{"id":27590,"date":"2023-06-30T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T10:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/au\/?page_id=27590"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:23:15","slug":"cost-of-equity-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/au\/business-loan-calculator\/cost-of-equity-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of equity calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27590\" class=\"elementor elementor-27590\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2558f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb2558f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed65f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"aed65f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"40842\" class=\"elementor elementor-40842\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a04960 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36a04960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a2a38b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26a2a38b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16203ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16203ce7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost of equity calculator<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fe02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42fe02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe cost of equity is a financial metric used to estimate the return required by investors to hold shares of a company&#8217;s stock. 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class=\"number-result\"><span id=\"result\">-<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/app.swoopfunding.com.au\/stage\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-dark btn-block\" target=\"_blank\">Get a quote<\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6ff7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c6ff7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to calculate cost of equity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac3a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac3a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To calculate the cost of equity, you can use the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) or the Dividend Discount Model (DDM). I&#8217;ll explain both methods:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)<\/strong>: The CAPM calculates the cost of equity based on the risk-free rate of return, the expected market return, and the company&#8217;s beta (a measure of the stock&#8217;s volatility relative to the overall market).<\/li><\/ol><p>The formula for calculating the cost of equity using CAPM is:<\/p><p>Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate + Beta \u00d7 (Market Return &#8211; Risk-Free Rate)<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s how to calculate it:<\/p><p>a. <strong>Determine the risk-free rate<\/strong>: Find the current risk-free rate, usually the yield on government bonds, with a similar maturity to the investment horizon.<\/p><p>b. <strong>Determine the market return<\/strong>: Estimate the expected return of the overall market, typically using historical market data.<\/p><p>c. <strong>Determine the company&#8217;s beta<\/strong>: Beta measures the sensitivity of the company&#8217;s stock price to market fluctuations. You can find beta values for publicly traded companies from financial websites or databases.<\/p><p>d. <strong>Plug in the values into the formula<\/strong>: Substitute the risk-free rate, market return, and company&#8217;s beta into the formula to calculate the cost of equity.<\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><strong>Dividend Discount Model (DDM)<\/strong>: The DDM calculates the cost of equity based on the company&#8217;s expected dividends and the expected growth rate of those dividends.<\/li><\/ol><p>The formula for calculating the cost of equity using DDM is:<\/p><p>Cost of Equity = Dividends per Share \/ Stock Price + Dividend Growth Rate<\/p><p>Here&#8217;s how to calculate it:<\/p><p>a. <strong>Determine the expected dividends per share<\/strong>: Estimate the expected dividends the company will pay to its shareholders in the future. This can be based on historical dividends or projected future dividends.<\/p><p>b. <strong>Determine the current stock price<\/strong>: Find the current market price per share of the company&#8217;s stock.<\/p><p>c. <strong>Determine the expected dividend growth rate<\/strong>: Estimate the rate at which the company&#8217;s dividends are expected to grow over time.<\/p><p>d. <strong>Plug in the values into the formula<\/strong>: Substitute the dividends per share, stock price, and dividend growth rate into the formula to calculate the cost of equity.<\/p><p>Please note that both methods have their limitations and should be used in conjunction with other financial analysis tools when evaluating the cost of equity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bdeb78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bdeb78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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