The WACC of Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (ISP.MI) is 6.5%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 11.00% - 14.00% | 12.50% |
| Tax rate | 25.30% - 27.70% | 26.50% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 6.0% - 6.9% | 6.5% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Equity market risk premium | 8.3% | 9.3% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.88 | 1.01 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 11.00% | 14.00% |
| Tax rate | 25.30% | 27.70% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 2.15 | 2.15 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.0% | 6.9% |
| Selected WACC | 6.5% | |
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 ISP.MI:
cost_of_equity (12.50%) = risk_free_rate (3.95%) + equity_risk_premium (8.80%) * adjusted_beta (0.88) + 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.