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Coles Group (ASX:COL) EV-to-EBITDA : 25.66 (As of Apr. 27, 2025)


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What is Coles Group EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Coles Group's enterprise value is A$38,539 Mil. Coles Group's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was A$1,502 Mil. Therefore, Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 25.66.

The historical rank and industry rank for Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:COL' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.26   Med: 10.81   Max: 25.66
Current: 25.66

During the past 7 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Coles Group was 25.66. The lowest was 9.26. And the median was 10.81.

ASX:COL's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
90.68% of 279 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 8.63 vs ASX:COL: 25.66

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-04-27), Coles Group's stock price is A$21.21. Coles Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.826. Therefore, Coles Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 25.68.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio (TTM).


Coles Group EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Coles Group EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Coles Group Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 11.58 10.68 10.85 11.08 10.00

Coles Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 11.08 - 10.00 -

Competitive Comparison of Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Coles Group EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Coles Group's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=38539.089/1502
=25.66

Coles Group's current Enterprise Value is A$38,539 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Coles Group's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was A$1,502 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Coles Group  (ASX:COL) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Coles Group's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=21.21/0.826
=25.68

Coles Group's share price for today is A$21.21.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Coles Group's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.826.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio (TTM).

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


Coles Group EV-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Coles Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800-838 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3123
Coles is one of Australia's largest retailers, operating the second-largest supermarket chain behind market leader Woolworths, and is the country's third-largest liquor retailer. The group has an extensive store network of over 1,800 stores and roughly 80% of Australian live within a 10-minute drive from a Coles store. The retailer employs some 120,000 people, who process 17 million individual customer transactions a week. This compares with Woolworths processing about 30 million customer transactions per week from Australia's population of 25 million.

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