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.
Metrics in this report
6percent
median
Listed SaaS companies, 4-quarter rolling average Q3 2024
22.1x
median
SaaS M&A transactions, 2015-2024 historical average
19.2x
median
SaaS M&A transactions, 2024
7.4x
median
Listed SaaS companies, Q4 2024
4.7x
median
SaaS M&A transactions, 2015-2024 historical average
2.8x
median
SaaS M&A transactions, 2024
6.3x
median
SaaS M&A deals $50-100M, 2015-2024
3.9x
median
North American SaaS companies, January 2025
3.3x
median
European SaaS companies, January 2025
2percent
median
Listed SaaS companies, 4-quarter rolling average Q4 2024
14percent
median
Listed SaaS companies, Q4 2024 forecast
20percent
median
SaaS companies, 2024