Forvia SE (CHIX:FRVIAP) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:FRVIAP Forvia SE CHIX:FRVIAP
62 GF Score
Price €9.39
GF Value €10.49
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Forvia SE's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €2,774 Mil. Forvia SE's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €6,942 Mil. Forvia SE's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,836 Mil. Forvia SE's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 5.29.

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 Forvia SE's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:FRVIAp' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.09   Med: 4.63   Max: 19.91
Current: 19.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Forvia SE was 19.91. The lowest was 1.09. And the median was 4.63.

CHIX:FRVIAp's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
96.46% of 1102 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 2.275 vs CHIX:FRVIAp: 19.91

Forvia SE  (CHIX:FRVIAp) 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.


Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Forvia SE'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.

Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:FRVIAP vs ORLY, AZO, GPC: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Forvia SE'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.


Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Forvia SE's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


CHIX:FRVIAP
62GF Score
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Forvia SE Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Forvia SE'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
=(1090.1 + 8888.1) / 876
=11.39

Forvia SE'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
=(2774.4 + 6941.5) / 1836.2
=5.29

* 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 (Jun. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Forvia SE (CHIX:FRVIAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Forvia SE stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €9.39 is trading 10.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of €10.49. GuruFocus considers Forvia SE to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:FRVIAP:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €10.49 vs. price of €9.39 (10.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Forvia SE Business Description

Address 23-27 avenue des Champs-Pierreux, Nanterre, FRA, 92000
Forvia SE provides automotive seating structures, vehicle interiors, and electrical parts for the automotive industry. Its business segments include Seating that designs and manufactures complete vehicle seats, seating frames and adjustment mechanisms; Interiors; Clean Mobility that designs and manufactures exhaust systems, solutions for fuel cell electric vehicles, and aftertreatment solutions for commercial vehicles; Electronics that designs and manufactures display technologies, driver assistance systems and cockpit electronics, which includes HELLA Electronics and Clarion Electronics; Lighting designs and manufactures lighting technologies; and Lifecycle solutions provides solutions extending the vehicle lifecycle as well as workshop equipment and special original equipment.
62GF Score

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