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What is Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Debt-to-EBITDA?
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment CoAMM:ZEIC 27 Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.78 as of Jun. 2026, which is 67% below its 10-year median of 2.35. GuruFocus rates AMM:ZEIC with a GF Score™ of 27/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 189 Education companies, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co ranks better than 65.61% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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.
AMM:ZEIC'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86 Med: 2.35 Max: 3.22
Current: 0.86
During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co was 3.22. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 2.35.
AMM:ZEIC's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than 65.61% of 189
companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.45
vs AMM:ZEIC: 0.86
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.
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
* 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.
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Debt-to-EBITDA Chart
AMM:ZEIC vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co'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.
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Debt-to-EBITDA vs Education Industry
For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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.
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co (AMM:ZEIC) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.78 as of Jun. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co. This is 67% below median its historical median of 2.35. Over the past decade, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.86 to 3.22. According to the industry distribution chart, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co ranks #65 out of 189 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 34.4%.
Is Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.78 is 67% below median its 10-year median of 2.35. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.86 to a high of 3.22. The Education industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.45. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's value of 0.78 is 46.2% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co ranks #65 out of 189 companies in the Education industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co has a GF Score™ of 27/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to EDU and TAL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co ranks #65 out of 189 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This puts Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.45. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's value of 0.78 is 46.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's own Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.86 to 3.22 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.35 vs. the industry median of 1.45, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for an Education company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Education companies is 1.45, based on 189 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.78 is 46.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co. For the Education industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.78, which is 67% below median its own 10-year median of 2.35. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co stock overvalued right now?
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co (AMM:ZEIC) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.78. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.78, which is 67% below median its 10-year median of 2.35 and 46.2% below the Education industry median of 1.45. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's overall GF Score™ is 27/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co (AMM:ZEIC), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.78 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co provides educational services. It is a private university located in Zarqa city. The company's current main activity consists of establishing and founding a private university, a dental center, a specialized hospital, a general hospital, establishing and managing kindergartens, establishing schools for all educational levels, managing expenses, dues and medical claims, training in technological skills, rehabilitation, auditory and verbal training, speech therapy, training in the use of computers and computer programs, and vocational training and development.
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