Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) Debt-to-EBITDA : -6.52 (As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA?

Orion Minerals ASX:ORN Debt-to-EBITDA is -6.52 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 596 Metals & Mining companies, Orion Minerals ranks worse than 167785.07% on this metric.

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

Orion Minerals's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$30.33 Mil. Orion Minerals's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$8.16 Mil. Orion Minerals's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was A$-5.90 Mil. Orion Minerals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2025 was -6.52.

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 Orion Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:ORN' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.19   Med: -1.47   Max: -0.21
Current: -4.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Orion Minerals was -0.21. The lowest was -5.19. And the median was -1.47.

ASX:ORN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 596 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.235 vs ASX:ORN: -4.92

Orion Minerals  (ASX:ORN) 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.


Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Orion Minerals'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.

Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Orion Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 -0.27 -0.21 -5.19 -4.64

Orion Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 -1.45 -35.13 -5.05 -3.77 -6.52

Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Orion Minerals'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.


Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Orion Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Orion Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Orion Minerals Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Orion Minerals's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(2.448 + 34.303) / -7.925
=-4.64

Orion Minerals's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter 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
=(30.333 + 8.164) / -5.904
=-6.52

* 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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Debt-to-EBITDA →
What does a Debt-to-EBITDA of -6.52 mean?
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -6.52 as of Dec. 2025. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Orion Minerals. According to the industry distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry.
Is Orion Minerals' Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Orion Minerals' current Debt-to-EBITDA is -6.52. Based on the distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Orion Minerals' Debt-to-EBITDA compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #999999 out of 596 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Orion Minerals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.24. 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 a Metals & Mining company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Metals & Mining companies is 1.24, based on 596 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. 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 Orion Minerals. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.24 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Orion Minerals's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -6.52. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orion Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -6.52. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -6.52. 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 Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -6.52 as of Dec. 2025. 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.

Orion Minerals Business Description

Other Exchanges ORN:South Africa
Address 120 Collins Street, Level 27, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3000
Orion Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company focusing on zinc, copper, nickel, gold, and platinum-group elements in South Africa and Australia. The company's project portfolio comprises Prieska Copper Zinc, Okiep Copper, Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE, and the Areachap projects in South Africa. Its Australian project portfolio includes the Fraser Range Nickel-Copper Projects in Western Australia and the Walhalla - Gold and Polymetals Project in Victoria. The company is currently mainly focused on its exploration activities in South Africa.