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eBay (EBAY) Debt-to-Equity : 1.29 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is eBay Debt-to-Equity?

eBay's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $868 Mil. eBay's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $7,360 Mil. eBay's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $6,396 Mil. eBay's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.29.

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 eBay's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

EBAY' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38   Med: 1.27   Max: 2.86
Current: 1.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of eBay was 2.86. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.27.

EBAY's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
76% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs EBAY: 1.29

eBay Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for eBay'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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eBay Debt-to-Equity Chart

eBay Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.86 2.30 0.97 1.83 1.29

eBay 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 Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.83 1.53 1.56 1.39 1.29

Competitive Comparison of eBay's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Retail subindustry, eBay'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.


eBay's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, eBay's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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



eBay Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

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

eBay'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.


eBay  (NAS:EBAY) 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.


eBay Debt-to-Equity Related Terms

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eBay (EBAY) Business Description

Address
2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA, USA, 95125
EBay operates one of the largest e-commerce marketplaces in the world, with $74 billion in 2022 gross merchandise volume, or GMV, rendering the firm a top 10 global e-commerce company. eBay generates revenue from listing fees, advertising, revenue-sharing arrangements with service providers, and managed payments, with its platform connecting more than 132 million buyers and roughly 20 million sellers across almost 190 global markets at the end of 2022. eBay generates just north of 50% of its GMV in international markets, with a large presence in the U.K., Germany, and Australia.
Executives
Edward O Garcia officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer C/O EBAY INC, 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Boone Cornelius officer: Chief People Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Jamie Iannone director, officer: President and CEO C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC., 122 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10111
Paul S Pressler director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Stephen J Priest officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATIOM, 27-01 QUEENS PLAZA NORTH, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Rebecca Spencer officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Shripriya Mahesh Ramanan director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Robert Holmes Swan officer: SVP, Finance & CFO C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Brian J. Doerger officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Aparna Chennapragada director C/O EBAY, INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Pete Thompson officer: SVP, Chief Product Officer 1778 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Kathleen C. Mitic director C/O EBAY INC., 2065 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Marie Oh Huber officer: SVP, GC & Secretary C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Logan Green director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Anthony John Bates director 788 DIXON WAY, LOS ALTOS CA 94022

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