Wetherspoon (J D) (CHIX:JDWL) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jan. 2026)

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CHIX:JDWL Wetherspoon (J D) PLC CHIX:JDWL
75 GF Score
Price £8.13
GF Value £9.01
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA?

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

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was £47 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was £1,156 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was £229 Mil. Wetherspoon (J D)'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 was 5.26.

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 Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:JDWl' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -172.9   Med: 4.32   Max: 18.59
Current: 4.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Wetherspoon (J D) was 18.59. The lowest was -172.90. And the median was 4.32.

CHIX:JDWl's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
68.2% of 305 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 2.97 vs CHIX:JDWl: 4.45

Wetherspoon (J D)  (CHIX:JDWl) 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.

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Wetherspoon (J D)'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.

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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CHIX:JDWL vs MCD, SBUX, CMG: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Wetherspoon (J D)'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.

Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA vs Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


CHIX:JDWL
75GF Score
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Wetherspoon (J D) Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

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

Wetherspoon (J D)'s Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(52.042 + 1119.263) / 268.499
=4.36

Wetherspoon (J D)'s annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(47.059 + 1155.84) / 228.618
=5.26

* 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 (Jan. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Wetherspoon (J D) (CHIX:JDWL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Wetherspoon (J D) stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £8.13 is trading 9.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of £9.01. GuruFocus considers Wetherspoon (J D) to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:JDWL:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: £9.01 vs. price of £8.13 (9.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 9 warning signs

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

Wetherspoon (J D) Business Description

Other Exchanges JDW:UK0QW:Germany
Address Wetherspoon House, Central Park, Reeds Crescent, Watford, GBR, WD24 4QL
Wetherspoon (J D) PLC owns and operates close to 1,000 pubs throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. The pubs generate nearly all of the company's total revenue, but it also has a very small hotel business. Its locations are in or near town centres or in suburban locations. It also has pubs in airports and railway stations. The company leases roughly half of its locations and owns the other half. Majority of its pubs operate under individual brand names. Brands with multiple locations include Wetherspoon's and Moon Under Water.
75GF Score

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