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KalmarCHIX:KALMAH 16 Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.98 as of Jun. 2026, which is 4% below its 10-year median of 1.02. GuruFocus rates CHIX:KALMAH with a GF Score™ of 16/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 175 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies, Kalmar ranks better than 66.86% on this metric.
Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.
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 Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:
CHIX:KALMAh'
s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.62 Med: 1.02 Max: 1.36
Current: 0.99
During the past 3 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Kalmar was 1.36. The lowest was 0.62. And the median was 1.02.
CHIX:KALMAh's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than 66.86% of 175
companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.7
vs CHIX:KALMAh: 0.99
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.
Kalmar Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms
Kalmar Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Kalmar'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.
CHIX:KALMAH vs CAT, DE, PCAR: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Kalmar'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.
Kalmar Debt-to-EBITDA vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.
* 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.
Kalmar (CHIX:KALMAH) has a Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.98 as of Jun. 2026. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Kalmar. This is near median its historical median of 1.02. Over the past decade, Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.62 to 1.36. According to the industry distribution chart, Kalmar ranks #58 out of 175 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, placing it in the top 33.1%.
Is Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA too high?
Kalmar's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.98 is near median its 10-year median of 1.02. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.62 to a high of 1.36. The Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70. Kalmar's value of 0.98 is 42.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Kalmar ranks #58 out of 175 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Kalmar has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kalmar's Debt-to-EBITDA compare to CAT and DE?
According to the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry distribution chart, Kalmar ranks #58 out of 175 companies for Debt-to-EBITDA. This puts Kalmar in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70. Kalmar's value of 0.98 is 42.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Kalmar's own Debt-to-EBITDA has ranged from 0.62 to 1.36 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.02 vs. the industry median of 1.70, Kalmar has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Debt-to-EBITDA for a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
The median Debt-to-EBITDA among Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies is 1.70, based on 175 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Debt-to-EBITDA significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Debt-to-EBITDA should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Kalmar's current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.98 is 42.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Debt-to-EBITDA mean?
A high Debt-to-EBITDA can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Debt-to-EBITDA ratio represents the ratio of total debt to total earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. View historical data on Kalmar. For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, the median Debt-to-EBITDA is 1.70 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Kalmar's current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.98, which is near median its own 10-year median of 1.02. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kalmar stock overvalued right now?
Kalmar (CHIX:KALMAH) has a current Debt-to-EBITDA of 0.98. The current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.98, which is near median its 10-year median of 1.02 and 42.4% below the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 1.70. Kalmar's overall GF Score™ is 16/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Debt-to-EBITDA calculated?
Debt-to-EBITDA is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kalmar (CHIX:KALMAH), the current Debt-to-EBITDA is 0.98 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Kalmar Corp is a material handling company engaged in moving goods in critical supply chains, offering heavy material handling equipment and services to ports and terminals, distribution centres, manufacturing, and heavy logistics. It operates through two reporting segments: the Equipment segment, which earns the majority of revenue, consists of a portfolio of heavy material handling equipment including reachstackers, forklift trucks, empty container handlers, terminal tractors, straddle carriers, and Bromma spreaders; and the Services segment, which consists of solutions aimed at ensuring the uptime and productivity of Kalmar's equipment, including Genuine Parts, on-demand and contract maintenance services, and lifecycle services such as refurbishments, fleet management, and upgrades.
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