Calculate company value: free calculator with a realistic range.

The Company Valuation Calculator by IGCP Capital Partners is a free online tool that derives an indicative value range using the multiples method from six inputs. It provides orientation for an internal assessment and does not replace a recognised company valuation.

Four steps to the value range.

1. Entering the base data: industry, annual revenue, adjusted EBITDA, net debt (either as net debt or net cash), revenue trend and owner dependency.
2. Selecting the multiple range: the calculator assigns the chosen industry a range based on transaction values in the DACH region.
3. Adjusting the range: company size, revenue trend and owner dependency shift the range up or down.
4. Deriving the result: the enterprise value follows from the adjusted EBITDA and the adjusted range; after deducting net debt, the equity value is shown as a range.

Limitations of the calculator.

The result is a calculated range based on the values entered — not a valuation of the specific company and not a statement about an achievable purchase price. The calculator does not check inputs for plausibility, reflects neither planning nor contract situation, customer structure or hidden reserves, and does not consider tax effects. Banks, financing partners and investors do not accept online calculators as a basis for valuation. For decisions of consequence, a recognised company valuation is required.

The calculator uses the approach most commonly applied to small and medium-sized businesses in practice: the multiples method based on EBITDA. From adjusted EBITDA — the operating result before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, corrected for one-off effects and a market-rate managing-director salary — an enterprise value is derived using an industry-typical multiple. Net debt is then deducted to arrive at the value of equity.

The underlying multiple ranges are based on real DACH transactions and are adjusted along three factors: company size (units below 250,000 EUR EBITDA receive a size discount, units above one million EUR a moderate premium), revenue trend (growth lifts, decline lowers the multiple) and owner dependency (the more the business hinges on the owner, the larger the discount). The result is a range — deliberately not a point estimate, because any serious valuation works with bandwidths.

This calculator works with disclosed parameters. The EBITDA multiple ranges below are the calculation values stored in the tool — they are not a statement about an achievable purchase price, not a market price and not a company valuation.

How the range is adjusted.

1. Company size: if adjusted EBITDA is below 250,000 euros, the range is multiplied by 0.8. If it is above 1,000,000 euros, by 1.1.
2. Revenue trend: growing multiplies the range by 1.1, stable leaves it unchanged, declining multiplies by 0.85.
3. Owner dependency: low leaves the range unchanged, medium multiplies by 0.95, high by 0.85.
4. Equity value: adjusted EBITDA multiplied by the adjusted multiple range, less net debt or plus net cash. The result is rounded to 10,000 euros and is never shown below zero.
5. Edge case: if adjusted EBITDA is zero or negative, the calculator returns no result — the multiples method is then not applicable.

The parameters are disclosed on this page so that the result is traceable and verifiable. For a robust valuation, adjusted EBITDA, planning, contract and customer structure as well as comparable transactions must be examined individually.

Beyond the pure figures, qualitative factors significantly determine the multiple a buyer is actually willing to pay. The decisive ones are: sustainable earnings power rather than one-off outliers, a balanced customer structure without excessive concentration, documented processes, a capable second management tier and a plausible growth perspective. Industry cycle, competitive position and market entry barriers also matter.

Which levers are particularly effective, and how to address them in a structured way in the months before a transaction, we describe in Increasing enterprise value. Experience shows: those who start one to two years before a planned sale at the right points often achieve more in the end than through last-minute price negotiations.

For an initial internal orientation, the calculator is well suited. As soon as decisions of consequence are at stake — financing, succession, sale, change of shareholders, inheritance arrangements — a substantiated valuation is required that combines several methods, critically assesses the plan and relies on reliable comparables. An overview of the common methods and their use cases is available at Company Valuation. For a detailed view of what actually drives your company value, read What is my company worth?.

The calculator and handbook do not replace tax or legal advice and do not replace a recognised company valuation. For commercial orientation, IGCP is available — tax and legal aspects are developed jointly with your tax advisor and lawyer.