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Multiples Internet Backbone Index

Curated by Multiples, this index tracks companies powering the core infrastructure of the internet.

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100

public companies tracked

$14.7T

cumulative enterprise value

4.1x

median EV/NTM revenue multiple

13%

median NTM/LTM revenue growth

Index Performance

This chart shows the weighted market cap evolution over time for the Multiples Internet Backbone Index constituents, indexed to 0% at the beginning of the period.

+75.9%

Multiples Internet Backbone Index

Data as of 18 May 2026. Underlying financial data from FactSet and Morningstar. S&P 500 and NASDAQ data sourced from Yahoo Finance.

Key Index Metrics

This chart shows the median evolution over time of key valuation metrics for the Multiples Internet Backbone Index constituents.

Valuation Benchmarks

This chart shows the regression relationship between valuation metrics across companies in the Multiples Internet Backbone Index.

x-axis:
y-axis:

Data as of May 18, 2026. Companies with EV multiples above 50x and y-axis values above 250% are considered non-meaningful and excluded from calculation.

Company Rankings

This chart shows company rankings by selected metric within the Multiples Internet Backbone Index.

Metric:

Data as of May 18, 2026. Companies with EV multiples above 50x and y-axis values above 300% are considered non-meaningful and excluded from calculation.

Companies Side-by-Side

Compare key metrics between companies in the Multiples Internet Backbone Index.

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Metric
Alphabet
Microsoft
Amazon
Market Cap
$4.8T
$3.1T
$2.8T
EV/Revenue (NTM)
9.1x
8.2x
3.4x
EV/Gross Profit (NTM)
14.3x
12.3x
6.5x
EV/EBITDA (NTM)
19.1x
13.2x
12.8x
EV/FCF (NTM)
192.3x
66.5x
-3327.5x
Revenue Growth
20%
17%
14%
Gross Margin (NTM)
64%
67%
52%
EBITDA Margin (NTM)
48%
62%
26%
FCF Margin (NTM)
5%
12%
0%
Rule of 40
67%
78%
40%
Rule of X
98%
104%
62%

Data as of May 18, 2026.

Cumulative Metrics

This chart shows the cumulative sum of selected metrics across all companies in the Multiples Internet Backbone Index, over time.

Index Methodology

Similar to the NASDAQ 100 Index, the Multiples Internet Backbone Index employs a modified market capitalization weighting scheme.

The weight process uses company-level weights, which are derived using company market capitalization.

Company weights are evaluated based on two rules:

Rule 1

No company's weight may exceed 24%.

Rule 2

The aggregate weight of the companies whose weights exceed 4.5% may not exceed 48%.

If neither rule is 'violated', then no adjustments are made. Only in cases where either or both of the rules are 'violated', weight adjustments are made according to a two-stage adjustment process.

Rule 1 adjustment

If no company's initial weight exceeds 24% of the Index, initial weights are used as Rule 1 weights without adjustment. Otherwise, initial weights are adjusted such that no company's weight may exceed 20% of the Index.

Rule 2 adjustment

If the aggregate weight of the companies whose Rule 1 weights exceeds 4.5% and does not exceed 48%, Rule 1 weights are used as the final weights. Otherwise, Rule 1 weights are adjusted such that:

  • The aggregate weight of the companies whose Rule 1 weights exceeded 4.5% is set to 40%.
  • Companies with Rule 1 weights below 4.5% may also have their weights adjusted to keep the initial rank order of all companies.

If the two-stage rule process results in a 'violation' of the weighting rules as previously detailed, then the process is repeated until the company weights meet the rule system.

Companies Included in the Multiples Internet Backbone Index

This index tracks cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, developer tools, and IT operations companies forming the backbone of the internet.

US
7.7%
$395
+129%
$4.8T
9.1x
20%
64%
48%
5%
67%
$2M
US
7.7%
$422
-8%
$3.1T
8.2x
17%
67%
62%
12%
78%
$1M
US
10.0%
$264
+29%
$2.8T
3.4x
14%
52%
26%
0%
40%
$455K
US
4.1%
$193
+17%
$555B
7.7x
32%
62%
55%
-34%
81%
$354K
US
6.1%
$118
+88%
$467B
7.2x
9%
66%
38%
25%
48%
$657K
CN
4.2%
$17
+16%
$324B
1.9x
11%
40%
14%
3%
22%
$1M
US
4.2%
$134
+2%
$321B
34.9x
58%
86%
61%
56%
132%
$1M
US
5.6%
$219
-15%
$206B
3.6x
5%
60%
28%
23%
34%
$235K
US
5.4%
$243
+26%
$197B
14.7x
21%
76%
31%
37%
52%
$574K
US
4.3%
$242
+117%
$157B
1.2x
19%
19%
10%
6%
33%
$1M
US
4.1%
$594
+26%
$151B
23.4x
22%
79%
29%
31%
50%
$476K
US
2.7%
$95
-53%
$98B
5.5x
21%
80%
38%
35%
60%
$455K
US
2.4%
$123
+21%
$90B
10.7x
13%
80%
37%
34%
51%
$450K
IN
2.3%
$24
-37%
$85B
2.7x
5%
40%
27%
19%
34%
$47K
US
2.0%
$208
+76%
$74B
15.1x
24%
81%
25%
26%
51%
$423K
US
1.9%
$198
+19%
$70B
22.3x
29%
73%
25%
14%
53%
$509K
US
1.6%
$107
-4%
$59B
5.3x
116%
71%
60%
-139%
205%
NL
1.5%
$220
+498%
$56B
8.8x
295%
70%
50%
-272%
581%
$386K
US
1.5%
$157
-23%
$54B
8.4x
25%
72%
16%
23%
39%
$598K
CN
1.3%
$17
+66%
$47B
2.2x
4%
44%
18%
10%
19%
$530K
US
0.9%
$321
-44%
$32B
4.9x
7%
70%
39%
32%
47%
$407K
IN
0.9%
$12
-33%
$32B
2.0x
6%
33%
21%
13%
30%
$62K
TW
0.8%
$162
+114%
$30B
0.6x
41%
7%
6%
2%
42%
$7M
ID
0.7%
$12
+25%
$28B
$892K
US
0.7%
$298
+9%
$27B
15.9x
6%
89%
75%
57%
80%
$2M
US
0.7%
$161
-42%
$26B
6.3x
20%
80%
27%
28%
49%
$337K
US
0.7%
$312
+65%
$25B
7.5x
18%
74%
21%
18%
37%
$443K
US
0.6%
$120
+21%
$24B
3.2x
5%
71%
32%
24%
37%
$562K
US
0.6%
$87
-58%
$22B
3.1x
16%
87%
29%
27%
48%
$378K
US
0.6%
$151
+99%
$22B
5.7x
8%
57%
40%
4%
46%
$383K
IL
0.6%
$409
$21B
US
0.6%
$363
+27%
$20B
5.7x
6%
84%
38%
31%
44%
$469K
US
0.4%
$155
+447%
$16B
12.4x
37%
51%
40%
12%
65%
$617K
US
0.4%
$83
-20%
$15B
3.8x
9%
82%
27%
28%
35%
$494K
US
0.4%
$23
-18%
$14B
4.0x
8%
82%
50%
30%
62%
$1M
CA
0.4%
$63
-41%
$13B
1.3x
4%
19%
20%
13%
24%
$128K
US
0.4%
$64
-33%
$13B
7.4x
22%
81%
3%
18%
24%
$411K
US
0.4%
$102
-43%
$13B
0.8x
4%
21%
9%
5%
14%
$2M
IL
0.4%
$124
-46%
$13B
4.2x
4%
88%
41%
42%
44%
$389K
US
0.3%
$46
-40%
$12B
3.9x
13%
88%
25%
28%
37%
$325K
US
0.3%
$43
+523%
$12B
19.0x
75%
52%
41%
-378%
132%
$703K
US
0.3%
$87
-52%
$12B
2.6x
6%
64%
34%
35%
39%
$847K
CN
0.3%
$2
+11%
$11B
5.9x
9%
71%
-2%
3%
$214K
US
0.3%
$38
-29%
$11B
4.3x
15%
83%
30%
27%
46%
$327K
US
0.3%
$31
+33%
$11B
US
0.3%
$487
+14%
$11B
1.5x
12%
25%
12%
7%
23%
$345K
CN
0.2%
$5
+78%
$9B
7.0x
12%
25%
46%
-28%
55%
$740K
US
0.2%
$66
+54%
$8B
10.8x
18%
83%
21%
25%
39%
$295K
AU
0.2%
$11
+14%
$8B
18.4x
47%
78%
50%
-601%
83%
$1M
US
0.2%
$13
-24%
$8B
5.5x
18%
78%
19%
17%
36%
$391K
CN
0.2%
$47
+422%
$7B
14.9x
43%
25%
$673K
SA
0.2%
$59
-16%
$7B
1.7x
8%
22%
15%
10%
22%
$2M
JP
0.2%
$55
-49%
$7B
3.5x
7%
42%
33%
29%
40%
$167K
CN
0.2%
$3
+85%
$7B
7.4x
13%
37%
21%
32%
$241K
US
0.2%
$260
+20%
$7B
8.5x
-9%
58%
50%
42%
$2M
US
0.2%
$59
+138%
$6B
4.6x
19%
86%
34%
43%
54%
$273K
US
0.2%
$17
-4%
$6B
4.1x
19%
78%
14%
11%
31%
$358K
GB
0.2%
$54
+56%
$6B
0.4x
10%
13%
4%
1%
18%
$611K
CA
0.1%
$23
-19%
$6B
2.0x
1%
77%
36%
19%
37%
$242K
DE
0.1%
$31
+17%
$5B
1.2x
4%
34%
23%
8%
27%
$648K
NL
0.1%
$51
-37%
$5B
2.3x
14%
78%
18%
19%
32%
$419K
CN
0.1%
$1
+32%
$5B
2.7x
27%
23%
30%
-14%
56%
$114K
JP
0.1%
$35
-49%
$5B
1.6x
5%
79%
28%
18%
35%
$259K
US
0.1%
$11
$4B
4.4x
23%
77%
-2%
5%
13%
$244K
DE
0.1%
$33
-31%
$4B
3.2x
8%
66%
37%
23%
45%
$434K
CN
0.1%
$2
+30%
$4B
4.5x
6%
14%
21%
24%
CN
0.1%
$39
+27%
$4B
14.5x
29%
95%
40%
27%
67%
CN
0.1%
$6
+11%
$4B
0.3x
10%
5%
$19M
US
0.1%
$104
-43%
$4B
3.2x
10%
81%
22%
20%
31%
$359K
US
0.1%
$24
-48%
$4B
2.4x
16%
86%
13%
19%
28%
$402K
CA
0.1%
$6
+57%
$4B
5.7x
9%
77%
21%
16%
28%
$302K
US
0.1%
$25
-35%
$3B
3.0x
8%
81%
31%
27%
38%
$419K
JP
0.1%
$19
+9%
$3B
1.4x
9%
22%
18%
4%
28%
$418K
US
0.1%
$30
+133%
$3B
8.4x
-1%
59%
51%
$3M
IL
0.1%
$13
-22%
$3B
4.7x
19%
84%
27%
31%
46%
$408K
US
0.1%
$28
-41%
$3B
3.8x
18%
79%
5%
16%
20%
$235K
US
0.1%
$34
+54%
$3B
1.8x
0%
61%
28%
32%
27%
$292K
US
0.1%
$90
-35%
$3B
3.7x
8%
84%
45%
41%
53%
$255K
CN
0.1%
$3
+101%
$3B
6.6x
25%
31%
CN
0.1%
$7
+143%
$3B
TR
0.1%
$27
+1551%
$3B
$296K
CN
0.1%
$4
-1%
$3B
4.4x
9%
52%
-3%
1%
SE
0.1%
$4
+47%
$3B
1.3x
-2%
34%
13%
7%
12%
$736K
CN
0.1%
$10
+89%
$3B
3.3x
20%
23%
32%
-57%
49%
$568K
CN
0.1%
$2
+6%
$3B
6.7x
13%
58%
9%
19%
JP
0.1%
$29
-21%
$3B
1.0x
5%
27%
14%
6%
20%
$304K
US
0.1%
$38
+68%
$3B
2.3x
5%
82%
28%
25%
31%
$405K
CN
0.1%
$1
-9%
$3B
2.4x
9%
58%
21%
27%
$384K
US
0.1%
$17
+133%
$3B
3.6x
14%
64%
16%
7%
31%
$547K
US
0.1%
$40
-14%
$3B
1.8x
17%
56%
15%
12%
32%
$521K
US
0.1%
$9
-41%
$2B
1.7x
15%
86%
25%
28%
39%
$191K
CN
0.1%
$3
+11%
$2B
27.9x
5%
62%
22%
20%
US
0.1%
$21
-33%
$2B
2.2x
7%
82%
26%
25%
33%
$534K
US
0.1%
$81
+22%
$2B
$222K
IN
0.1%
$40
+85%
$2B
5.2x
70%
25%
13%
5%
106%
$521K
CH
0.1%
$11
+10%
$2B
0.9x
21%
98%
23%
9%
52%
$167K
CN
0.1%
$18
+170%
$2B
26.5x
15%
57%
US
0.1%
$10
-47%
$2B
3.0x
21%
75%
20%
21%
41%
$143K
FR
0.1%
$14
-13%
$2B
2.5x
8%
41%
2%
47%
$433K
CN
0.1%
$2
+8%
$2B
$92K

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