Stock valuation guides for WACC, DCF, and peer multiples.
Use these evergreen guides to understand the valuation terms that appear across The Equity Note's public stock analysis pages.
WACC and Cost of Capital for Stock Valuation
A practical guide to WACC, cost of capital, discount rates, and how they affect DCF stock valuation work.
Read guideDCF Valuation, Intrinsic Value and Target Prices
A guide to DCF valuation, intrinsic value, target prices, upside/downside, and sensitivity analysis in stock research.
Read guideEV/EBITDA, EV/Revenue and Peer Multiples
A guide to EV/EBITDA, EV/revenue, P/E, and peer multiple context for public stock valuation notes.
Read guideHow to use the guides
Start with the concept you want to understand, then open a live public report to see how the same term affects a target price, intrinsic value range, and risk framing.
Guide topics
These pages are built to support stock analysis, valuation, price target, WACC, and peer-multiple search intent without hiding the core methodology behind a paywall.
WACC is the discount rate used to translate future cash flow into present value. A higher WACC usually lowers intrinsic value, while a lower WACC usually raises it.
A DCF valuation estimates intrinsic value from forecast cash flows, discount rates, and terminal value. It is useful because it forces assumptions into the open.
Peer multiples compare market valuation across companies. They do not replace a DCF, but they can show whether the modeled target price sits near or far from market comparables.
See the concepts in live reports
These published notes already link to the guides and show the same valuation language in context.
Nike WACC and stock valuation report
See how WACC and cost of capital flow through the current NKE valuation work.
Open reportMeta intrinsic value and fair value report
See how fair value and intrinsic value are framed for META.
Open reportPfizer EV/EBITDA and DCF valuation report
Compare Pfizer peer multiples with the DCF valuation work.
Open reportUber EV/revenue and EV/EBITDA valuation report
Review Uber EV/revenue, EV/EBITDA, P/E, and valuation assumptions.
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