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||
| Enterprise value (EV)1 | 83,446) | 97,754) | 96,331) | 38,731) | 33,938) | |
| Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)2 | 5,658) | 5,097) | 3,270) | 2,303) | 1,999) | |
| Valuation Ratio | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA3 | 14.75 | 19.18 | 29.46 | 16.82 | 16.98 | |
| Benchmarks | ||||||
| EV/EBITDA, Competitors4 | ||||||
| Accenture PLC | 23.31 | 17.46 | 15.60 | 13.79 | — | |
| Adobe Inc. | 35.44 | 43.06 | 41.16 | 37.27 | — | |
| International Business Machines Corp. | 12.53 | 12.28 | 10.23 | — | — | |
| Intuit Inc. | 51.96 | 35.70 | 34.27 | 31.25 | — | |
| Microsoft Corp. | 24.59 | 21.74 | 17.21 | 15.67 | — | |
| Oracle Corp. | 13.78 | 11.54 | 11.83 | 9.50 | — | |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc. | — | 349.95 | 117.16 | — | — | |
| Salesforce Inc. | 33.92 | 49.78 | 56.71 | — | — | |
| ServiceNow Inc. | 147.45 | 220.91 | 187.17 | — | — | |
| Synopsys Inc. | 53.43 | 42.24 | 26.98 | 21.34 | — | |
| EV/EBITDA, Sector | ||||||
| Software & Services | 24.66 | 22.06 | 17.87 | — | — | |
| EV/EBITDA, Industry | ||||||
| Information Technology | 20.37 | 19.53 | 14.42 | — | — | |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).
3 2021 Calculation
EV/EBITDA = EV ÷ EBITDA
= 83,446 ÷ 5,658 = 14.75
4 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| EV/EBITDA | Enterprise value to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is a valuation indicator for the overall company rather than common stock. | Fiserv Inc. EV/EBITDA ratio decreased from 2019 to 2020 and from 2020 to 2021. |