What inputs does compute_accretion_dilution accept?

acquirer_ticker (string, required): Acquirer's stock ticker symbol, e.g. MSFT. target_ticker (string, required): Target's stock ticker symbol, e.g. ATVI. offer_price_per_share (number, required): Offer price per target share (USD). cash_pct (number, required): Fraction (0-1) of deal value paid in cash; the remainder (1 - cash_pct) is paid in acquirer stock. synergies_pretax (number, optional, default 0): Pretax annual run-rate cost/revenue synergies (USD). Default 0. cash_financing_source ("new_debt" | "balance_sheet_cash", optional, default "new_debt"): Where the cash consideration is funded from. "new_debt" (default) applies an after-tax interest drag; "balance_sheet_cash" applies none. new_debt_interest_rate (number, optional, default 0.06): Annual interest rate on new acquisition debt (only used when cash_financing_source is "new_debt"). Default 0.06. tax_rate (number, optional, default 0.21): Effective tax rate applied to synergies and the interest drag. Default 0.21. acquirer_share_price_override (number, optional): Override the acquirer's live EOD close. Leave unset to use the latest R2-derived price. target_share_price_override (number, optional): Override the target's live EOD close (used only for the disclosed premium). Leave unset to use the latest R2-derived price. as_of_date (string, optional): Point-in-time cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) for both companies' fundamentals + prices. Omit to use the latest knowable data.

Which Valuein plans include compute_accretion_dilution?

Available on the free tier (token required) and on Pro and Institutional. Not point-in-time safe.

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Compute M&A Accretion/Dilution

compute_accretion_dilution

Benchmark and above

M&A accretion/dilution: the standard sell-side/banker quick-screen for whether a proposed acquisition adds to (accretive) or subtracts from (dilutive) the acquirer's EPS in the first pro-forma year. Pulls net income + shares outstanding for both companies, and each side's late...

Example Call

example_call.pypython

# Using the Valuein MCP server from Python (via MCP SDK)# Or call directly from Claude / Cursor after setup result = await client.call_tool(    "compute_accretion_dilution",    arguments={    "acquirer_ticker": "EXAMPLE",    "target_ticker": "EXAMPLE",    "offer_price_per_share": 10,    "cash_pct": 10})print(result)

Direct tool call:compute_accretion_dilution(...)

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`acquirer_ticker`	string	required	Acquirer's stock ticker symbol, e.g. MSFT.
`target_ticker`	string	required	Target's stock ticker symbol, e.g. ATVI.
`offer_price_per_share`	number	required	Offer price per target share (USD).
`cash_pct`	number	required	Fraction (0-1) of deal value paid in cash; the remainder (1 - cash_pct) is paid in acquirer stock.
`synergies_pretax`	number	optional	Pretax annual run-rate cost/revenue synergies (USD). Default 0.Default: `0`
`cash_financing_source`	"new_debt" \| "balance_sheet_cash"	optional	Where the cash consideration is funded from. "new_debt" (default) applies an after-tax interest drag; "balance_sheet_cash" applies none.Default: `"new_debt"`
`new_debt_interest_rate`	number	optional	Annual interest rate on new acquisition debt (only used when cash_financing_source is "new_debt"). Default 0.06.Default: `0.06`
`tax_rate`	number	optional	Effective tax rate applied to synergies and the interest drag. Default 0.21.Default: `0.21`
`acquirer_share_price_override`	number	optional	Override the acquirer's live EOD close. Leave unset to use the latest R2-derived price.
`target_share_price_override`	number	optional	Override the target's live EOD close (used only for the disclosed premium). Leave unset to use the latest R2-derived price.
`as_of_date`	string	optional	Point-in-time cutoff (YYYY-MM-DD) for both companies' fundamentals + prices. Omit to use the latest knowable data.

Output Fields

acquirer_tickertarget_tickerresult

Example Response

Illustrative

response.jsonjson

{  "acquirer_ticker": null,  "target_ticker": null,  "result": null}

Shape only — field names match the live schema; values are placeholders, not real filings. See MCP server for the structured response shape.

Notes

Available from the Benchmark plan and above.

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