Valid Value review
Flexible Excel valuation models with linked Word and PowerPoint reporting.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Valid Value is desktop business valuation software for valuation professionals, including valuators, accountants, consultants, investment managers and financial directors. Its model runs in Excel on a user's computer and supports several approaches, from DCF variants to multiples and net-asset valuation. The flexible historical and forecast periods and sensitivity analyses suit analysts who want to work in a familiar spreadsheet environment. It is less suited to teams seeking a browser-based valuation workflow or users who do not have the required Windows and Office setup.
The modeling range is a central strength. DCF-WACC, DCF-APV and DCF-EP sit alongside multiples, intrinsic value, improved rentability and net asset value methods. Users can vary the number of historical and forecast years, review sensitivity analyses and overview reports, and draw on support data for industry betas, market risk premiums, risk-free rates and multiples. The reporting add-in creates dynamic Excel links to Word and PowerPoint, with customizable report colors and fonts. This combination is a good fit when spreadsheet-based valuation and linked document reporting matter more than a cloud-first workflow.
Pricing is monthly and tiered by user: the first business valuation tool user is $165 per month, the second is $110, and each third and subsequent user is $55. The reporting add-in alone is $33 per user per month. The published pricing information also describes a 30-day free trial as a not-good-money-back guarantee. Windows and Microsoft Office 2019 or later are required; Mac access is described through Parallels or a Windows VPS. These conditions and the first-user price make Valid Value a stronger fit for professional teams already centered on Windows and Excel than for occasional users or buyers seeking broad platform access.
Valid Value pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Offers DCF, multiples, intrinsic value, rentability and net-asset methods.
- Supports flexible historical and forecast years with sensitivity analyses.
- Links Excel data dynamically to Word and PowerPoint reports.
- Where it doesn't
- Runs on Windows; Mac use requires Parallels or a Windows VPS.
- The first user costs $165 per month, limiting affordability for solo users.
- Requires Microsoft Office 2019 or later.
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