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Spotify Technology (BSP:S1PO34) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.45 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Spotify Technology Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Spotify Technology's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$10,296 Mil. Spotify Technology's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$2,789 Mil. Spotify Technology's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$9,039 Mil. Spotify Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.45.

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 Spotify Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:S1PO34' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -622.06   Med: -1.66   Max: 4.28
Current: 1.28

During the past 10 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Spotify Technology was 4.28. The lowest was -622.06. And the median was -1.66.

BSP:S1PO34's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
60.64% of 282 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 0.695 vs BSP:S1PO34: 1.28

Spotify Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spotify Technology'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.

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Spotify Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Spotify Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.06 4.28 -10.65 -5.49 1.34

Spotify Technology Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 2.06 1.45 1.02 0.93 1.45

Competitive Comparison of Spotify Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Spotify Technology'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.


Spotify Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Spotify Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Spotify Technology Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Spotify Technology's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 12783.352) / 9569.946
=1.34

Spotify Technology's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(10296.105 + 2788.788) / 9038.66
=1.45

* 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 (Mar. 2025) EBITDA data.


Spotify Technology  (BSP:S1PO34) 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.


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Spotify Technology Business Description

Address
Regeringsgatan 19, Stockholm, SWE, 111 53
Spotify is the leading global music streaming service provider, with nearly 700 million monthly active users and over 250 million paying subscribers, with the latter comprising the firm's premium segment. most of the firm's revenue and nearly all its gross profit come from the subscribers, who pay a monthly fee to access a very comprehensive music library that consists of most of the most popular songs ever recorded, including all from the major record labels. The firm also sells separate audiobook subscriptions and integrates podcasts within its standard music app. Podcast content is not exclusive and is typically free to access on other platforms. Ad-supported users can access a similar music catalog but cannot customize a similar on-demand experience.

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