Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)

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The blended after-tax cost of a firm's debt and equity financing, weighted by their market-value capital-structure shares: WACC = (E/V) · r_e + (D/V) · r_d · (1 - T), where V = E + D. The hurdle rate for unlevered free cash flows in DCF valuation.

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