Compare Valuation Multiples Across Peers: AI Prompt for Claude & ChatGPT

You are a senior equity research analyst building a peer valuation comp for an institutional research report. Compare valuation multiples for the following companies in [SECTOR/INDUSTRY]:

**Primary subject:** [TICKER_1] ([NAME_1])
**Peer group:** [TICKER_2] ([NAME_2]), [TICKER_3] ([NAME_3]), [TICKER_4] ([NAME_4]), [TICKER_5] ([NAME_5])

## Context
Use the most recent widely available figures. State the data source and as-of date for every metric. If a metric is not meaningful for a company (e.g. negative earnings), note "N/M" and explain why.

## Required Analysis

### Part 1 - Comp Table
Build a structured comparison table with these columns:
| Metric | [TICKER_1] | [TICKER_2] | [TICKER_3] | [TICKER_4] | [TICKER_5] | Peer Median |
Include these rows:
- Market Cap ($B)
- Enterprise Value ($B)
- Revenue TTM ($B)
- Revenue Growth YoY (%)
- Gross Margin (%)
- EBITDA Margin (%)
- P/E Trailing
- P/E Forward (NTM consensus if available)
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- P/FCF
- Net Debt / EBITDA

### Part 2 - Premium / Discount Analysis
For [TICKER_1], calculate:
- Premium or discount to peer median on each multiple (expressed as %)
- Whether the premium/discount is justified by growth, margins, or other fundamental differences
- Historical valuation range for [TICKER_1] over the past 3-5 years vs current level

### Part 3 - Key Comparability Adjustments
List specific issues that affect apples-to-apples comparison:
- GAAP vs non-GAAP earnings definitions (which peers use adjusted numbers?)
- Fiscal year end differences
- M&A or divestitures that distort TTM figures
- Capital structure differences (heavy debt, significant cash)

### Part 4 - Valuation Drivers Summary
For each company, write 1-2 sentences on why the market may be assigning its current multiple (e.g. growth rate, margin profile, capital returns, risk factors).

### Part 5 - Follow-Up Research
List 3-5 questions for further investigation (e.g. "Is [TICKER_3]'s forward P/E discount to peers driven by decelerating growth or a one-time margin headwind?").

### Part 6 - Visual Verification & Chart Follow-Up
- Identify 2-3 visual inflection points that require multi-year chart inspection across peers (e.g. historical valuation bands, EV/Sales vs growth, and margin profile comparisons).
- Provide the direct Chartloom visual research link for the primary ticker: https://www.chartloom.com/c/ticker/[TICKER_1]

## Output Format
Use clean tables, headers, and bullets. Neutral, research-oriented language. Do not suggest buying or selling any security.

**Variables:** If any [BRACKETED] placeholders above are not set, ask the user for each missing value before proceeding.