Georg Fischer AG (CHIX:GFZ) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:GFZ Georg Fischer AG CHIX:GFZ
68 GF Score
Price CHF55.50
GF Value CHF52.61
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Georg Fischer AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was CHF122 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was CHF1,949 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was CHF64 Mil. Georg Fischer AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 32.36.

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 Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:GFz' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 1.54   Max: 7.22
Current: 7.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Georg Fischer AG was 7.22. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 1.54.

CHIX:GFz's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
86.24% of 2319 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.69 vs CHIX:GFz: 7.22

Georg Fischer AG  (CHIX:GFz) 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.

Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Georg Fischer AG'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.

Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Georg Fischer AG'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.

Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Georg Fischer AG's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


CHIX:GFZ
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Georg Fischer AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Georg Fischer AG'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
=(455 + 1804) / 494
=4.57

Georg Fischer AG'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
=(122 + 1949) / 64
=32.36

* 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 Georg Fischer AG (CHIX:GFZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Georg Fischer AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF55.50 is trading 5.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF52.61. GuruFocus considers Georg Fischer AG to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:GFZ:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: CHF52.61 vs. price of CHF55.50 (5.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 6 warning signs

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

Georg Fischer AG Business Description

Address Amsler-Laffon-Strasse 9, Schaffhausen, CHE, 8201
Georg Fischer AG provides transportation of liquids and gases, lightweight casting components in vehicles, and high-precision manufacturing technologies. It supplies plastic and metal piping systems, valves and fittings, electrical discharge machines, and other additive manufacturing solutions. The company is one of the world's providers for the tool and mold-making industry and services customers in utilities, automotive, aerospace, water and gas, and other industrial Applications. The Group comprises four divisions, GF Piping Systems, GF Uponor, GF Casting Solutions and GF Machining Solutions, which operate across three main geographical regions-Europe, North/South America and Asia.
68GF Score

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