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Vintage EnergyASX:VEN Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.16 as of Dec. 2025. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 705 Oil & Gas companies, Vintage Energy ranks worse than 141843.83% 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Vintage Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:VEN'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.39 Med: -0.66 Max: -0.02
Current: -0.3
During the past 7 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Vintage Energy was -0.02. The lowest was -6.39. And the median was -0.66.
ASX:VEN's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than 100% of 705
companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 2.01
vs ASX:VEN: -0.30
Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation
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.
Vintage Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Vintage Energy Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vintage Energy'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.
ASX:VEN vs COP, EOG, FANG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Vintage Energy'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.
Vintage Energy Debt-to-EBITDA vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Vintage Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vintage Energy'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 two times the quarterly (Dec. 2025) EBITDA data.
Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.16 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 Vintage Energy. According to the industry distribution chart, Vintage Energy ranks #999999 out of 705 companies in the Oil & Gas industry.
Is Vintage Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Vintage Energy's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.16. Based on the distribution chart, Vintage Energy ranks #999999 out of 705 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Vintage Energy's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Vintage Energy ranks #999999 out of 705 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This places Vintage Energy in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.01. 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 Oil & Gas company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Oil & Gas companies is 2.01, based on 705 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 Vintage Energy. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 2.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vintage Energy's current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.16. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vintage Energy stock overvalued right now?
Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of -0.16. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.16. 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 Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is -0.16 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.
Vintage Energy Ltd is an oil and gas exploration company. Its operations involve the exploration, appraisal, development, and commercialization of hydrocarbon accumulations onshore Australia. It holds interests in petroleum exploration licences in the Cooper/Eromanga basins, the Otway Basin, the Galilee Basin, and the Bonaparte Basin.
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