The WACC of Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (SGO.PA) is 7.8%.
| Range | Selected | |
| Cost of equity | 7.60% - 11.10% | 9.35% |
| Tax rate | 26.00% - 26.70% | 26.35% |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% - 5.00% | 5.00% |
| WACC | 6.6% - 9.1% | 7.8% |
| Category | Low | High |
| Long-term bond rate | 3.0% | 3.5% |
| Equity market risk premium | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Adjusted beta | 0.79 | 1.04 |
| Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Cost of equity | 7.60% | 11.10% |
| Tax rate | 26.00% | 26.70% |
| Debt/Equity ratio | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| Cost of debt | 5.00% | 5.00% |
| After-tax WACC | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Selected WACC | 7.8% | |
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 SGO.PA:
cost_of_equity (9.35%) = risk_free_rate (3.25%) + equity_risk_premium (6.30%) * adjusted_beta (0.79) + 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.