Cost of Capital
Webinar Replay: Cost of Capital in a Year of Elections
September 25, 2024
Learn about the latest economic and financial market developments that have an impact on valuations and cost of capital estimates from Kroll experts.
Cost of Capital Resource Center
Kroll is the leading global independent valuation services provider and a trusted expert on estimating cost of capital. For over 20 years, our professionals have published books, created studies, provided recommendations and built tools to help businesses and valuation professionals estimate cost of capital.
Kroll Cost of Capital Inputs
Kroll regularly reviews fluctuations in the global economic and financial market conditions. These reviews warrant a periodic reassessment of the equity risk premium (ERP) and the accompanying risk-free rate and key inputs used to calculate the cost of equity capital in the context of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and other models used to develop discount rates.
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Our experts provide data and insights on current financial market and economic indicators used to support the Kroll’s Cost of Capital Inputs. Additional analytics include illustrating how industry or country risks evolve over time.
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Featured Market Insights with Carla Nunes and Bob Bartell
Interest rate cuts are expected later this year, but long-term rates are still much higher than during COVID-19 and, in fact, are much closer to where they were during the 2008 global financial crisis.
Kroll Managing Director Carla Nunes and Vice Chairman of Financial Advisory Bob Bartell discuss the current state of economy and implications for valuations and deal activity.
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Cost of Capital Navigator
Cost of Capital Navigator
The Kroll Cost of Capital Navigator is a global cost of capital tool and data delivery platform. This is one of the most authoritative sources of equity risk premia, size premia and other critical data used in computing cost of capital. Users can get best-in-class data, with the option to also use our tools that guide them through the process of developing global cost of capital estimates. The product suite is comprised of two annual subscription products: the U.S. Cost of Capital Module and the International Cost of Capital Module.
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U.S. Cost of Capital Module
Provides U.S. data that includes size premia, risk-free rates, equity risk premia, industry- and company-level betas, industry risk premia, and other industry-level data and benchmarking statistics.
International Cost of Capital Module
Provides global data that includes country risk premia, risk-free rates, equity risk premia, industry- and company-level betas, and other industry-level data and benchmarking statistics.
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Kroll's Cost of Capital Resource Center shares trending insights related to global economic and financial market conditions impacting cost of capital inputs and valuations. We deliver what you need to know to stay current.
Cost of Capital
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Impacts of the New US Tariff Regime on Asset Values
Impacts of the New US Tariff Regime on Asset Values
Since the announcement of sweeping U.S. tariffs on April 2, the outlook for global economic growth for the rest of the year has become cloudy and subject to widespread conjecture.
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