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Valuation Interview Questions for Investment Banking
A focused list of valuation interview questions covering comps, precedents, DCFs, and how bankers think about ranges.
Valuation questions usually test whether you know the tools and when each tool is useful.
The core set
- What are the main valuation methodologies?
- Why do precedent transactions usually trade higher than public comps?
- When would a DCF matter more?
- Why is valuation a range and not one number?
The right framing
The strongest answers compare methods, explain tradeoffs, and show why no single output should be taken in isolation.
A simple practice rule
For every valuation concept, be ready to explain:
- what it measures
- what drives it
- when it becomes less useful