Hapag-Lloyd AG (CHIX:HLAGD) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jun. 2026)

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CHIX:HLAGD Hapag-Lloyd AG CHIX:HLAGD
68 GF Score
Price €135.00
GF Value €134.82
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 11 Warning Signs
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What is Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Hapag-Lloyd AG's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,625 Mil. Hapag-Lloyd AG's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €4,652 Mil. Hapag-Lloyd AG's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €3,068 Mil. Hapag-Lloyd AG's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 2.05.

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

CHIX:HLAGd' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 1.86   Max: 6.66
Current: 2.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Hapag-Lloyd AG was 6.66. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 1.86.

CHIX:HLAGd's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
55.68% of 880 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.625 vs CHIX:HLAGd: 2.28

Hapag-Lloyd AG  (CHIX:HLAGd) 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.


Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hapag-Lloyd 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.

Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hapag-Lloyd 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.


Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hapag-Lloyd AG's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hapag-Lloyd AG Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Hapag-Lloyd 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
=(1634.7 + 4752.7) / 3526.3
=1.81

Hapag-Lloyd 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
=(1625.1 + 4652.1) / 3067.6
=2.05

* 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 Hapag-Lloyd AG (CHIX:HLAGD) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hapag-Lloyd AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €135.00 is trading 0.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €134.82. GuruFocus considers Hapag-Lloyd AG to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:HLAGD:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €134.82 vs. price of €135.00 (0.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 11 warning signs

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


Hapag-Lloyd AG Business Description

Address Ballindamm 25, Hamburg, DEU, 20095
Germany-listed Hapag-Lloyd operates in global trade, shipping, inland services, and terminal assets. Hapag-Lloyd liner shipping, the largest contributor to group revenue and earnings, has the fifth-largest shipping capacity globally. Hapag also provides a range of services, including e-business solutions, inland services, and terminal operations.
68GF Score

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