The WACC of ING Groep NV (INGA.AS) is 5.5%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 8.80% - 11.60% | 10.20% |
Tax rate | 28.40% - 29.60% | 29.00% |
Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
WACC | 5.1% - 5.8% | 5.5% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 2.6% | 3.1% |
Equity market risk premium | 5.1% | 6.1% |
Adjusted beta | 1.22 | 1.32 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 8.80% | 11.60% |
Tax rate | 28.40% | 29.60% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 2.47 | 2.47 |
Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
After-tax WACC | 5.1% | 5.8% |
Selected WACC | 5.5% | |
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 INGA.AS:
cost_of_equity (10.20%) = risk_free_rate (2.85%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (1.22) + 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.