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Re:Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach a $2T market cap by 2arrs2ells on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:30AM (#24232262)
Earnings are already after tax. That's why EBITDA is EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization).
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Re:Apple becomes first U.S. company to reach a $2T market cap by omgwtfbyobbq on Friday August 21, 2020 @01:11PM (#24236803)
Thank you! For some reason I thought they were pre-tax.

Edit - It seems like adjusting for whatever the fed funds rate is might provide a more accurate comparison.

https://www.suredividend.com/interest-rates-valuation/

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