HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA (CHIX:HBHD) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of May. 2026)

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CHIX:HBHD HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA CHIX:HBHD
72 GF Score
Price €76.30
GF Value €75.82
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What is HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €407 Mil. HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €1,633 Mil. HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was €866 Mil. HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 2.35.

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 HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:HBHd' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.41   Med: 3.09   Max: 3.96
Current: 3.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA was 3.96. The lowest was 2.41. And the median was 3.09.

CHIX:HBHd's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
71.63% of 913 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs CHIX:HBHd: 3.94

HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA  (CHIX:HBHd) 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.


HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA'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.

HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:HBHD vs HD, LOW, FND: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Home Improvement Retail subindustry, HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA'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.


HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


CHIX:HBHD
72GF Score
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HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(381.313 + 1264.6) / 481.066
=3.42

HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(406.7 + 1632.5) / 866
=2.35

* 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 (May. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA (CHIX:HBHD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €76.30 is trading 0.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €75.82.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:HBHD:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €75.82 vs. price of €76.30 (0.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 3 warning signs

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


HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA Business Description

Address Le Quartier Hornbach 19, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, DEU, 67433
HORNBACH Holding AG and Co KGaA and its subsidiaries are involved in the business of Retail and Real estate segments. The company's operating segment include HORNBACH Baumarkt subgroup; HORNBACH Baustoff Union GmbH subgroup, and HORNBACH Immobilien AG subgroup. It generates maximum revenue from the HORNBACH Baumarkt subgroup segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Germany. Products are structured in the following divisions: Hardware/Electrical, Paint/Wallpaper/Flooring, Construction Materials/Timber/Prefabricated Components, Sanitary/Tiles, and Garden. The company operates in Germany and other European countries.
72GF Score

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