aventis-advisors.com · 2025-01-27 · 493d

SaaS Valuation Multiples: 2015-2025 Q4 2024 Update and 2025 Outlook

This comprehensive analysis tracks SaaS valuation multiples across listed companies and M&A transactions from 2015-2025, showing recovery to 7.4x EV/Revenue in Q4 2024 after the 2022-2023 correction, while profitability margins have turned positive and Rule of 40 scores remain challenged. Key findings include regional convergence in valuations, deteriorating growth rates stabilizing around 14-16%, and Rule of 40 as a reliable predictor of valuation multiples with a 10-point improvement correlating to 2.2x multiple expansion.

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Metrics in this report

EBITDA Margin

6percent

median

Listed SaaS companies, 4-quarter rolling average Q3 2024

EV/EBITDA Multiple

22.1x

median

SaaS M&A transactions, 2015-2024 historical average

EV/EBITDA Multiple

19.2x

median

SaaS M&A transactions, 2024

EV/Revenue Multiple

7.4x

median

Listed SaaS companies, Q4 2024

EV/Revenue Multiple

4.7x

median

SaaS M&A transactions, 2015-2024 historical average

EV/Revenue Multiple

2.8x

median

SaaS M&A transactions, 2024

EV/Revenue Multiple

6.3x

median

SaaS M&A deals $50-100M, 2015-2024

EV/Revenue Multiple

3.9x

median

North American SaaS companies, January 2025

EV/Revenue Multiple

3.3x

median

European SaaS companies, January 2025

Net Profit Margin

2percent

median

Listed SaaS companies, 4-quarter rolling average Q4 2024

Revenue Growth

14percent

median

Listed SaaS companies, Q4 2024 forecast

Rule of 40

20percent

median

SaaS companies, 2024