Clouded Judgement
This SaaS benchmarking report analyzes valuation multiples, quarterly earnings performance, and operating metrics across public cloud software companies as of May 2021. The median SaaS company trades at 14.7x NTM revenue with significant variation by growth rate (25.0x for high-growth vs. 5.2x for low-growth), and the article provides detailed comps data on top performers including Snowflake, UiPath, and Bill.com along with Rule of 40 analysis.
Metrics in this report
22months
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
22months
median
SaaS public company cohort (gross profit basis)
14.7x
median
Overall SaaS public company cohort
25.0x
median
High-growth SaaS (>30% NTM growth)
12.3x
median
Mid-growth SaaS (15-30% NTM growth)
5.2x
median
Low-growth SaaS (<15% NTM growth)
25.0x
median
SaaS companies with >30% projected NTM growth
5.2x
median
SaaS companies with <15% projected NTM growth
12.3x
median
SaaS companies with 15-30% projected NTM growth
14.7x
median
Public SaaS companies as of May 28, 2021
41.2x
median
Top 5 highest-valued SaaS companies by valuation multiple
10percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
10percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
18percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
18percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
74percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
74percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
77percent
premium
High-growth SaaS multiples relative to pre-COVID highs
30percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
30percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
24percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
24percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
119percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
119percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
-14percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
-14percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
25percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
25percent
median
SaaS public company cohort
42percent
median
Public SaaS companies in analysis set
42percent
median
SaaS public company cohort