The WACC of Xerox Holdings Corp (XRX) is 13.2%.
Range | Selected | |
Cost of equity | 13.60% - 19.50% | 16.55% |
Tax rate | 6.60% - 15.30% | 10.95% |
Cost of debt | 5.40% - 23.90% | 14.65% |
WACC | 6.3% - 20.1% | 13.2% |
Category | Low | High |
Long-term bond rate | 3.9% | 4.4% |
Equity market risk premium | 4.6% | 5.6% |
Adjusted beta | 2.11 | 2.61 |
Additional risk adjustments | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Cost of equity | 13.60% | 19.50% |
Tax rate | 6.60% | 15.30% |
Debt/Equity ratio | 5.67 | 5.67 |
Cost of debt | 5.40% | 23.90% |
After-tax WACC | 6.3% | 20.1% |
Selected WACC | 13.2% | |
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 Xerox:
cost_of_equity (16.55%) = risk_free_rate (4.15%) + equity_risk_premium (5.10%) * adjusted_beta (2.11) + 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.