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Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) Review, Pricing, and Features
Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US)
Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector is a free NYU Stern industry WACC table for analysts who need a credible sector baseline for DCF models and cost-of-capital work. It provides beta, cost of equity, cost of debt, capital structure, tax-rate, and WACC estimates by U.S. industry, but it is an annual spreadsheet-style dataset rather than a company-specific WACC engine or live market-data tool.
Best for
- Valuation users who need a credible sector-level WACC, beta, cost of equity, cost of debt, tax-rate, and capital-structure baseline for DCF work.
- Valuation students and practitioners who want Damodaran as a primary reference with a free Excel download.
- Analysts who need a starting point for company-specific cost of capital assumptions before adjusting for firm risk, leverage, and tax profile.
Watch out
- The dataset is industry-level and should be adjusted for a specific company’s risk, capital structure, tax rate, and currency.
- The page is a January 2026 data snapshot, not a live market data feed.
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Pricing
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Key features
- Views for reviewing U.S. industry-level cost-of-capital assumptions in one table, including industry name, number of firms, beta, cost of equity, cost of debt, tax rate, leverage weights, and WACC.
- Download support for the direct Excel file for offline valuation models, investment memos, and spreadsheet workflows.
- The dataset as a starting sector baseline when estimating discount rates for DCF or corporate-finance analysis.
- Reference the January data snapshot when documenting the vintage of WACC, beta, debt-cost, tax-rate, and capital-structure assumptions.
- The linked methodology resources to understand bottom-up beta estimation, unlevering and relevering, equity risk premiums, debt costs, and WACC construction.
- Comparison tools for industries quickly when selecting peer-group discount-rate assumptions or sanity-checking company-specific WACC inputs.
- It alongside Damodaran’s broader data library for equity risk premiums, country risk premiums, historical returns, and industry valuation multiples.
- The output is sector-level guidance; a company-specific WACC still needs adjustment for firm leverage, tax profile, business mix, currency, and risk.
- A manual HTML and Excel workflow with no public API, portfolio integration, alerting, or automated modeling workflow.
- Annual snapshot, not real-time market data or an intraday cost-of-capital feed.
FAQ
Is Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) free?
Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) is free to use. Visit the vendor site for the latest limits and onboarding details.
Who is Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) best for?
It suits beginner, intermediate, and advanced users.
What platforms and connections does Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) support?
You can use Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) on Web.
Which markets does Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) cover?
Damodaran - Cost of Capital by Sector (US) covers North America. Examples include US. It tracks Stocks and Real Estate.
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