Musings on Markets.

Aswath DamodaranProfessor of Finance, New York University Stern School of Business

Economics & Finance · March 5, 2025 · 13 min readDividends and Buybacks - Inertia and Me-tooism!In my ninth (and last) data post for 2025, I look at cash returned by businesses across the world, looking at both the magnitude and the form of that return.
Economics & Finance · October 28, 2024 · 34 min readThe Sugar Daddy Effect? Assessing Corporate Venture Capital, Sovereign Funds And Green EnergyIt is a sign of the times that I spent some time thinking about whether the title of my post would offend some people, as sexist or worse.
Economics & Finance · February 16, 2024 · 21 min readCatastrophic Risk: Investing and Business ImplicationsIn the context of valuing companies, and sharing those valuations, I do get suggestions from readers on companies that I should value next.
Economics & Finance · January 10, 2024 · 12 min readData Update 1 for 2025: The Draw (and Danger) of DataFor the last four decades, I have spent the first week of each year collecting and analyzing data on publicly traded companies and sharing what I find with anyone who is interested.
Economics & Finance · July 25, 2023 · 22 min readCountry Risk: A July 2023 Update!I have looked at country risk, in all its dimensions, towards the middle of each year, for the last decade, for many reasons.
Economics & Finance · May 7, 2023 · 17 min readGood (Bad) Banks and Good (Bad) Investments: At The Right Price...In my last post, I looked at banking as a business, and used a simple banking framework to advance the notion that the key ingredient tying together the banks that have failed so far in 2023 is an…
Economics & Finance · May 5, 2023 · 23 min readBreach of Trust: Decoding the Banking CrisisIn March 2023, the fall of Silicon Valley Bank shocked investors not only because it was unforeseen, but also because of the speed with which it unfolded.
Economics & Finance · March 8, 2023 · 21 min readData Update 7 for 2023: Dividends, Buybacks and Cash FlowsThis is the last of my data update posts for 2023, and in this one, I will focus on dividends and buybacks, perhaps the most most misunderstood and misplayed element of corporate finance.
Economics & Finance · February 27, 2023 · 27 min readData Update 6 For 2023: A Wake-Up Call For The Indebted?We have an uneasy relationship with debt, both in our personal and business lives.