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Deutsche Telekom AG (Deutsche Telekom AG) Debt-to-Equity

: 2.49 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Deutsche Telekom AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $15,462 Mil. Deutsche Telekom AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $138,966 Mil. Deutsche Telekom AG's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $62,077 Mil. Deutsche Telekom AG's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.49.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

DTEGY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 2.3   Max: 3.82
Current: 2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Deutsche Telekom AG was 3.82. The lowest was 1.79. And the median was 2.30.

DTEGY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
87.07% of 348 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.655 vs DTEGY: 2.49

Deutsche Telekom AG Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Deutsche Telekom AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.62 3.82 3.34 3.04 2.49

Deutsche Telekom AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.04 2.34 2.47 2.37 2.49

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Deutsche Telekom AG Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt-to-Equity falls into.



Deutsche Telekom AG Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Deutsche Telekom AG's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Deutsche Telekom AG  (OTCPK:DTEGY) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Deutsche Telekom AG (Deutsche Telekom AG) Business Description

Address
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 140, Bonn, DEU, 53113
Deutsche Telekom is the incumbent telecom operator in Germany and remains the dominant player in both mobile and fixed markets. It also owns a controlling stake in T-Mobile US—one of three primary wireless carriers in the United States—which merged with Sprint in 2020, consolidating the market from four to three operators. Aside from its two core markets, Deutsche Telekom also has operations in several Central European countries and holds an IT arm (Systems Solutions).

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