AKZOF (Akzo Nobel NV) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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AKZOF Akzo Nobel NV AKZOF
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Price $67.27
GF Value $63.62
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What is Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Akzo Nobel NV's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,248 Mil. Akzo Nobel NV's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $6,288 Mil. Akzo Nobel NV's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,632 Mil. Akzo Nobel NV's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 4.62.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

AKZOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.73   Med: 2.75   Max: 5.46
Current: 4.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Akzo Nobel NV was 5.46. The lowest was 1.73. And the median was 2.75.

AKZOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.34% of 1270 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 1.98 vs AKZOF: 4.13

Akzo Nobel NV  (OTCPK:AKZOF) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA 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.

Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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AKZOF vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Akzo Nobel NV Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Akzo Nobel NV's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1399.9444 + 4310.2315) / 1716.5670628488
=3.33

Akzo Nobel NV's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(1248.4836 + 6288.15) / 1632.444380074
=4.62

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Akzo Nobel NV (AKZOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Akzo Nobel NV stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $67.27 is trading 5.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $63.62. GuruFocus considers Akzo Nobel NV to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for AKZOF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: $63.62 vs. price of $67.27 (5.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 6 warning signs

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Akzo Nobel NV Business Description

Address Christian Neefestraat 2, P.O. Box 75730, Amsterdam, NH, NLD, 1077 WW
AkzoNobel is the world's third-largest paints and coatings producer, with its largest market being Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, which accounted for roughly 48% of revenue in 2025. The company operates through two segments: decorative paints, which focuses on architectural interior and exterior coatings, and performance coatings, which serves industrial end markets such as automotive refinish, aerospace, and marine and protective applications.
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