Cost of Capital Infographics

Learn more about the financial market and economic indicators used to support our Cost of Capital recommendations.

The outbreak of COVID-19 generated an unprecedented reaction in both financial markets and economies worldwide. The uncertainty that followed created significant challenges when performing valuation analyses and estimating cost of capital inputs in the aftermath of the pandemic.

To help finance and valuation professionals navigate the uncertainty, we launched an infographic series tracking the impact of COVID-19 on some of the financial market and economic indicators used to support Kroll’s recommendations for cost of capital inputs, such as equity risk premiums and accompanying normalized risk-free rates.

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Cost of Capital Infographics

January 2024 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

January 2024

January 2024 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest Global Cost of Capital infographic reflecting eurozone equity risk premium (ERP) recommendation.

September 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

September 2023

September 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest Global Cost of Capital infographic reflecting eurozone equity risk premium (ERP) recommendation.

June 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

June 2023

June 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest infographic reflecting various economic indicators affected by record-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and China’s zero-COVID policy.

January 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

January 2023

January 2023 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest infographic reflecting various economic indicators affected by record-high inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and China’s zero-COVID policy.

October 2022 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

October 2022

October 2022 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest Cost of Capital Infographic reflecting the raise in interest rates by the major central banks during the stubbornly-high inflation and severely downgraded real growth expectations for 2022 and 2023, with several countries expected to experience a recessionary period.

May 2022 - Global Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

May 2022

May 2022 - Global Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest Global Cost of Capital infographic reflecting inflationary pressures and the Russia-Ukraine war, global economies are experiencing downward revisions in real GDP growth in 2022 and 2023.

December 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

December 2021

December 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest Global Cost of Capital infographic reflecting eurozone equity risk premium (ERP) recommendation.

September 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

September 2021

September 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest infographic reflecting the change in the GDP growth estimates and the economic recoveries for the various regions.

April 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

April 2021

April 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest infographic reflecting updated indicators such as real GDP growth estimates before and during COVID-19 for the U.S. and the Eurozone.

January 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

January 2021

January 2021 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

January 27, 2021

View our latest infographic reflecting the new Duff & Phelps Recommended U.S. Equity Risk Premium guidance (effective 9 December 2020), as well as the latest Real GDP estimates prior to actual 2020 statistical releases.

November 2020 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

November 2020

November 2020 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our latest COVID-19 infographic that provides revised U.S. and global real GDP forecasts for 2020 and 2021.

July 2020 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

July 2020

July 2020 - Cost of Capital in the Current Environment

View our inaugural Cost of Capital infographic that tracks various economic and financial indicators that guide our recommended U.S. ERP and accompanying normalized risk-free rate.