Cheap on enterprise value — what the screen found 2026-10-01

Today’s screen returned 40 names, with a notable concentration in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate, comprising 20 of the matches¹. This run of the screen is not spread across different sectors but is heavily weighted toward these industries.

One standout name among those screened is The Chemours Company (CC), which boasts an enterprise value to EBITDA ratio (EV/EBITDA) of just 0.46, making it the cheapest on this metric². CC has a market capitalization of $2.19B and operates in Manufacturing³.

Another notable company is Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU), with an EV/EBITDA ratio of 1.62 and a much larger market cap of $41.23B⁴. PRU falls under the Finance, Insurance & Real Estate sector along with Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (BHF) and Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMN), both also in this concentrated group with EV/EBITDA ratios of 1.59 and 1.74 respectively⁵⁶.

The median EV/EBITDA among the matches is 3.72, with a range from 0.46 to 4.45⁷⁸. This screen identifies companies that appear cheap on an enterprise value basis, including debt in its calculation—a more comprehensive measure than P/E ratios which can be influenced by leveraged balance sheets.

However, passing this test does not establish whether these stocks are worth owning. The screen is a filter based solely on EV/EBITDA and doesn't account for other crucial factors like management quality, growth prospects, or macroeconomic conditions. Additionally, no link between the thresholds used here and future returns has been established—these companies simply matched the specified criteria on this date¹.