Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Debt-to-Equity : 0.30 (As of Jun. 2017)

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What is Whole Foods Market Debt-to-Equity?

Whole Foods Market's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $2 Mil. Whole Foods Market's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $1,046 Mil. Whole Foods Market's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was $3,458 Mil. Whole Foods Market's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.30.

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 Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WFM's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Defensive industry.
Industry Median: 0.645
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Whole Foods Market Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Whole Foods Market Debt-to-Equity Chart

Whole Foods Market Annual Data

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0.33

Whole Foods Market Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.33	0.33	0.32	0.31	0.30

Competitive Comparison of Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Whole Foods Market'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.

Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Foods Market's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Whole Foods Market Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Whole Foods Market's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(3	+	1048)	/	3224
	=	0.33

Whole Foods Market's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(2	+	1046)	/	3458
	=	0.30

Whole Foods Market (NAS:WFM) 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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Whole Foods Market (Whole Foods Market) Business Description

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Whole Foods Market is the world's leading retailer of natural and organic foods by units and is the first certified organic grocer in the United States. Whole Foods' only operating segment consists of natural and organic foods supermarkets. As of fiscal 2016, the company had 456 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The average store size is about 39,000 square feet. About 15% of the company's sales were derived from the sale of private-label products. The company announced a pending acquisition by Amazon in June 2017.

Executives

Scott F Powers	director	STATE STREET CORPORATION, ONE LINCOLN STREET, BOSTON MA 02111
Sharon Mccollam	director	C/O OFFICEMAX INCORPORATED, 263 SHUMAN BLVD., NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Ken C Hicks	director	150 N. ORANGE GROVE BLVD, PASADENA CA 91103
Mary Ellen Coe	director	2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Gabrielle Sulzberger	director	450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, FLOOR 13, NEW YORK NY 10017
Glenda J Flanagan	officer: Executive Vice President	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Joseph D Mansueto	director	C/O MORNINGSTAR, INC., 225 WEST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60606
Robb Walter E Iv	director	550 BOWIE STREET, AUSTIN TX 78703
Ralph Z Sorenson	director	WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. 550 BOWIE STREET AUSTIN TX 78703
William A Tindell	director	500 FREEPORT PARKWAY, COPPELL TX 75019
Green Equity Investors V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Gei Capital V, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green Equity Investors Side V, L.p.	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Green V Holdings, Llc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Lgp Management Inc	other: See General Remarks.	11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, STE 2000, LOS ANGELES CA 90025