FORTUM.HE WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Fortum Oyj (FORTUM.HE) is 6.3%.

The Cost of Equity of Fortum Oyj (FORTUM.HE) is 7.30%.

The Cost of Debt of Fortum Oyj (FORTUM.HE) is 4.25%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.20% - 8.40%	7.30%
Tax rate	12.40% - 16.20%	14.30%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 4.50%	4.25%
WACC	5.5% - 7.2%	6.3%

WACC

FORTUM.HE WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	2.7%	3.2%
Equity market risk premium	5.7%	6.7%
Adjusted beta	0.61	0.7

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.20%	8.40%

Tax rate	12.40%	16.20%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.36	0.36
Cost of debt	4.00%	4.50%

After-tax WACC	5.5%	7.2%


Selected WACC	6.3%

FORTUM.HE's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for FORTUM.HE:

cost_of_equity (7.30%) = risk_free_rate (2.95%) + equity_risk_premium (6.20%) * adjusted_beta (0.61) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.