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Sainsbury (J) (LSE:SBRY) EV-to-EBITDA : 4.46 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)


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What is Sainsbury (J) EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Sainsbury (J)'s enterprise value is £9,678 Mil. Sainsbury (J)'s EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was £2,172 Mil. Therefore, Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA for today is 4.46.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SBRY' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.89   Med: 5.81   Max: 10.79
Current: 4.46

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Sainsbury (J) was 10.79. The lowest was 3.89. And the median was 5.81.

LSE:SBRY's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
88.81% of 277 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 9.15 vs LSE:SBRY: 4.46

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 (2025-07-08), Sainsbury (J)'s stock price is £2.85. Sainsbury (J)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was £0.102. Therefore, Sainsbury (J)'s PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 27.94.

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


Sainsbury (J) EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sainsbury (J)'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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Sainsbury (J) EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Sainsbury (J) Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.44 7.20 5.35 6.31 5.26

Sainsbury (J) Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.31 - 5.26 - 4.22

Competitive Comparison of Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Sainsbury (J)'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.


Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Sainsbury (J) EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Sainsbury (J)'s EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=9677.636/2172
=4.46

Sainsbury (J)'s current Enterprise Value is £9,678 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Sainsbury (J)'s EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was £2,172 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.


Sainsbury (J)  (LSE:SBRY) 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.

Sainsbury (J)'s PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=2.85/0.102
=27.94

Sainsbury (J)'s share price for today is £2.85.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Sainsbury (J)'s Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was £0.102.

* 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?


Sainsbury (J) EV-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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Sainsbury (J) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33 Holborn, London, GBR, EC1N 2HT
Founded in 1869, Sainsbury's is the second-largest UK grocery chain with around 15% market share. It operates around 600 supermarkets and 800 convenience stores, all in the U.K. The company has diversified away from core food by selling clothing, telecom equipment, and other nonfood items. In September 2016, it took a step further into nonfood retailing with the purchase of Home Retail Group, operating the Habitat and Argos chains (general merchandise and electronics stores), for GBP 1.10 billion. It has been selling products online since 1997.

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