LSEG.L WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG.L) is 7.3%.

The Cost of Equity of London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG.L) is 7.95%.

The Cost of Debt of London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSEG.L) is 4.60%.

	Range	Selected
Cost of equity	6.90% - 9.00%	7.95%
Tax rate	24.50% - 27.30%	25.90%
Cost of debt	4.00% - 5.20%	4.60%
WACC	6.3% - 8.3%	7.3%

WACC

LSEG.L WACC calculation

Category	Low	High

Long-term bond rate	4.0%	4.5%
Equity market risk premium	6.0%	7.0%
Adjusted beta	0.48	0.57

Additional risk adjustments	0.0%	0.5%
Cost of equity	6.90%	9.00%

Tax rate	24.50%	27.30%
Debt/Equity ratio	0.16	0.16
Cost of debt	4.00%	5.20%

After-tax WACC	6.3%	8.3%


Selected WACC	7.3%

LSEG.L'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 LSEG.L:

cost_of_equity (7.95%) = risk_free_rate (4.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.50%) * adjusted_beta (0.48) + 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.