FLSmidth AS (CHIX:FLSC) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:FLSC FLSmidth & Co AS CHIX:FLSC
62 GF Score
Price kr598.25
GF Value kr332.20
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

FLSmidth AS's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr152 Mil. FLSmidth AS's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr2,684 Mil. FLSmidth AS's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was kr4,380 Mil. FLSmidth AS's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.65.

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 FLSmidth AS's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:FLSc' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62   Med: 1.67   Max: 2.46
Current: 0.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of FLSmidth AS was 2.46. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.67.

CHIX:FLSc's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
72.75% of 2319 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs CHIX:FLSc: 0.62

FLSmidth AS  (CHIX:FLSc) 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.


FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for FLSmidth AS'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.

FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:FLSC vs GEV, ETN, PH: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, FLSmidth AS'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.


FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, FLSmidth AS's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


CHIX:FLSC
62GF Score
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FLSmidth AS Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

FLSmidth AS'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
=(179 + 2392) / 2523
=1.02

FLSmidth AS'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
=(152 + 2684) / 4380
=0.65

* 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 FLSmidth AS (CHIX:FLSC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, FLSmidth AS stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of kr598.25 is trading 80.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of kr332.20. GuruFocus considers FLSmidth AS to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:FLSC:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: kr332.20 vs. price of kr598.25 (80.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:FLSC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


FLSmidth AS Business Description

Address Havneholmen 2, Copenhagen, DNK, 2450
FLSmidth & Co AS is a Denmark-based company thatsupplies technologies and services to the mining industry, including solutions across processing flowsheets. Its offerings are aimed at supporting operational efficiency, risk management, and environmental considerations in the production of metals and minerals. The company's three segments are: Service, Products, and Pumps, Cyclones & Valves (PC&V). The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Service segment. Geographically, the company operates across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Asia & Australia. Among all regions, South America contributes the majority of revenue.
62GF Score

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