Sempra Energy (Sempra Energy) Debt-to-Equity : 1.09 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Sempra Energy Debt-to-Equity?

Sempra Energy's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,252.00 Mil. Sempra Energy's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $29,519.00 Mil. Sempra Energy's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $29,155.00 Mil. Sempra Energy's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.09.

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

SREpA.PFD' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.95 Med: 1.25 Max: 1.66
Current: 1.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Sempra Energy was 1.66. The lowest was 0.95. And the median was 1.25.

SREpA.PFD's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
58.07% of 477 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.87 vs SREpA.PFD: 1.09

Sempra Energy Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sempra Energy's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Sempra Energy Debt-to-Equity Chart

Sempra Energy Annual Data

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Dec20

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Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

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1.29

1.04

0.95

1.07

1.08

Sempra Energy Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.06	1.11	1.09	1.08	1.09

Competitive Comparison of Sempra Energy's Debt-to-Equity

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Sempra Energy'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.

Sempra Energy's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Sempra Energy's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sempra Energy Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Sempra Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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
	=	(3317	+	27759)	/	28695
	=	1.08

Sempra Energy's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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
	=	(2252	+	29519)	/	29155
	=	1.09

Sempra Energy (NYSE:SREpA.PFD) 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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Sempra Energy serves one of the largest utility customer bases in the United States. It distributes natural gas and electricity in Southern California and owns 80% of Oncor, a transmission and distribution business in Texas. SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric distribute gas to more than 20 million customers, while Oncor serves more than 10 million Texas customers. Sempra Infrastructure partners, of which Sempra holds a controlling ownership, owns and operates liquefied natural gas facilities in North America and infrastructure in Mexico.